All About Deanna

 

Deanna is a London based bassoonist and contrabassoonist who has

worked with a variety of orchestras including side-by-side with the London

Philharmonic Orchestra and the Women Of The World Orchestra under

Marin Alsop. She has also performed in many fully staged opera productions

including: Carmen (Bizet), La Traviata (Verdi) and Eugine Onegin

(Tchaikovsky). Deanna has experienced performing in a variety of venues

throughout the country including: the Royal Festival Hall, Leeds Town Hall

and St. Johns Smith Square. She has also toured parts of Europe including

Germany, Spain and Poland.

 

Originally from Leeds, Deanna began her musical studies on the clarinet

before taking up the bassoon.She was a member of the City Of Leeds Youth

Orchestra and it was during this time that Deanna discovered her passion

for orchestral playing. In her final year with this orchestra, she received the

Alice McGill award as well as performing the Weber bassoon concerto.

Deanna is currently studying for a BMus at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance under the tutelage of Phillip Turbett and Simon Estell. She has recently taken part in master classes with Alexandra Callanan and Andrea De Flammineis and she was a TCL scholar 2011-12.

In the coming months Deanna is looking forward to playing with the Vacation Chamber Orchestra as part of their Christmas course as well as taking part in the Harold Clarke Woodwind Competition.