"Ruth makes a fantastic sound." "Beautifully evocative [...]of feelings of space and stillness." |
"Your performance touched me inside and made me cry." "You gave me a feeling of release." |
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Ruth has over 10 years experience of playing in all sorts of ensembles in the South West of the UK: orchestras, improvising, contemporary, baroque, musical theatre. Ruth was invited to perform as a soloist with Exeter Symphony Orchestra in 2012 (Rutter, Suite Antique) and again with Sally Jenkins (harp) in 2015 (Mozart, Concerto for Flute and Harp). She has performed and championed new music and music by female composers on Phonic FM, Soundart Radio, BBC Radio Devon and BBC Radio 3.
Ruth performs regularly with Flute Cake (flute trio with Sophie Brewer and Jennifer Campbell), Zephyr (with harpist Sally Jenkins) and with pianist Alex Wilson. Collaborations with Flute Cake and Alex are currently inspiring her composition work. Her piece, Make Room, was performed at Waterstones, The Glorious Art House and Studio 36 in Exeter in Autumn 2017. Ruth is currently amalgamating more of her own experiments with composing and writing into her performance work. Ruth studied flute with Susan Buckland whilst at Cardiff University pursuing a joint honours degree in Music and English Literature. Ruth has performed in masterclasses with Jonathan Snowden, Anna Noakes and Michael Cox. After university Ruth further refined her technique with lessons from Michael Cox and Susie Hodder-Williams, expanding her repertoire and also developing orchestral technique (attending an orchestral flute course at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). Ruth is often involved with composers and new music, which always provides ground for discovery and expansion. Ruth teaches flute and piano privately and within three schools (Exeter School; St Peter’s High School, Exeter; The Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis), coaches Devon County Youth Music ensembles, is an adjudicator for local Rotary Club music competitions, provides piano accompaniment for music exams and is the founder and Musical Director of Exeter Flutes. |
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Header photo by Gillian Taylor
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