Rebecca Speller

Rebecca is a British flautist based in London. She has appeared all over the UK in prestigious venues as a soloist, orchestral musician and chamber musician. Recent highlights include concerts with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO); projects with members of the Philharmonia Orchestra; piccolo soloist with London International Sinfonia; broadcasting Debussy's sonata for flute, viola and harp in BSO's Meet the Music series; and performing at Aurora Festival and Masterclasses in Sweden.

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As a contemporary music enthusiast she has collaborated in projects including: world premières with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at CBSO centre and around the UK; developing and performing new works with well-known composers including Harrison Birtwistle, Christian Mason and Rebecca Saunders; bass flute soloist at Royal Opera House with Yorke Dance Project; Cohan Collective in association with Yorke Dance Project, BSO and Pavilion Dance South West; world and UK premières with the Riot Ensemble; debuting Jonathan Dove's newly orchestrated opera, Mansfield Park, at the Grange Festival.

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Rebecca was a Birmingham Contemporary Music Group NEXT artist (2019-22) in association with Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. In 2018 she graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire achieving an MA with Distinction in flute performance. Her postgraduate studies were supported by Help Musicians UK, Michael Hirst Award, Trinity College London Scholarship, The Stapley Trust, Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust and Women's Career Foundation. She gained her BMus degree at Newcastle University including a year spent studying Music and German at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.

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Rebecca frequently collaborates with other artists and art forms and she regularly works as a musician with UK dance companies. Her compositions have been premièred by Royal Northern Sinfonia, Ives Ensemble and she was commissioned to compose and perform the music for theatre with Ink festival.