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  REBECCA WOOD  (oboe, cor anglais, oboe d'amore) » 

Rebecca has performed many Oboe Concertos including the Mozart Concerto with the London Mozart Players (in Oct 2000), the Strauss Concerto with the Hatfield Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mozart Concerto and the Cimarosa Concerto with the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra and the Krommer Concerto with members of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Rebecca's chamber music engagements include performances with The Wood Sisters at various festivals, some of which have been broadcast live on Radio 3.

Rebecca's educational work includes performances with the Magic Music Box; Band in a Van community concerts with Milton Keynes City Orchestra; Soundbeam workshops; and Live Music Now! recitals and workshops with Quintessence.

Rebecca has been a Wind tutor at Musicale Holidays and the National Children's Wind Orchestra. Her teaching commitments include the Junior Schools of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Academy of Music and the Purcell School.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, English National Opera Orchestra, Galliard Ensemble, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Musical Associates (UK) Limited, National Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Swansea City Opera, Trafalgar Sinfonia, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Wired Strings. Shows: Carousel, Les Miserables, Oliver, Phantom of The Opera, Sweeney Todd, Wicked, Wizard of Oz. Sessions: Music Solutions Ltd.

Rebecca's orchestral work also includes London City Opera (Principal), English Sinfonia, Crystal Clear Opera - La Boheme (Principal), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Trial (Principal), London Soloists Chamber Orchestra (Principal), Festival of Two Worlds, Italy (Principal), Philharmonia of the Nations, National Concert Orchestra (Principal), Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Collegiate Wind Ensemble and Quintessence Wind Quintet.

Education
Rebecca was born in 1975. Rebecca's schooling took place at the Junior school of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1989 - 1993). Rebecca's graduate studies took place at Royal Academy of Music, BMus in performance (1993 - 1997). Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (third year of course at RAM) (1995 - 1996). Guildhall School of Music and Drama Post Diploma Orchestral Training Course (1997 - 1998).

Prizes and Awards

  • Charles Legget Award (1998)
  • semi finalist in the Isle of Wight International Oboe Competition (1997)
  • woodwind/Brass finalist in the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition (1997)
  • semi finalist in the Shell/LSO Music Scholarship (1997)
  • Countess of Munster Musical Trust Award (winner, 1997)
  • Ian Fleming Charitable Trust Award (winner, 1997)
  • KPMG/Martin Musical Scholarship (winner, 1997)
  • Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe, Brass and Woodwind Scholarship
  • Rebecca was awarded the Standard Chartered Bank Prize for Outstanding Performance, H.K (1995)
  • Rebecca was woodwind finalist in BBC Young Musician of the Year (1992)

Teachers: N Black, R Simpson, D Boyd, C Nicklin, A Camden, D Theodore and I Pragnell.

Rebecca joined Morgensterns in September 2000

Rebecca's web profile was last updated 19th May 2012