oboe

Helen Barker 

oboe & cor anglais

 

DOB: 15/04/78



website: www.thezephyrensemble.com

 

 

 

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

(inc trial and BBC Proms 2004)

 

principal, 2nd & cor anglais

 

  • Halle Orchestra

principal (inc trial 2002)

  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

principal/2nd/cor/d’amore

  • Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

principal/ 2nd /cor/d’amore

  • Philharmonia Orchestra

2nd

  • English Chamber Orchestra

2nd/cor

  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales

2nd/cor

  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

2nd/cor

  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra

2nd

  • English National Ballet

2nd

  • RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Dublin

2nd/cor

  • RTE Concert Orchestra

2nd/cor

  • London Soloists Chamber Orchestra

principal/cor

  • London Concert Orchestra

2nd/cor/d’amore

  • Mozart Festival Orchestra

2nd

  • Carl Rosa Touring Opera

principal

  • City of Oxford Orchestra

principal/2nd

  • Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra

principal

  • Brandenburg Sinfonia

2nd

  • London Gala Orchestra

principal

  • London Musici

principal/cor/d’amore

  • St. George’s Chamber Orchestra 

2nd/cor/d’amore

  • Southbank Sinfonia

principal

  • New Professionals Chamber Orchestra

principal

·         World Youth Orchestra

principal oboe 2002

 

 

 

 

CHAMBER MUSIC

·         The Zephyr Ensemble of London – wind quintet (founder member)

o   Winners - Philharmonia/Martin Fund Ensemble Award, 2003

o   Tunnell Trust Award 2003

o   Live Music Now! 2004/05/06

o   Park Lane Group Award 2002

o   Tillett Trust Young Artists Platform Award 2001/02

o   Maisie Lewis Award 2002

o   Wigmore Hall & Purcell Room Recitals

o   Finalists, Royal Overseas League Competition 2003

o   Countess of Munster Recital Scheme 2003/04

o   Live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3

o   RCM Leverhulme Group Fellowship 2002-2004

 

 

SOLO PERFORMANCES

·         Manchester Midday Concert Society recital, Bridgewater Hall

·         Vaughan Williams concerto with Guildford Symphony Orchestra

·         Handel Concerto no. 1 with ‘The Handel collection

·         Albinoni Concerto in B flat with Sinfonia da Chiesa

·         Haydn concerto with RCM Chamber Orchestra,

·         Edwin Roxburgh ‘Lament for Oboe and Strings with RCM Sinfonietta

·         Cimarosa concerto with Surrey County Youth Orchestra

 

 

EDUCATION/OUTREACH WORK

·         RPO/RCM children’s concerts and workshops

·         Surrey County Arts children’s recitals

·         Zephyr Ensemble – University masterclasses, Live Music Now!, school workshops

 

 

AWARDS / PRIZES

·         Winner, Blackpool Woodwind Competition, 2001

·         Winner, RCM Oboe Prize 2002

·         Musician’s Benevolent Fund/Ian Fleming Award

·         Martin Musical Scholarship 2000 and 2001

·         2nd prize, Anglo-Czech Trust Competition, 2002

·         Countess of Munster Musical Award 2000/01

·         RCM Wind and Brass Ensemble Prize 1997 and 1998

·         RCM Foundation Scholarship and Senior Exhibition

 

 

EDUCATION

·         RCM – Scholar – BMus & PGDip (1996 – 2002)

 

Professors:  · John Anderson · Christopher Cowie · Sarah Francis · Mike Winfield

 

 

 

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