Rob Eckett

Name:	Rob Eckett
Location:	Romsey United Kingdom SO51
Contact:	Send Rob Eckett a message

Additional Info:

Rob Eckett has been playing the bassoon for over 30 years and studied under Martin Bowen (BBC Orchestra of Wales, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama), Peter Davis (Welsh National Opera) and more recently has studied with Martin Gatt (LSO,LPO)

During his youth, Rob freelanced in South Wales gaining experience in opera, chamber and orchestral playing. He was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales from the age of 13 to 21, and was principal bassoon for the last 4 years of his tenure.

Although diverging from Music for university studies and his professional career as an Air Traffic Controller, Rob continued to play the bassoon.

More recently as time has allowed Rob has freelanced on the south coast and has played in the Winchester Symphony Orchestra, the City of Southampton Orchestra, Southampton Concert Orchestra, Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra, Magna Sinfonia, Wessex Sinfonietta, the Havant Symphony Orchestra, Magna Sinfonia and the Wessex Sinfonia.

Rob holds the principal bassoon seat in the professional chamber orchestra "Nova Foresta".

Rob is available at short notice for any Bassooning requirements that you may have. He is willing to turn his hand to anything from small chamber to large symphonic works.

Additional Specialisms:

Orchestral Playing, Session Work