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Fiona Sweeney
Flute
Trials
- Principal second flute at the London Philharmonic Orchestra - current
- Associate principal flute No.2 Royal Scottish National Orchestra - current
- Principal piccolo doubling 3rd flute Ulster Orchestra - current
- Principal second flute and piccolo Scottish Opera - Feb 2023-March 2024
- Principal second flute and piccolo Opera North - Feb-December 2022
Professional Work
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Principal Piccolo doubling 3rd Flute, Principal Piccolo
- London Symphony Orchestra Second Flute
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra Guest Principal Flute, Alto Flute, Piccolo
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales Principal Piccolo doubling 3rd Flute, Second Flute doubling
Piccolo and Alto Flute incl. BBC proms 2024 - Welsh National Opera Principal Piccolo doubling 3rd Flute, Alto flute, Second Flute, Principal
Piccolo - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Second Flute, Principal, Piccolo, Piccolo doubling 3rd flute, 4th Flute doubling Piccolo
- Scottish Ballet Piccolo doubling 3rd Flute
- Nevill Holt Opera Principal Flute doubling Piccolo
- London Sinfonietta Academy Flute and Piccolo
- Flute/Piccolo/Penny Whistle seat holder at the Thursford Christmas Spectacular Show
- Dorset Opera Festival Orchestra Second Flute and Piccolo
- Guildhall Session Orchestra Principal Flute, Second Flute doubling Piccolo
- Recorded Richard Bissill’s Flute and Piano Sonata for his CD ‘Panoply’
- Stage orchestra at Wireless Festival with Grime/R&B artist Stormzy
Prizes and Scholarships:
- Winner of the Needlemakers Woodwind Prize at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Scholarship holder and recital scheme artist for the Hattori Foundation for Music and the Arts
- Recipient of the Ian Fleming Instrumental Award from Help Musicians UK
- Scholarship holder for the Countess of Munster Musical Trust
- Scholarship holder for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Orchestral Artistry Postgraduate
course - 2020-22 - Scholarship holder at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Undergraduate-2016-2020
- Graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a 1st class honours degree, with the
addition of the Concert Recital Diploma Award for excellence in final recital-2020 - Winner of The Principal’s Music Prize at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Winner of the Junior Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Concerto Competition
Work with children/Outreach
- London Symphony Orchestra outreach project with ‘LSO On Track’ and the East London Academy
project - London Sinfonietta Academy side by side with the London Sinfonietta Junior Academy, ‘Composition Challenges’ project and the ‘Create and Play’ project in collaboration with Music Education Islington
- Flute tutor at the West of Scotland School’s Training Band
- National Youth Orchestra of Scotland collaboration project with Drake Music Scotland, the nation’s
leading charity that creates music making opportunities for SEND children
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