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Lorna West (nee Tyack)
Bassoon
ORCHESTRAL• Professional:
BBC Symphony Orchestra, including Guest Principal
BBC Concert Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Opera House Orchestra
City of London Sinfonia (trial, principal bassoon)
Isobel Griffiths sessions
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, including Guest Principal
English Chamber Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (trial, sub-principal bassoon)
New London Orchestra, including Principal
London Concert Orchestra
Mozart Festival Orchestra
Hallé Orchestra extra list (by audition)
• Shows:
Deputy for Wizard of Oz 2012 (London Palladium)Deputy for South Pacific 2012 (UK Tour)
Deputy for Phantom of the Opera 2012 (UK Tour)
Roadshow - bassoon chair 2011 (Menier Chocolate Factory)
Deputy for Carousel 2008/09 (Savoy Theatre)
• Training:
Southbank Sinfonia - member 2010
London Sinfonietta side-by-side
LSO St. Luke’s Woodwind Academy 2007
Britten-Pears Orchestra
SOLO & CHAMBER
Mozart Bassoon Concerto with St. Cecilia Orchestra
BBC Young Artist Showcase: Live broadcast of Stravinsky Octet
John Casken’s Blue Medusa (World Premiere) Solo Bassoon & Ensemble
Elizabeth Maconchy’s Concerto for Bassoon & String Orchestra
Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante with St. Cecilia Orchestra
Strauss Duett-Concertino for Bassoon and Clarinet
EDUCATION
• Institutions and Professors:Royal Academy of Music - PGDip (2006 – 2008) - John Orford, Gareth Newman, David Chatterton
University of Manchester - BMus (Hons) (2003 – 2006) - David Chatwin
Royal College of Music Junior Department (2002 – 2003) - Andrea de Flammineis
• Prizes & Awards:
RAM Florence Woodbridge Bassoon Prize 2007 - first prizeRAM Nicholas Blake Memorial Prize for chamber music - first prize
Paddy Purcell Award 2008 (RAM)
Craxton Memorial Trust Award
Countess of Munster Musical Trust Award
RAM Bursary Award (2 Years PGDip)
Manchester University McMyn performance Scholarship (3 Years)
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Instruments
Bassoon