Ensembles
Sarah takes part and helps with many musical ensembles in the Hampshire area:
Flautissimo
Flautissimo, the Southampton Flute Orchestra, is made up of piccolos, concert flutes, alto flutes, bass flutes and one of the country's first contrabass flutes. All the members are usually at least Grade 5 standard, and include adults and young people alike. Flautissimo provides a unique opportunity in the area both for adults and University students to join a smaller, dedicated orchestra and for school / college players who may have 'graduated' from a school ensemble or one of the city's flute orchestras.
Flautissimo perform at least five concerts a year, on their own and with other local ensembles. In 2007 they were privileged to play with the Hampshire Flute Choir in Winchester Cathedral and with Romsey School in Romsey Abbey. In 2006 and 2008 they also performed at the British Flute Society's convention at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. The group is available for weddings and functions, as a whole or broken down into smaller groups of quartets and quintets.
Saxophony
Saxophony was formed in May 2010 by a group of saxophone teachers and players in Hampshire. They performed their dazzling debut at Eastleigh Bandstand on Saturday 24th July and meet once a fortnight at the Irish Club, Eastleigh.
Winchester Chamber Orchestra
Originally founded as an evening class, and playing simplified arrangements of popular works, the orchestra developed under Robin Browning's musical directorship over the past decade into a competent amateur orchestra which draws adult members of all ages from across Hampshire playing full works. In September 2005, Robin Browning was succeded as musical director by Gregg Hollister, who soon established himself as a popular and enthusiastic tutor, with a growing track record of successful public concerts.