Jenny Farley
Based in cornwall, jenny leads a diverse career as a sought-after performer, educator and examiner, and her freelance work takes her all over the world.
Piccolo
David Ruff
David is a versatile London-based flautist and multi-instrumentalist with degrees from Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He freelances with top UK orchestras like the London Philharmonic and BBC Philharmonic, and has extensive West End and international musical theatre experience. Skilled across flute, piccolo, clarinet, and saxophones, David also records for film and TV, and teaches at schools including Lochinver House and Music Makers summer courses. His career blends performance, recording, and education with technical mastery and musical intuition.
Ian Mullin
Ian Mullin is principal flute with English National Ballet and trial sub-principal with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A Royal Academy graduate, he’s performed with top UK and international orchestras, recorded extensively, and toured globally. He’s also a popular flute educator with over 500,000 YouTube views and an ARAM awardee. Outside music, Ian is a dedicated martial artist training for his 3rd-degree black belt in Danzun-Ryu Ju-Jitsu.
Luke Strevens
Luke is an accomplished flautist with a diverse career in orchestral, theatre, chamber, and solo performance, including West End shows and premieres with the National Symphony Orchestra in Brussels. He studied at Guildhall, learning from Edward Beckett, William Bennett, and Peter Lloyd, and explored baroque flute with Stephen Preston. Luke has performed widely across Europe and is a member of the vibrant flute and percussion duo Panavanti. His recordings include Mozart’s flute quartets with the Cirrus Ensemble.
Anna Stokes
Anna is an accomplished flutist who has performed with leading UK orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Britten Sinfonia. She has recorded for major labels like EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, and Decca, with her solo and chamber albums receiving critical acclaim and extensive radio play. Founder of the Emanuel Ensemble, Anna has performed at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall, and given solo recitals internationally. A dedicated educator, she teaches at the Royal College of Music Junior Department, gives masterclasses worldwide, and has participated in the Sir James Galway International Masterclass.
Nina Robertson
Nina Robertson, a Royal College of Music graduate taught by Christopher Hyde-Smith and Susan Milan, has built a distinguished career as an orchestral player, soloist, chamber musician, and educator. She has performed with major UK orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, and BBC Symphony, toured internationally, and featured as a soloist on prominent film scores such as Aladdin and Mission Impossible. Nina has extensive theatre experience in the West End and with the Royal Shakespeare Company, alongside active chamber music collaborations. A passionate teacher, she has taught for over 25 years and contributed to education outreach, while mastering a broad range of instruments from concert flute to bansuri, earning election to the Royal Society of Musicians in 2016.
Lianne Barnard
Lianne studied flute and piano at the Royal College of Music and began her freelance career in her final term. She now performs as guest principal flute with major orchestras like the BBC Concert Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic, tours globally, and regularly plays in West End shows such as Les Misérables and Wicked. Alongside performing, she has extensive studio experience, recently recording for Mission Impossible. With over 30 years of teaching, Lianne now teaches flute and piano privately from her home in Tunbridge Wells.
Rachel Jeffers
Rachel studied flute at the Royal Academy of Music with William Bennett and Sebastian Bell, winning the J J Brough Flute Prize and the Lawrence Beauregard Competition. She has freelanced with major orchestras including the Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic, and since relocating to Newcastle, has played with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Northern Orchestra as principal flute. Rachel is a member of the Westerly Trio, an active soloist, and a dedicated teacher, serving as Head of Woodwind Studies at Newcastle University and teaching at Northumbria and Durham, while also working as an ABRSM examiner since 2003.
Katrina Lauder
Katrina Lauder is a freelance French Horn player based in the UK. She plays with world renowned symphony orchestras from all over the globe. Including Principal horn with The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Co-Principal horn with The London Philharmonic Orchestra and The Symphony Orchestra of India, as well as playing for shows in London’s West End. She has recorded albums with the likes of Annie Lennox and Ebe Oke and has toured with Sting on the album If on a Winter’s Night.
Katie Bicknell
Katie is an international flautist of “sumptuous tone” (The Straits Times, Singapore) and “striking musical ability” (musicweb). As a freelance flute and piccolo player Katherine has a busy schedule of guest appearances, frequently as principal, with many major orchestras such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Aurora Orchestra, the Royal Northern Sinfonia and the RTE Concert Orchestra.