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.

The Academy's flag on the front of the building

Introduction to the Woodwind Department with Fraser Gordon

A flute student plays in front of their peers

Meet the Woodwind Department

Chi yu mo headshot
Chi yu mo headshot

Chi-Yu Mo

Chi yu mo headshot

Chi-Yu Mo

Graduated 1996
Clarinet

Chi-Yu Mo

Graduated 1996

Clarinet

Meet
our alunni

Jonathan Kelly stands posing on a rooftop with bowtie undone, looking into the distance
Jonathan Kelly stands posing on a rooftop with bowtie undone, looking into the distance

Jonathan Kelly

Jonathan Kelly stands posing on a rooftop with bowtie undone, looking into the distance

Jonathan Kelly

Graduated 1991
Oboe

Jonathan Kelly

Graduated 1991

Oboe

Emily Beynon sits at a table in a dark room, with flute in the foreground
Emily Beynon sits at a table in a dark room, with flute in the foreground

Emily Beynon

Emily Beynon sits at a table in a dark room, with flute in the foreground

Emily Beynon

Graduated 1991
Flute

Emily Beynon

Graduated 1991

Flute

Helena Mackie Headshot
Helena Mackie Headshot

Helena Mackie

Helena Mackie Headshot

Helena Mackie

Graduated 2023
Oboe

Helena Mackie

Graduated 2023

Oboe

Lorna Mcghee Headshot
Lorna Mcghee Headshot

Lorna McGhee

Lorna Mcghee Headshot

Lorna McGhee

Graduated 1993
Flute

Lorna McGhee

Graduated 1993

Flute

Tom Blomfield headshot
Tom Blomfield headshot

Tom Blomfield

Tom Blomfield headshot

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 headshot
Chi yu mo headshot

Chi-Yu Mo

Chi yu mo headshot

Chi-Yu Mo

Graduated 1996
Clarinet

Chi-Yu Mo

Graduated 1996

Clarinet

Jonathan Kelly stands posing on a rooftop with bowtie undone, looking into the distance
Jonathan Kelly stands posing on a rooftop with bowtie undone, looking into the distance

Jonathan Kelly

Jonathan Kelly stands posing on a rooftop with bowtie undone, looking into the distance

Jonathan Kelly

Graduated 1991
Oboe

Jonathan Kelly

Graduated 1991

Oboe

Emily Beynon sits at a table in a dark room, with flute in the foreground
Emily Beynon sits at a table in a dark room, with flute in the foreground

Emily Beynon

Emily Beynon sits at a table in a dark room, with flute in the foreground

Emily Beynon

Graduated 1991
Flute

Emily Beynon

Graduated 1991

Flute

Helena Mackie Headshot
Helena Mackie Headshot

Helena Mackie

Helena Mackie Headshot

Helena Mackie

Graduated 2023
Oboe

Helena Mackie

Graduated 2023

Oboe

Lorna Mcghee Headshot
Lorna Mcghee Headshot

Lorna McGhee

Lorna Mcghee Headshot

Lorna McGhee

Graduated 1993
Flute

Lorna McGhee

Graduated 1993

Flute

Tom Blomfield headshot
Tom Blomfield headshot

Tom Blomfield

Tom Blomfield headshot

Tom Blomfield

Graduated 2017
Oboe

Tom Blomfield

Graduated 2017

Oboe