Unlock your potential with a bespoke programme of study and performance
Our professors have trained many of the finest woodwind players in the UK and around the world.
The Academy was hugely supportive in allowing me to have the right study/professional work balance
Drake Gritton, alumna
They have decades of experience as internationally renowned soloists, seasoned chamber musicians and principal players in London’s top orchestras.
Our undergraduate and postgraduate courses offer hugely varied opportunities, from one-to-one lessons with world-class soloists to full symphony orchestra concerts, equipping students with the skills they need to enter the music profession at the highest level.
Students study solo repertoire, hone technical skills, form chamber music ensembles and learn the crucial aspects of playing in a professional orchestral woodwind section. We will encourage you to perform frequently and help you to establish and promote your own chamber groups.
Introduction to the Woodwind Department with Fraser Gordon
Meet the Woodwind Department
Meet our alunni
Jonathan Kelly
Jonathan Kelly
Graduated 1991
Oboe
Jonathan Kelly
Graduated 1991
Oboe
Emily Beynon
Emily Beynon
Graduated 1991
Flute
Emily Beynon
Graduated 1991
Flute
Helena Mackie
Helena Mackie
Graduated 2023
Oboe
Helena Mackie
Graduated 2023
Oboe
Lorna McGhee
Lorna McGhee
Graduated 1993
Flute
Lorna McGhee
Graduated 1993
Flute
Tom Blomfield
Tom Blomfield
Graduated 2017
Oboe
Tom Blomfield
Graduated 2017
Oboe
Find out more about the career paths of some of our former students
Meet our alumni
Chi-Yu Mo
Chi-Yu Mo
Graduated 1996
Clarinet
Chi-Yu Mo
Graduated 1996
Clarinet
Jonathan Kelly
Jonathan Kelly
Graduated 1991
Oboe
Jonathan Kelly
Graduated 1991
Oboe
Emily Beynon
Emily Beynon
Graduated 1991
Flute
Emily Beynon
Graduated 1991
Flute
Helena Mackie
Helena Mackie
Graduated 2023
Oboe
Helena Mackie
Graduated 2023
Oboe
Lorna McGhee
Lorna McGhee
Graduated 1993
Flute
Lorna McGhee
Graduated 1993
Flute
Tom Blomfield
Tom Blomfield
Graduated 2017
Oboe
Tom Blomfield
Graduated 2017
Oboe
