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Rebecca Koopmans

Bassoon

Professional Orchestral Freelance


Royal Ballet Sinfonia (currently on trial 2nd bassoon doubling contrabassoon)
Sinfonia of London
London Symphony Orchestra (contrabassoon trial 2022/23)
Glyndebourne Sinfonia (formerly GTO)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
English National Opera Orchestra (rehearsal dep)
London Mozart Players
London Concert Orchestra
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
* denotes doubling with contrabassoon

Chamber Music
East London Music Group
Marryat Players Chamber Music Festival

Session/Recording Work
Sinfonia of London
London Symphony Orchestra

Awards and Scholarships
Royal College of Music Solo Woodwind Competition: Bassoon Prize
(performing on both bassoon and contrabassoon)
Leopold de Rothschild Scholar (RCM scholar)
Robert McFadzean Whyte Award Holder (RCM scholar)
Drake Calleja Trust (lead scholar)

Education
Royal College of Music, London (Master of Performance)
AIMS festival, (teacher - Miriam Gussek)
British Isles International Music Festival (teacher - Martin Gatt)

Teachers
Joost Bosdijk • Sarah Burnett • Martin Gatt • Miriam Gussek • Emma Selby 
Martin Field (contrabassoon) • Dominic Morgan (contrabassoon)

Outreach
2nd, contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
3rd, contrabassoon
contrabassoon
3rd, contrabassoon
2nd, contrabassoon
contrabassoon
contrabassoon
3rd*, contrabassoon
2nd
contrabassoon
3rd, contrabassoon
contrabassoon



contrabassoon
contrabassoon


3rd*, contrabassoon
contrabassoon


2019

2018-19
2017-18
2018-19


2017-19
2018
2016
LSO Discovery
ABC Concerts (Southampton) – performer in concerts for babies and toddlers
Croydon Music Service Soundstart scheme assistant tutor – large group tuition of musical instruments in schools


 



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Instruments
Bassoon, Contrabassoon