Having grown up in Wales, Martin studied at the Guildhall School and is now a freelance Bass player.
Our musicians
Bassoon: Llinos Elin Owen
Llinos was raised in Pwllheli in north Wales until she attended Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester for sixth form. She studied music at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before a post graduate course at the Royal Academy of Music.
Oboe: Huw Clement-Evans
Huw lives in London as a freelance oboist and is a founder member of Ensemble Cymru. He studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester with Robin Canter.
Violin: Florence Cooke
Florence Cooke is much in demand as a chamber musician and has performed extensively in the UK and abroad. She studied at Cambridge University, where she held an academic scholarship, and the Guildhall, where she held the Leverhulme Fellowship.
Viola: Sara Roberts
Sara is from Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, where she was taught the violin by Almut Bone and Margaret Scourse before taking up the viola at the age of 15. Sara studied with Penny Stirling and Louise Lansdown at the RNCM.
Viola: Lucy Nolan
Dublin-born Lucy is currently enjoying a busy career as a chamber musician and teacher. She graduated with highest honours from the Royal Northern College of Music with a Bachelor Degree.
Violin: Elenid Owen
Elenid was, for twenty-four years, a member of the Paris based Ludwig String Quartet, giving concerts and master classes world wide and recording for “Naxos”, “Naïve” and “Universal” labels.
Harp: Anne Denholm
Originally from Carmarthen, Anne Denholm is one of Britain’s leading young harpists and served as Official Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales from 2015-2019. She graduated with a Regency Award for notable achievement and as the first ever harpist to win the historic RAM Club Prize.
Clarinet: Peryn Clement-Evans
Peryn Clement-Evans is principal clarinettist and Artistic Director of Ensemble Cymru. Peryn was a student at the Royal Northern College of Music and subsequently at Rotterdam’s Conservatorium with the Belgian international soloist, Walter Boeykens.
