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About
Isobel is a clarinettist, composer and music teacher. Her work focuses on exploring non-traditional modes of performance, blurring the boundary between 'performer' and 'creator' and broadening access to arts participation.
Isobel has participated in projects such as Animiiki Physical Theatre's Northern Theatre Laboratory, the CoMusica musical inclusion traineeship at the Sage, Gateshead and the ‘Women in Music’ mentoring programme at the Southbank Centre. Isobel has undertaken research into different modes of collaboration and styles of collaborative practice. She believes that inter-disciplinary exploration and collaboration is the key to creating exciting, original works which challenge and engage contemporary audiences.
Isobel's work to date has included collaborations with composers, choreographers, filmmakers and artists. Isobel has delivered composition projects for groups with a wide range of musical backgrounds and ability, as well as working as an assistant workshop leader with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and workshop leader with the Albatross Foundation.
Isobel is a founding member of SHOAL, an experimental ensemble who mix improvised music, physical theatre and inter-disciplinary exploration to create interactive and immersive experiences. Engagements to date include the Hull City of Culture Festival, Enlighten Bury Festival and the New Music North West Festival in Manchester, as well as their upcoming project 'Seeking the Aether' supported by Arts Council England.
A graduate of the University of Birmingham and the Royal Northern College of Music, Isobel now lives in her native county of Cumbria, where she teaches for Cumbria Music Service.
As an orchestral musician, Isobel has performed with the Northern Lusofonia, the Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the World of Women Festival Orchestra in venues such as the Sage Gateshead, the Royal Festival Hall and the Bridgewater Hall. She has given solo recitals and concerto performances across the north of England, and has participated in masterclasses with Mark Simpson, Gabor Vaga and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Isobel has been the grateful recipient of a number of prizes and scholarships - including the Michael Hancock Bursary for 'the most inspiring performance' by a young musician at the Carlisle and District Music Festival.





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