Luke Whitehead Contrabassoon • Bassoon Email: luke@lukewhitehead.wanadoo.co.uk

Orchestral Posts/Contracts Held Orquesta Filharmonica de Santiago, Chile (2008) - Principal Contrabassoon Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Portugal (short term contract, 2001) - Principal Contrabassoon Trials Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Contrabassoon (CURRENT) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Principal Contrabassoon Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Contrabassoon Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra - Principal Ulster Orchestra - 2^nd Freelance Philharmonia Orchestra - Contra • Bassoon Opera North - Bassoon • Contra (1st call Contrabassoon since 2005) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Bassoon inc. Guest Principal • Contra BBC Philharmonic - Bassoon • Contra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Bassoon • Contra Halle - Bassoon • Contra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Contra Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Contra Northern Sinfonia - Contra Manchester Camerata - Bassoon inc. Guest principal • Contra Northern Chamber Orchestra - Bassoon inc. Guest principal Welsh National Opera - Bassoon Northern Ballet Theatre - Bassoon inc. Guest principal London Chamber Orchestra - Contra Solo and Chamber Solo performance – John Casken's “Blue Medusa” for Bassoon and Piano, broadcast for BBC Proms 2004 “composer portait” Solo and chamber recitals in North of England London Concertante - Chamber concerts Royal Liverpool Phiharmonic's Ensemble 10:10 - BBC Broadcast including Janacek “Mladi”, and Stravinsky “A Soldier's Tale” Philharmonia's Music of Today series - UK Premiere of Helen Grime's “Concerto for Clarinet and Ensemble” Education Royal Northern College of Music - PGDip performance (2003 – 2004) Royal Northern College of Music - BMus Hons (1999 – 2003) Professors: Edward Warren • Alan Pendlebury • Meyrick Alexander • Peter Wesley • Nicholas Lander (Contra) Further masterclasses and lessons with: Stefano Canuti • Klauss Thunemann • Valery Popov • Gustavo Nunez • John Orford MAS Homepage