More about Westerly Winds:

All of the instrumentalists in Westerly Winds are well established players in the south west of England:

Rebekah (Becky) Greenow plays the flute and has a degree in Music from the University of Chichester and a PGCE in Secondary Music Teaching from the University of Gloucestershire.  Becky teaches Music at a Gloucestershire secondary school, teaching classroom music lessons to young people between the ages of 11-18. She teaches GCSE and A Level Music, conducts the school orchestra, sings in the school choir and plays in the jazz band.  She teaches flute to students privately and also enjoys singing, playing the piccolo, saxophone and piano.

 

Ros Honeywill studied Music and French at the University of Reading, and oboe at the Conservatoire in Lyon.  As well as teaching Music and Languages, she plays oboe and cor anglais in a variety of professional musical groups throughout the South West and Wales. Ros also plays baroque oboe and oboe d’amore, often performing with the chamber ensemble Suoni Chiari.

 

Katy Wenham studied French and Spanish at Bristol University, and clarinet with Richard Rimbert at Bordeaux Conservatoire and Michael Harris at Birmingham Conservatoire. She is principal clarinet of the Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra and has played for a number of local ensembles and orchestras.

 

 

Kelly Haines grew up playing Tenor Horn in the brass bands of South Wales and subsequently studied French Horn at the Royal Welsh College of Music and the Royal College of Music in London.  She has played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and she is currently on the extra list for BBC National Orchestra of Wales and several touring shows.  Kelly took a sabbatical from music to train as an Osteopath with a particular interest in the performing arts and now runs her own highly successful practice in Cricklade.  She now combines Osteopathy and horn playing as a dual career.

 

Lisa Portus studied the bassoon at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.  A busy freelance player, Lisa has performed with many local and regional professional ensembles and orchestras. Together with teaching (both privately and at Cheltenham Ladies’ College) Lisa is also a well-known arranger and publisher of music for small wind ensembles.  In 2008 she set up Portus Press which offers an extensive and varied catalogue and her work is regularly played, recorded and broadcast around the world.