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In 2001 Charlotte began studying for a BA (Hons) in music at the University of Southampton and graduated in 2004 with first class performance marks. Following this, Charlotte completed a Masters degree in Performance, for which she gained a distinction. At Southampton, Charlotte studied with flautist Kathryn Thomas and with ex-BSO piccolo player Barbara Brown, together with David Owen Norris. She also enjoyed masterclasses with Katherine Kemler, Moshe Epstein, Michael Cox and The Galliard Ensemble.
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Born in 1982 to a musical family, Charlotte soon developed an
interest in the flute. At the age of six she began taking
lessons with a local music teacher. On her first entry, at the
age of nine, into the Bedfordshire Music Festival, Charlotte came second
in her field, even though she was the youngest entrant. The
following year she swept the board, winning all the classes she entered.
At the age of eleven she was invited to join the flute section of the
Bedfordshire Youth Second Orchestra and rapidly progressed through the
ranks to being Principal of the Youth Orchestra, a position that she
held until she went to University. During her school years,
Charlotte also appeared as a soloist performing Mozart’s Flute and Harp
Concerto and Bach’s 5th Brandenburg Concerto, and on
television in the series Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs,
playing the piccolo. She also received the accolade of being invited
to perform with the International Millennium Youth Orchestra as their
principal flautist. During her late teens Charlotte had the pleasure of
studying with Linda Howarth and Kirsten Spratt before relocating to
Southampton.