Helen Barker oboe & cor anglais DOB: 15/04/78 Email website: www.thezephyrensemble.com

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra principal, 2^nd & cor anglais,

(inc trial and BBC Proms 2004)

• Halle Orchestra principal (inc trial 2002)
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra principal/2^nd/cor/d’amore
• Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra principal/ 2^nd /cor/d’amore
• English Chamber Orchestra 2^nd/cor
• BBC National Orchestra of Wales 2^nd/cor
• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 2^nd/cor
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra 2^nd
• English National Ballet 2^nd
• RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Dublin 2^nd/cor
• RTE Concert Orchestra 2^nd/cor
• London Soloists Chamber Orchestra principal/cor
• London Concert Orchestra 2^nd/cor/d’amore
• Mozart Festival Orchestra 2^nd
• City of Oxford Orchestra principal/2^nd
• Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra principal
• Brandenburg Sinfonia 2^nd
• London Musici principal/cor/d’amore
• St. George’s Chamber Orchestra 2^nd/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, Oct 2003
• Vaughan Williams concerto with Guildford Symphony Orchestra
• 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
• 2^nd 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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