Alex Walker

Bassoon



PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL WORK Current position: Scottish Ballet Orchestra Sub-principal, playing Principal and Contra as required Freelance BBC Concert Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Bassoon and Contra) BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Bassoon and Contra) BBC Symphony Orchestra (Contra) Royal Ballet Sinfonia (Bassoon) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Bassoon and Contra) English Chamber Orchestra English National Ballet (Principal, 2nd and Contra) English National Opera Halle Orchestra (Bassoon and Contra) London Mozart Players Manchester Camerata (Principal, 2nd and Contra) Manchester Concert Orchestra (Principal Bassoon) National Symphony Orchestra (Principal and 2nd) Royal Northern Sinfonia (Bassoon and Contra) Northern Chamber Orchestra (Principal and Contra) Northern Ballet Sinfonia (Principal) Opera North (Bassoon and Contra) Philharmonia Orchestra (Contra) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Bassoon and Contra) Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Contra) Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Bassoon and Contra) RTE National Symphony Orchestra (Guest Principal) Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Contra and Bassoon) Scottish Opera (Bassoon and Contra) Sinfonia Viva (Bassoon) Ulster Orchestra (Contra) Welsh National Opera (Contra) SHOWS Miss Saigon (Manchester) A Little Night Music (Leicester) Into the Woods (Leicester) My Fair Lady (Touring) The Light in the Piazza (Leicester)	1991 – present including trials 1999/2000, 2000/2001 & 2006 including trial 2011 including trial 2004/2005 including trial 1986 including trial 1988 including trial 1990 including trial 1984
SOLOS Contrabassoon Cadenza in “UFO”(Michael Daugherty) - Halle Orchestra Contrabassoon Soloist in “On Taoism” (Tan Dun) - BBC Scottish SO EDUCATION Performers’ Diploma, Royal Northern College of Music Graduate Diploma, Royal Northern College of Music The Purcell School, London	Bridgewater Hall, televised on BBC4 2002 BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall 1996 1983 1982 1970-78

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Instruments
Bassoon, Contrabassoon