Clara graduated in 2019, having studied with Ian Bousfield and Rex Martin in Bern, Switzerland. During her 5 years there she achieved a BA in music and an MA in pedagogy, majoring in trombone performance with modules in piano and accompaniment. Prior to studying in Bern Clara attended Wells Cathedral School where she studied with Alan Hutt and Emily White.
Since moving to London after her graduation, Clara has had extensive experience as a freelancer. She has played with ensembles such as BBC NOW, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, London Musical Theatre Orchestra and Irish National Opera, and has played on multiple recordings including the award winning Lost Music of Auschwitz.
She is comfortable in a variety of styles including musical theatre, classical, jazz and pop. Her experience as a freelancer has brought her to play in, among others, Vogue World 2023, Kali Malone’s All Life Long tour, as a dep on the King and I UK tour and End Of The Rainbow at the Soho Theatre Walthamstow, Batman 1989 Live in Concert, euphonium for Acid Brass with the Listening Project at Earth Hackney, and with Mr Switch’s Symphonica Orchestra. She also regularly plays in function bands in and around London. She has been the chair holder for off west-end shows including Urinetown, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweet Charity, Sweeney Todd and more.
Performer
Educator
Clara believes strongly in the educational power of music, and to that end works as a teacher throughout North London, both privately and with Haringey Music Service.
A holder of an MA in pedagogy from the University of Bern, Clara is an accomplished teacher of trombone, piano, trumpet and music theory, as well as a whole class brass teacher, a conductor and a workshop leader.
She has worked in outreach with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra of Ireland, and maintains a varied and interesting teaching schedule alongside her freelance trombone playing.
