Julie Groves — flute
Julie leads a busy freelance career performing in the UK and abroad both as a soloist, an orchestral musician and as part of the accomplished London Myriad Ensemble. Julie also plays with Ahmed Dickinson and with her flute and guitar duo, the Ashgrove Duo.
Having graduated from Trinity College of Music with her Postgraduate Diploma in Performance - studying with Wissam Boustany and previously with Susan Milan, Judith Hall and Clare Southworth - Julie has gone on to perform at venues such as St Martin’s in the Fields; Blackheath Halls; the Barbican; St James’s, Piccadilly; St John’s Smith Square and Wiltons Theatre. Chamber performances have seen her perform with international harpist Danielle Perrett, and in all performance capacities as far afield as the Seychelles, Marseille and Southern France with London Myriad residencies at Dartington International Summer School and Beauville Arts. She has given a number of concerto performances including the Khatchaturian Concerto and Frank Martin's Ballade. Julie is a Concordia International Artist and is an active devisor for their educational shows - the Young Audiences Concerts - working alongside actors and directors.
In 2007, Julie spent an unusual summer season as the Solo Classical Artist in the famous Seaside Special at the Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier, performing to 1000 people a day. Apart from her solo act in each show, it saw her dancing, singing and acting.
Julie has been finalist in several international competitions, including the Albert Cooper Competition, and was notably the Great Britain and Ireland winner of the LIONS International Music Competition, representing the UK in the Europa Finals.
Julie has an immense passion for chamber music and for innovative collaborative work. Recent projects have involved work and performances with the Da Capo Theatre Company. She has ongoing work with poets, actors and dancers creating new works and experimenting with improvisational material. As both a performer and composer, Julie is developing a large array of different ventures that include both her own work and collaborations with other composers and artists. She hopes to seek funding to extend this area of work in creative collaboration.
When Julie is not performing she also teaches the flute and chamber music in the South East.