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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