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Joy Farrall
Principal Clarinet
As a recitalist and concerto
soloist Joy has appeared in all the major London concert venues, playing
with such orchestras as the Philharmonia, the English Chamber Orchestra,
the Ulster Orchestra, the London Mozart Players, City of London Sinfonia
and Britten Sinfonia, with whom she has been Principal Clarinet since
the orchestra was founded. In addition she has appeared as guest soloist
with the Vanburgh, Kreutzer, Medea, Brindisi and Peregrini String Quartets.
She is well known for her performances of new works, and together with
Nicholas Daniel has premiered concertos for clarinet and oboe by John
McCabe and Simon Bainbridge, who also wrote and dedicated a Clarinet Quintet
for her. Festival appearances include the Aldeburgh, Cheltenham and Stockholm
Contemporary Music Festivals, and she has performed recitals and given
masterclasses as far afield as Spain, Finland and Australia. She is currently
Professor of Clarinet at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
If you want to find out more
about music and musicians, the SoundJunction
website is a fantastic and ever-growing resource. On this site you
can find out why Joy
Farrell took up the clarinet, and what she likes to listen to in
her free time.
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