Helen Vigurs (nee Powell)

Oboe

Employment

From 2001 English National Opera – Cor Anglais and Subprincipal Oboe
1992-1998 BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Subprincipal Oboe

Orchestral extra work includes

Cor Anglais	Philharmonia BBC Symphony Orchestra Royal Opera House Royal Philharmonic Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Opera North Welsh National Opera

Principal Oboe	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra English National Opera BBC Concert Orchestra English Sinfonia Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Hallé Orchestra Northern Sinfonia BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta English National Ballet Ballet Rambert

Second Oboe	London Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia BBC Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Britten Sinfonia Orchestra of St John’s Smith Square BBC Philharmonic RLPO Hallé Orchestra Opera North New London Orchestra

Chamber
Alauna Ensemble
1997 Isle of Wight International Oboe Competition Prizewinners recital in Purcell Room
1995-1998 Vale Wind Quintet
1986-1992 Chione Oboe Trio

Solo 1997 Isle of Wight International Oboe Brandenburg Sinfonia - Leamington Chamber Orchestra - London Concertante - Northern Sinfonia - Bournemouth Sinfonietta -	Competition Prizewinner & concerto finalist Albinoni Concerto for 2 oboes Strauss Oboe Concerto Concertos by Vivaldi & Francaix Bach Concerto - Oboe & Violin - St Martin in the Fields Haydn Sinfonia Concertante Francaix l'Horlege de Flore (4th mvt) Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Oboes Bach Brandenburg Concertos 1 & 2 Concertos by Vivaldi & Andrew Toovey

Teaching
Kings School Canterbury from 2004
Tiffin Girls School from 1998-2004
Kingston Music and Arts Service 1998-2002
Richmond Music Service 2001
London College of Music & Media Junior College 1998-2001
Welsh College of Music & Drama 1996-1998

Education Work
With London Symphony Orchestra
With BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Live Music Now 1989-1992 with Chione Oboe Trio
1991 Arts Council grant to Chione Trio for extended projects in 2 special schools

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Instruments
Oboe, Cor Anglais, Oboe d'Amore