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Catriona McDermid
Bassoon
ORCHESTRAL Professional: Modern bassoon: - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – Trial – Principal - Royal Northern Sinfonia – Trial – Second - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Trial - Second - London Philharmonic Orchestra – principal and fourth - RTÉ Symphony Orchestra – principal and second - BBC Symphony Orchestra – second - BBC National Orchestra of Wales - second - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – second - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – second and third - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – second, third, fourth - Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra – second - Ulster Orchestra – second - London Mozart Players - fourth - Sinfonia Cymru – principal and second - Northern Chords Festival Orchestra - second - Faust Chamber Orchestra – principal - Birmingham Royal Ballet – extra list - Britten Sinfonia – extra list - Covent Garden Sinfonia – principal and second - Cohen Ensemble – principal - Brandenburg Sinfonia – principal and second - Outcry Ensemble – principal and second | Period Bassoon: - Florilegium - Mozartists/ Classical Opera - Armonico Consort - Instruments of Time and Truth - Wond’rous Machine - Istante Collective - Trafalgar Baroque Ensemble - International Baroque Players - Orchestra of Oxford Bach Soloists - Eboracum Baroque - Three Parts Vied - Endelienta Baroque - Southwell Festival Baroque Sinfonia - Helios Ensemble - Suffolk Baroque Orchestra - Les Bougies Baroques Training: - London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Experience - Britten-Pears Orchestra - Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra - Jeune Orchestre de L’Abbaye - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Shoulder-to-Shoulder - London Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Academy - BBC Symphony Orchestra Pathway Scheme |
CHAMBER AND SOLO
- Countess of Munster Recital Scheme Artist 2016-18
- Lake District Summer Music - world premiere of Toby Young commission with Navarra String Quartet
- Lake District Summer Music - Francaix Divertissement with St George String Quintet
- BBC Radio 3 ‘In Tune’ - solo appearance
- Handel House Talent Scheme Artist [baroque]
- Magnard Ensemble – Making Music, Tillett Trust and previous Tunnell Trust artists [woodwind quintet]
- Concertos- Academy of St Mary le Bow, Zeitgeist Chamber Orchestra, York Young Soloists, Oxford University String Ensemble
- Telemann Concerto for Recorder and Bassoon [baroque] – Holywell Music Room and Faversham Music Club
- Emulsion Sinfonietta – part of Emulsion festival - cross-genre new music festival
- Convivio [baroque chamber ensemble]
EDUCATION WORK
- National Children’s Orchestra and Aldeburgh Young Musician tutor
- Royal College of Music and Guildhall School of Music Junior Departments - deputy bassoon teacher
- London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, OAEducation, Sinfonia Cymru, BBC Proms education projects
- Wigmore Hall Chamber Tots, Handel House, Conway Hall education projects
- Project leader – Solo/duo workshops/projects - early years, primary and SEN schools - Worshipful Company of Musicians
- Family Concerts, workshops and projects with Magnard Ensemble – venues incl. Wigmore Hall, Royal Opera House
COMPETITIONS / AWARDS
- Royal College of Music Bassoon Prize
- Awards: Musicians’ Company, Help Musicians UK, Countess of Munster, Trust Craxton Memorial Trust, Douglas and Fiona Flint
- Worshipful Company of Musicians' Patricia Prindl Prize for contributions to education work
- Oxford Music Faculty Joan Conway Scholarship in Performance Studies
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
- Royal College of Music Master of Performance – graduated with distinction (2014-16)
- Lincoln College, University of Oxford BA (Music) – First Class (2011-2014)
Teachers: Joost Bosdijk, Julie Price, Andrea de Flammineis, Wouter Verschuren [baroque], Sarah Burnett
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Instruments
Bassoon, Baroque Bassoon, Classical Bassoon, Copyist, Remote Recording