United Kingdom
An experienced instrumental teacher (flute & piano) and performer (flute - soloist, ensemble and orchestral player) playing at professional level, looking to gain further orchestral/ensemble/solo flute-playing experience. A proficient pianist with orchestral/ensemble conducting experience, experience on piccolo/baroque flute and with proven academic abilities. Qualifications: BMus Hons (Sheffield), MA in Music (Open University), with distinction, FRSM (flute: performing). Training: Paul Chapman (Opera North), Stina Bisengaliev (Opera North), David Nicholson (RSAMD/ RCS and Scottish Chamber Orchestra), Paul Edmund-Davies (London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia etc.), Joanna Shaw (SCO, Scottish Ballet), masterclasses with William Bennett, Lorna McGhee, Katherine Bryan (RSNO), Ruth Morley (Red Note Ensemble), Alison Mitchell (SCO). Recent orchestral: Amicus Orchestra - Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra, Brahms-Symphony no. 2, Sibelius-Violin Concerto, Shostakovich-symphony no. 10, Tchaikovsky-Piano Concerto no. 1, Peter Maxwell Davies-Orkney Wedding with Sunrise, Bruch-Scottish Fantasy, Mendelssohn-symphony no. 3 Glasgow CO - Haydn - Symphony no. 101 'The Clock', Brahms- Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Rossini-Overture to La Cenerentola, Ravel-Mother Goose Suite, Blake-The Snowman Fife Opera - Bizet-Carmen, Mozart-Magic Flute, Tchaikovsky-Eugene Onegin, Gounod-Faust, Verdi-La Traviata, Puccini-Gianni Schicchi, Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana, Puccini-La Boheme Meadows CO - Chopin-piano concerto, Rachmaninov-piano concerto no. 2, Strauss-Horn Concerto no. 1, Poulenc-Piano Concerto, Mozart-Piano Concerto no. 23, Ravel-Mother Goose Suite, Dvorak-Czech Suite, Strauss-Oboe Concerto, Sibelius-Symphony no. 3 Recent ensemble: Giuliani-Grand Sonata in A for flute & guitar + Eden Ensemble (with Stephen Morrison-guitar) Madeleine Dring-Trio Poulenc-Sextet + Marlands Ensemble R Strauss-Suite for 13 Winds + Amicus Orchestra winds Nielsen-wind quintet + Marlands Ensemble Flute/piano recital 'East meets West' + Peter Churchill (piano) in Birmingham/Edinburgh Flute/piano recitals 'Duo Picante' in Manchester/Edinburgh + Alison Farshi Recent orchestral solo work: Soloist in J S Bach-Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 + Ensemble Alba Soloist in Mozart-flute concerto in G major + Dunblane CO Soloist in J S Bach-Suite no. 2 in B minor + Edinburgh CO Soloist in J S Bach-Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 + Dunbar Choral Society Flautist-in-residence, Sherborne Summer School of Music - 2010 >present
*Appointed principal flute with Glasgow Chamber Orchestra in August 2020> *Principal flute with Amicus Orchestra from 2014> *Fife Opera orchestra member from 2014 *Flautist-in-residence for piano accompaniment course at Sherborne Summer School of Music from 2010> Performances 2011> with Amicus Orch (Christian Kluxen, James Lowe, Michael Bawtree, William Conway, Gordon Bragg, Robert Baxter, Jessica Cottis, Catherine Larsen- Maguire, Alistair Digges cond.) 2014:- Soloist in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 + Dunbar Choral Soc. Flute/piano recitals, Chorlton Arts Festival/St Giles' Cathedral + Alison Farshi Amicus Orch (Stravinsky, Sibelius and Schubert), Christian Kluxen cond. New Edinburgh Orch. Rehearsal Orchestra Cosi fan tutte-Opera dei Lumi Bizet's 'Carmen' - Fife Opera Soloist in Mozart's Flute Concerto in G, Dunblane CO Amicus Orch - Brahms 4 2015:- Marlands Ensemble Amicus winds Dunfermline CU Meadows CO Amicus Orch. Solo recitals South Pacific Fife Opera - Gounod's Faust Marlands Ensemble Amicus - live broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland 2016: Dunfermline CU Stirling UC/Afton Ensemble-J S Bach Magnificat Dunbar CS-St John Passion Glasgow CO Meadows CO Marlands Ensemble Sherborne SSM Meadows CO Fife Opera - Eugene Onegin Amicus Orch. 2017: Amicus Orch. Meadows CO Solo recital with Peter Churchill, piano Dunbar Choral Meadows CO Sherborne SSM, Aug Fife Opera - Magic Flute 2018: Chill Winds wind quintet Meadows CO Dunfermline CU Amicus Orch: Mahler 1, Strauss 4 Last Songs Stirling CU Marlands Ensemble Sherborne SSM Ensemble Alba: soloist-Brandenburg 5 Amicus Orch: Maxwell Davies, Bruch, Mendelssohn at the Gewandhaus, Leipzig 2019: Amicus Orch: Bach, Vivaldi, Brahms Amicus Orch: Humperdinck, Bruch, Dvorak Amicus Orch: Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich Fife Opera - Verdi-La Traviata 2020: Amicus Orch: Glinka, Trujillo, Mozart Dunfermline CU Eden Ensemble
Lynne has been teaching flute and piano both privately and as a visiting peripatetic teacher for over 25 years and she also teaches music theory to ABRSM Grade 5.
Lynne taught recorder in various primary schools in the Bradford area to classes varying from 3-30 children. She helped children learn the fundamentals of music notation and devised a system of certificates as an aid to progress on the recorder.
Lynne taught individual lessons on flute and clarinet to primary children in order to help them prepare for school performances and for ABRSM exams.
Lynne taught flute, clarinet and fife in various schools (primary and secondary) in the Harrogate and Skipton area to small groups of 1-5 children. She helped children prepare for their school music practical exams and for ABRSM exams.