During your time at the Academy, you will be supported by outstanding teachers who will challenge you to find your own voice.

Head of Woodwind

Fraser Gordon

Woodwind

Head of Woodwind and Professor of Contrabassoon

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Wide portrait of Fraser Gordon smiling for camera in concert dress, holding a bassoon

Head of Woodwind

Fraser Gordon

Woodwind

Head of Woodwind and Professor of Contrabassoon

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Wide portrait of Fraser Gordon smiling for camera in concert dress, holding a bassoon

Visiting Woodwind Professors

Flute

Emily Beynon

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Flute

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

Denis Bouriakov

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Flute

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Denis Bouriakov headshot

Silvia Careddu

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Flute

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Portrait of Sylvia Careddu

Oboe

Jonathan Kelly

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Oboe

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

Bassoon

Julie Price

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Bassoon

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Julie Price headshot

Clarinet

Yehuda Gilad

Woodwind

Guest Visiting Professor of Clarinet

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Yehuda Gilad sits in a chair in conversation

Andrew Marriner

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Clarinet

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Profile of Andrew Marriner holding a Clarinet

Patrick Messina

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Clarinet

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Patrick Messina poses for camera, holding a clarinet

Visiting Woodwind Professors

Flute

Emily Beynon

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Flute

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

Denis Bouriakov

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Flute

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Denis Bouriakov headshot

Silvia Careddu

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Flute

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Portrait of Sylvia Careddu

Oboe

Jonathan Kelly

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Oboe

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

Bassoon

Julie Price

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Bassoon

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Julie Price headshot

Clarinet

Yehuda Gilad

Woodwind

Guest Visiting Professor of Clarinet

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Yehuda Gilad sits in a chair in conversation

Andrew Marriner

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Clarinet

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Profile of Andrew Marriner holding a Clarinet

Patrick Messina

Woodwind

Visiting Professor of Clarinet

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Patrick Messina poses for camera, holding a clarinet

Woodwind Professors

Flute

Katherine Baker

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Katherine Baker Smiles for camera holding a flute outside

Samuel Coles

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Samuel Coles stands facing the camera

Michael Cox

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Michael Cox Stands side on to camera, holding a flute

Paul Edmund-Davies

Woodwind

Charles Nicholson Professor of Flute

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Paul Edmund-Davies headshot

Laura Jellicoe

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Laura Jellicoe headshot

Karen Jones

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Karen Jones headshot

Anna Noakes

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Anna Noakes headshot

Carla Rees

Woodwind

Professor of Low Flutes & Contemporary Flute

Academic Studies

Head of Year

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Carla Rees headshot

Flute: related study/second study

Lisa Beznosiuk

Historical Performance

Professor of Flute

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Lisa Good Headshot

Keith Bragg

Woodwind

Emeritus Professor of Orchestral Studies

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Portrait of Keith Bragg smiling to camera

Diomedes Demetriades

Woodwind

Professor of Piccolo

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Diomedes Demetriades holding a piccolo outside, leaning against a wall

Helen Keen

Woodwind

Professor of Piccolo

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Helen Keen headshot

Gareth Lockrane

Junior Academy

Head of Junior Jazz

Jazz

Professor of Saxophone and Flute

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Gareth Lochrane holds two flutes, standing against a white wall

Robert Looman

Woodwind

Professor of Piccolo

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Robert Looman Headshot

Oboe

Tom Blomfield

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Tom Blomfield headshot

Christopher Cowie

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Christopher Cowie headshot

Ian Hardwick

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Ian Hardwick Headshot

Celia Nicklin

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Oliver Phillips

Woodwind

Oboe Reed Making

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Oliver Philips stands outdoors for a headshot

Melanie Ragge

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Portrait of Melanie Ragge

Oboe: Related/second study

Sue Böhling

Woodwind

Professor of Cor Anglais

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Sue Bohling headshot

Patrick Flanaghan

Woodwind

Professor of Cor Anglais

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Patrick Flanaghan poses in a tuxedo holding a Cor Anglais abreast

Katharina Spreckelsen

Historical Performance

Professor of Oboe

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Katharina Headshot

Clarinet

Maura Marinucci

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet

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Portrait of Maura Manucci looking to camera, leaning over a clarinet placed flat across a surface

Christopher Richards

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet

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Christopher Richards headshot

Sonia Sielaff

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet

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Sonia Sielaff poses for headshot outside, holding a clarinet

Mark van de Wiel

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet

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Mark van de Wiel headshot

Clarinet: related study/second study

Chi-Yu Mo

Woodwind

Professor of E flat Clarinet

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Chi yu mo headshot

Laurent Ben Slimane

Woodwind

Professor of Bass Clarinet

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Portrait of Laurent Ben Slimane

Katherine Spencer

Historical Performance

Professor of Clarinet

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet (second study)

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Katherin Spencer sits against a dark background holding a clarinet

Saxophone

Simon Haram

Woodwind

Professor of Saxophone

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Simon Haram headshot

Huw Wiggin

Woodwind

Professor of Saxophone

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Huw Wiggin headshot

Bassoon

Meyrick Alexander

Woodwind

Professor of Bassoon

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Meyrick Alexander portrait

Jonathan Davies

Woodwind

Professor of Bassoon

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Jonathan Davies headshot

Robin O’Neill

Woodwind

Professor of Bassoon

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Robin O'Neill portrait

Angharad Thomas

Woodwind

Professor of Bassoon

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Portrait of Angharad Thomas holding a bassoon, smiling to camera

Bassoon: Related/second study

Simon Estell

Woodwind

Professor of Contrabassoon

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Simon Estell headshot

Fraser Gordon

Woodwind

Head of Woodwind and Professor of Contrabassoon

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Wide portrait of Fraser Gordon smiling for camera in concert dress, holding a bassoon

Peter Whelan

Historical Performance

Professor of Historical Bassoon

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Peter whelan headshot

Woodwind Professors

Flute

Katherine Baker

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Katherine Baker Smiles for camera holding a flute outside

Samuel Coles

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Samuel Coles stands facing the camera

Michael Cox

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Michael Cox Stands side on to camera, holding a flute

Paul Edmund-Davies

Woodwind

Charles Nicholson Professor of Flute

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Paul Edmund-Davies headshot

Laura Jellicoe

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Laura Jellicoe headshot

Karen Jones

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Karen Jones headshot

Anna Noakes

Woodwind

Professor of Flute

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Anna Noakes headshot

Carla Rees

Woodwind

Professor of Low Flutes & Contemporary Flute

Academic Studies

Head of Year

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Carla Rees headshot

Flute: related study/second study

Lisa Beznosiuk

Historical Performance

Professor of Flute

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Lisa Good Headshot

Keith Bragg

Woodwind

Emeritus Professor of Orchestral Studies

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Portrait of Keith Bragg smiling to camera

Diomedes Demetriades

Woodwind

Professor of Piccolo

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Diomedes Demetriades holding a piccolo outside, leaning against a wall

Helen Keen

Woodwind

Professor of Piccolo

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Helen Keen headshot

Gareth Lockrane

Junior Academy

Head of Junior Jazz

Jazz

Professor of Saxophone and Flute

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Gareth Lochrane holds two flutes, standing against a white wall

Robert Looman

Woodwind

Professor of Piccolo

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Robert Looman Headshot

Oboe

Tom Blomfield

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Tom Blomfield headshot

Christopher Cowie

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Christopher Cowie headshot

Ian Hardwick

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Ian Hardwick Headshot

Celia Nicklin

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Oliver Phillips

Woodwind

Oboe Reed Making

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Oliver Philips stands outdoors for a headshot

Melanie Ragge

Woodwind

Professor of Oboe

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Portrait of Melanie Ragge

Oboe: Related/second study

Sue Böhling

Woodwind

Professor of Cor Anglais

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Sue Bohling headshot

Patrick Flanaghan

Woodwind

Professor of Cor Anglais

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Patrick Flanaghan poses in a tuxedo holding a Cor Anglais abreast

Katharina Spreckelsen

Historical Performance

Professor of Oboe

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Katharina Headshot

Clarinet

Maura Marinucci

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet

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Portrait of Maura Manucci looking to camera, leaning over a clarinet placed flat across a surface

Christopher Richards

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet

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Christopher Richards headshot

Sonia Sielaff

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet

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Sonia Sielaff poses for headshot outside, holding a clarinet

Mark van de Wiel

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet

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Mark van de Wiel headshot

Clarinet: related study/second study

Chi-Yu Mo

Woodwind

Professor of E flat Clarinet

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Chi yu mo headshot

Laurent Ben Slimane

Woodwind

Professor of Bass Clarinet

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Portrait of Laurent Ben Slimane

Katherine Spencer

Historical Performance

Professor of Clarinet

Woodwind

Professor of Clarinet (second study)

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Katherin Spencer sits against a dark background holding a clarinet

Saxophone

Simon Haram

Woodwind

Professor of Saxophone

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Simon Haram headshot

Huw Wiggin

Woodwind

Professor of Saxophone

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Huw Wiggin headshot

Bassoon

Meyrick Alexander

Woodwind

Professor of Bassoon

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Meyrick Alexander portrait

Jonathan Davies

Woodwind

Professor of Bassoon

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Jonathan Davies headshot

Robin O’Neill

Woodwind

Professor of Bassoon

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Robin O'Neill portrait

Angharad Thomas

Woodwind

Professor of Bassoon

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Portrait of Angharad Thomas holding a bassoon, smiling to camera

Bassoon: Related/second study

Simon Estell

Woodwind

Professor of Contrabassoon

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Simon Estell headshot

Fraser Gordon

Woodwind

Head of Woodwind and Professor of Contrabassoon

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Wide portrait of Fraser Gordon smiling for camera in concert dress, holding a bassoon

Peter Whelan

Historical Performance

Professor of Historical Bassoon

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Peter whelan headshot