Rebecca Hammond
Professional Bassoon Player
Rebecca Hammond is a professional bassoon player, specialising in historical instruments. Having studied in the UK and abroad (GSMD Master's in Orchestral Performance, modern bassoon, 2003, Baroque studies in Paris with Marc Vallon, 2004; European Union Baroque Orchestra Special Course 2005; Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra, 2005; Advanced Orchestral Training on Period Instruments at the Abbaye-aux-Dames, Saintes, 2006), Rebecca's performing career has led a truly international path. She played for many years with leading French orchestra "Les Siecles", and has been invited as a visiting bassoonist in orchestras spanning the globe, from Norway to Russia, Israel, Palestine, Mumbai and Melbourne.
Rebecca is a regular performer with many world-class ensembles including The Academy of Ancient Music, The English Baroque Soloists, The English Concert, The Hanover Band, The London Handel Orchestra, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and The Orchestre Romantique et Revolutionnaire. Equally at home in the orchestral pit as on the concert platform, Rebecca has performed multiple seasons in such prestigious venues as Glyndebourne Opera, The Royal Opera House, and Garsington Opera. She has also enjoyed touring with The Royal Danish Ballet, and the Hofesch Schechter companies. As a founder member of The Oboe Band, Rebecca spent two years with the Ensemble in Residence at the Royal College of Music. Rebecca has performed on a wide variety of commercially available recordings, most notably those by Glyndebourne Productions, The English Concert, The Oboe Band, Collegium Musicum 90, The Gabrieli Players, Les Siecles, and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.