Sinfonia Woodwind Section

The woodwind section has a diverse range of instruments, and many personalities! Some of the instruments have reeds (clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, cor anglais, bassoon), while the modern transverse flute and piccolo stand out within this section not only because they are played sideways but have no reeds at all. These players are regularly called upon to perform solos within the orchestral works, adding those individual voices within the body of sound. Additionally, as a section the woodwinds create complex harmonies lending colour and sonorous texture to the musical pieces. As with all the players in Sinfonia, most members of the woodwind section have other than musical careers if they haven't yet retired from them, or are still students. In 2015 Sinfonia's oboeist is also our James Hannah and Sinfonia Music Scholarship winner, Lindsay Kaul, now 16, who has performed with the orchestra since he was 11-years-old.
Section Leader
Natasha Barnard-French
Flute and Piccolo
Lauri Brown,  Natasha Barnard-French, Cathy Colvin
Oboe and Cor Anglais
Lindsay Kaul, Mark Barber
Clarinet
Mark Clapton, Samantha Hamilton, Stacey Harrell, Heidi Parsons
Bass Clarinet
Jenni Boyle, Jim Fletcher
Bassoon
Iain Pole

Woodwind Section Member Profiles

Jim Fletcher
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