Amy-Jayne ‘is one of the top players of her generation’ – Sir James Galway
At the age of thirteen, Amy-Jayne had the amazing opportunity to play to Sir James Galway. Sir James felt that ’Amy-Jayne’s rare talent should be nurtured’ who sponsored and invited her to his International Flute Festival in Switzerland for two consecutive years. She is now mentored by Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway. In 2017, she attended the Galway Flute Festival receiving full sponsorship from the Gemeinhardt Flutes co. and was awarded a R.F Lafin headjoint.
Amy-Jayne graduated from the Royal College of Music supported by a Kirby Laing Award and Neville Wathen Award. Since her graduation in 2017, Amy-Jayne has been embracing her career as a professional freelance flautist and enjoys participating in a variety of different musical roles from orchestral to solo.
As a busy freelancer, Amy-Jayne is a passionate teacher of music. She recently achieved her PGCE with Qualified Teaching Status and has taught from Primary to University level. In Yorkshire, Amy-Jayne is successful private teacher of academic music, flute, piano, recorder, music theory and singing. She has been a visiting professor at the flute department at Connelly School in Washington DC and has performed masterclasses in New York. Amy-Jayne is a huge advocate for music education and her ambition is to inspire the younger generation.
Amy-Jayne has worked with renowned orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra. Her highlights include a trial position for the Principal Piccolo with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as freelancing with the London Symphony Orchestra since January 2018. She performed Principal Second Flute on tour with Sir Simon Rattle in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, as part of the Santander Festival, Salzburg Festival, Lucerne Festival and Edinburgh International Festival. Her other orchestral achievements include performances with the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Northern Sinfonia, working side by side with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Britten-Pears Orchestra under the baton of Oliver Knussen, and intensively alongside LSO Principals at the London Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Academy. In her third year at the Royal College of Music, she was Principal Flute in the Symphony Orchestra where they performed an all-Stravinsky programme at the Royal Festival Hall.
Amy-Jayne's solo highlights include performing recitals at the York Late Music Concert Series, Ryedale and Shaldon Music Festivals, Bishopsgate Institute, Austrian Cultural Forum, the Mansion House for the Worshipful Company of Musicians and performing Carl Nielsen's Flute Concerto with the Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra. Over the years she has won numerous competitions including the Rotary Young Musician International competition in Great Britain and Ireland. Another interest of Amy-Jayne is contemporary music and she regularly records composers work. She has premiered at the RNCM Music Festival, National Portrait Gallery and as part of film scores.
Chamber Music is a passion of Amy-Jayne. She is a member of Trilogy Ensemble, a trio consisting of flute, harp and viola. They are professional, award-winning musicians with vision & ambition to innovatively push the boundaries. Based in the North of England, Trilogy Ensemble are versatile and adapt repertoire to the audience or event. Available to hire for recitals, concerts, events, festivals or weddings around the UK.
Amy-Jayne graduated from the Royal College of Music supported by a Kirby Laing Award and Neville Wathen Award. Since her graduation in 2017, Amy-Jayne has been embracing her career as a professional freelance flautist and enjoys participating in a variety of different musical roles from orchestral to solo.
As a busy freelancer, Amy-Jayne is a passionate teacher of music. She recently achieved her PGCE with Qualified Teaching Status and has taught from Primary to University level. In Yorkshire, Amy-Jayne is successful private teacher of academic music, flute, piano, recorder, music theory and singing. She has been a visiting professor at the flute department at Connelly School in Washington DC and has performed masterclasses in New York. Amy-Jayne is a huge advocate for music education and her ambition is to inspire the younger generation.
Amy-Jayne has worked with renowned orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra. Her highlights include a trial position for the Principal Piccolo with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as freelancing with the London Symphony Orchestra since January 2018. She performed Principal Second Flute on tour with Sir Simon Rattle in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, as part of the Santander Festival, Salzburg Festival, Lucerne Festival and Edinburgh International Festival. Her other orchestral achievements include performances with the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Northern Sinfonia, working side by side with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Britten-Pears Orchestra under the baton of Oliver Knussen, and intensively alongside LSO Principals at the London Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Academy. In her third year at the Royal College of Music, she was Principal Flute in the Symphony Orchestra where they performed an all-Stravinsky programme at the Royal Festival Hall.
Amy-Jayne's solo highlights include performing recitals at the York Late Music Concert Series, Ryedale and Shaldon Music Festivals, Bishopsgate Institute, Austrian Cultural Forum, the Mansion House for the Worshipful Company of Musicians and performing Carl Nielsen's Flute Concerto with the Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra. Over the years she has won numerous competitions including the Rotary Young Musician International competition in Great Britain and Ireland. Another interest of Amy-Jayne is contemporary music and she regularly records composers work. She has premiered at the RNCM Music Festival, National Portrait Gallery and as part of film scores.
Chamber Music is a passion of Amy-Jayne. She is a member of Trilogy Ensemble, a trio consisting of flute, harp and viola. They are professional, award-winning musicians with vision & ambition to innovatively push the boundaries. Based in the North of England, Trilogy Ensemble are versatile and adapt repertoire to the audience or event. Available to hire for recitals, concerts, events, festivals or weddings around the UK.
