Sarah is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied with Ian Clarke, Philippa Davies and Sharon Williams. Whilst there she was awarded the Laurie Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, the Wolfson Award, and the Dove Prize for graduating with the highest mark in her year level.
Sarah recently held the Principal Flute position in Orquestra Do Norte, Portugal, and her other orchestral experience has included playing with the Symphony Orchestra of India, the Britten-Pears Orchestra, the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Cymru, and for the London Symphony Orchestra Discovery Concert Series.
Sarah is passionate about collaborating with other performing artists and has worked particularly closely with actors. Her most notable collaborative performances have been Tales From Ovid by Ted Hughes [GSMD Silk Street Theatre, 2006], The 19th Step [Roehampton University/Laban, 2008] and Seduced: Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now [Barbican Art Gallery, 2008].
In addition to this, Sarah performs as a soloist and chamber musician. She is a founding member of the Circle of 5ths Wind Quintet – an ensemble which performs regularly and has established a large and diverse repertoire. Sarah recently performed the Nielsen Flute Concerto with Southbank Sinfonia, conducted by Paul Wynne Griffiths.
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