Sarah James B.Mus (Hons) LRAM Dip RAM

Saxophone ~ Clarinet ~ Flute

SOLOIST EXPERIENCE includes:

Recital Tour: South Africa (including SABC Broadcast) Saxophone & Clarinet

Manchester Midday Concerts Society: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

Park Lane Group: Purcell Room Recital and BBC Radio 3 Broadcast.

Kirckman Concert Society: Purcell Room Recital.

Fresh Young Musicians Platform: Purcell Room Recital.

RAM Wigmore Award: Wigmore Hall shared recital.

Australian Music Competition: Runner Up. Live Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and ABC Australia.

British Saxophone Congress: Solo Recital

AWARDS/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES include:

Countess of Munster Musical Trust Hattori Foundation

KPMG Martin Musical Scholarship Fund Royal Overseas League (Finalist)

CONCERTI include:

Milhauld: Scaramouche - JMI Orchestra, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA.

Michael Nyman: "Where the Bee Dances" - CBSO Centre, Birmingham.

Glazunov: Concerto - Banff International Arts Festival, CANADA.

Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham.

Dominic Muldowney: Concerto - Royal Academy of Music.

ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE includes:

English National Opera (Sax/Flute)

RTE Concert Orchestra (Alto & Tenor Sax/Clt/Flt/Alto Flt)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Concert Orchestra (Clt, Bass Clt, Saxes, Flute) UK and touring.

Aurora Orchestra (BBC Proms & Radio 3)

London Concert Orchestra (Clts & Saxes)

English National Orchestra (Principal Clt & Saxes)

London Soloists Chamber Orchestra (Clt)

New London Sinfonia (Sax)

Adelphi Saxophone Quartet: Guest Recitalists - New England Saxophone Symposium, Boston USA,

British Saxophone Congress

Spitalfields Festival, London

World Saxophone Congress, Minneapolis USA

John Adams: "I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky" - Southwark Playhouse. UK Tour and Royal Opera House, London. (Sax)

Jeunesse Musicales World Orchestra - Europe. (Violin, Saxophone)

European Union Wind Ensemble. (Sax)

RECORDING/TV CREDITS include:

Colin Sheen (Clt) Mercury Records (Clts/Saxes)

Royal National Theatre (Clt/Flt/Fife/Sax) “Riverdance – China Documentary” (RTE)

“Songs of Praise” (BBC) “Riverdance – 10 Year Anniversary” (DVD-RTE)

MUSICAL THEATRE includes:

“The Producers” – UK Tour. (Flute/Eb & Bb Clt/Tenor Sax)

“Jerry Springer : The Opera” – UK Tour. (Flute/Clt/Alto & Sop Sax)

"RIVERDANCE - The Show" - Australia, Far East, Europe, Russia, USA. (Soprano Sax)

Acting Musical Director - Amsterdam.

"Peter Pan" - Royal Festival Hall, SBC. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. (Flute/Picc/Tenor Sax)

"Coast of Utopia" - Royal National Theatre. (Flute/Fife/Clt/Sax)

"Lulu" - Almeida Theatre, London & Kennedy Center, Washington D.C, USA. (Clt)

Deputising:

West Side Story (50^th Anniversary) – Eb/Bb/Bass Clts.

Whistle Down the Wind (Flt/Picc/T. Sax) Beauty and the Beast (Clt/Flt/Bass Clt)

Pantomime: First Family Entertainment – Bromley (2006) Richmond & Wimbledon (2007:depping)

MISCELLANEOUS:

Visiting Examiner/Entrance Audition panellist: Royal Academy of Music/Trinity College of Music (Sax/Clt)

Director: National Saxophone Ensemble of Great Britain (2007)

RAM: Meaker Fellowship (2000)

Visiting Tutor: Birmingham Conservatoire (Junior Dept) - Saxophone

Benslow Music Trust: Tutor (Saxophone)

PRESS QUOTES:

“... a player of real charisma – a vibrant performance...”

(The Times)

“... absolutely fantastic!...”

(Late Junction, BBC R3)

“... an engaging performance .... Scintillating...”

(Evening Standard, London)

“...slowly grew from an eerie whisper to a passionate declamation...”

(The Guardian)

“... a mature and endearing stage presence... a gripping performance...”

(Clarinet and Saxophone Society)

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