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Gail Macleod was
born in Edinburgh
in 1983 and first picked up a recorder aged 3. She began studying the recorder
seriously from the age of 10 with Susan Fuchs.
Much of her musical education growing up also took place as a violinist,
playing in the Edinburgh Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of
Scotland on a regular basis. In
September 2000 she joined the City of Edinburgh Music School before gaining a
place with an entrance scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music in 2002 where
she has studied recorders with Daniel Brüggen and Peter Holtslag. During her
third year Gail moved to Berlin
for the year as part of the Erasmus Exchange Programme where she studied with
Christoph Huntgeburth at the Universität der Kunste.
Since achieving
first class honours in her degree, Gail has continued her performing career along
side Consortium5 as part of orchestras and chamber ensembles, including
performances at the London Handel Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and the
Spitalfields Festival. Her key
educational work includes the Wider Opportunities instrumental scheme in the
London Borough of Redbridge, whole class instrumental teaching in the London
Borough of Hackney, as well as group work and ensemble coaching in both
boroughs. She is now delighted to be
embarking on the Masters in Leadership course at the Guildhall School of Music
and Drama to further, in particular, her workshop leading and improvisation
skills. Gail also actively promotes
music in the community by volunteering with the London homelessness charity, St Mungos, where
she runs a music group at one of their hostels.
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