KATE WALSH

FLUTE

(Piccolo, Alto Flute, Eb Flute, Flutes d’Amore (Bb & A).

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ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE includes:

· Northern Ballet Theatre orchestra

· Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

· Iceni Orchestra

· All Saints Orchestra

· Aurelian Ensemble

· Orion Chamber Orchestra

· Hertfordshire Chamber Orchestra

· Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra

· Orchester der Landesregierung Nordrhein Westfalen (FRG)

· Various one off professional freelance orchestras

· Brent Opera

· Opera for All

· Hemel Hempstead and other Theatre Companies

· Solo flute RAF Presidents band

Television and Radio broadcasts:

BBC 1, Mexican Television, Yorkshire Television. BBC Radio Solent, Austrian Radio, Canadian Radio, Mexican Radio, Melody Radio and a Platform Live Recital on Classic FM ).

CD recordings: 2 solo CDs “What Katie did” (1992), “Invocation” (1998) and experience of commercial recording work.

Solo and chamber

· Recitals in London and the South East

· Appeared in Born Free gala concert and Royal estate workers concert

· All Keyed Up flute Quartet

· Soloist with North London Philharmonia, Caledonian Symphony Orchestra, Winchmore Strings, Academic Festival Orchestra of London, Berwang Strings.

· Worked as guest artist on Cunard Countess and Royal Princess

QUALIFICATIONS
M.A. (Musicology) City University	2001
LGSMD performance diploma (flute) Guildhall School of Music & Drama	1999
Graduate Diploma - London College of Music (GLCM)	1982
Fellowships of the London College of Music (Recital Diplomas)	1981
Flute & Voice
Licentiates of the London College of Music (Teaching Diplomas)	1979
Flute & Voice
Suzuki Flute Teacher's Diploma (among the first granted in the UK)	1992

PRIZES AND AWARDS

Hampshire County Council Intermediate Exhibition for Flute, Voice and Piano

Full Bursary, Victoria Conservatory of Music (Canada) for flute tuition.

W.S.Lloyd Webber Performance Prize.

Freedom of City of London for Services to Music

Sir Jack/Lady Lyons Performance Scholarship

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