Grace Higgins

Flute

Professional Engagements
• 2022 - Welsh National Opera, La Boheme, Onstage Piccolo 2, Autumn Season
• 2022 - Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Play Opera LIVE, Wales Millennium Centre, Theatre Royal Plymouth,
Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
• 2022 - Sinfonia Cymru, Education Week Tour, South Wales
• 2022-2023 - The Fulltone Orchestra, Principal Flute
• 2023 - The Fulltone Orchestra and Lucie Jones Tour, Principal Flute
• 2022 - Welsh Pops Orchestra, Gig Y Pafiliwn, National Eisteddfod
• 2022- Welsh Film Orchestra, The Snowman with Live Orchestra, tour
• 2022 - Ensemble Cambrica, Cardiff International Conducting Masterclass Showcase Concert
• 2022 - Hereford Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Pirates of Penzance, Principal Flute
• 2022 - “Music for a Summer’s Evening” Flute and Harp Recital, St Gregory’s Church, Castlemorton

Other Orchestral Experience
• 2020 – 2022 – Orchestral Placement Scheme with Welsh National Opera orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of
Wales
• 2020 – Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Opera Gala Concert, Donald Gordon Theatre (WMC), Carlo Rizzi
• 2022 - Welsh National Opera Orchestra, RWCMD Conductors’ Showcase, Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall
• 2021 - Royal Welsh College Symphony Orchestra, Principal Flute, David Jones, St David’s Hall
• 2021 – Sinfonia of Birmingham, Principal Flute, Michael Seal
• 2020 – Royal Welsh College Chamber Orchestra, First Flute, David Jones
• 2018 and 2019 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra, Symphony Hall Birmingham, Michael
Seal and Christian Macelaru
• 2019 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra Academy, Town Hall Birmingham, Michael Seal
• 2019 - Royal Welsh College Chamber Orchestra, Dora Stoutzker Hall, David Jones
• 2016-2017 - National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain, Principal Second Flute

Chamber Music
• 2020-Present – Flute and Harp Duo
• 2016-Present - Hafren Duo (Flute and Guitar)
• 2016-2019 - Raglan Wind Quintet

Concerto Opportunities
• 2015 - Chaminade: Concertino, Malvern St James York Hall, Malvern Sinfonia
• 2015 - Mozart: Concerto in G Major for Flute, St Martin’s Church Worcester, Worcestershire Youth Orchestra

Education
• MMus Orchestral Performance, Distinction, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (2022)
• Bachelor of Music with Honours, First Class, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (2020)

Related Experience
• All Flutes Plus Prize - First Place 2022
• Masterclasses with Emily Beynon (2022), Ian Clarke (2018), Michael Cox (2018), Wissam Boustany (2018), Philippa
Davies (2017,2019), Kate Hill (2013), Robert Manasse (2013) and Marie-Christine Zuperancic (2015)
• 2018-2022 - Outreach experience including workshop leading in primary schools
• 2022 - present - Visiting Flute Teacher at Dauntsey’s Schoo

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Instruments
Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo