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performance in the role will be:- Thursday, 30 November 2023.

Hannah was raised on the Wirral and joined the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth
Company at 16 years old. The Youth Company is the largest community of young
musicians in the North West created to develop young musical talent. During her
time in Youth Company, Hannah won the Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
and performed as a soloist.

Hannah graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2016, where she
studied for her Master's Degree with Rhys Owens and Murray Greig. Prior to this
she completed a Postgraduate Diploma at the Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama and an undergraduate degree in Music, at Lancaster University. Since
graduating, Hannah has worked throughout the UK and abroad as a freelance
musician and a regular concerto soloist. She is also a passionate educator,
teaching in several Schools across Merseyside. She has recently set up a thriving
youth group, Wirral Youth Brass, alongside Simon Cowen who is the Principal
Trombone of the orchestra.

On her appointment to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannah
said:- "The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra was the 1st orchestra I ever
heard live as a young girl, so I am both thrilled and honoured to have been
offered the Principal Second Trumpet chair in an orchestra that is cherished by
so many. I'm looking forward to joining the brass section, the musicians in which
(both past and present) I owe a great deal. They have provided invaluable
guidance since graduating and I certainly wouldn't be the musician I am today

without them. The opportunities that I was given as part of the Liverpool
Philharmonic Youth Orchestra helped shape me into the musician I am today,
allowing me to explore a diverse musical repertoire whilst building my
confidence both on and off stage."

Michael Eakin, Chief Executive of Liverpool Philharmonic, said:- "On behalf of the