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21 June 2024

Liverpool Philharmonic announces Emerging Musicians

Fellowships 2024/25

21 June 2024

Liverpool Philharmonic is delighted to announce the appointment of four musicians into the
third annual Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Emerging Musicians Fellowship.?

The Emerging Musicians Fellowship offers early-career musicians a paid, immersive
professional orchestral experience, both on and off the stage over the course of a year.
?They have the opportunity to learn from professional musicians about orchestral life and
gain experience within an orchestral setting to help support them in their careers. The
Fellowship has no upper age limit has around 300 musicians apply each year.

This year, Liverpool Philharmonic was delighted welcome Matthew Brett into the Orchestra
as Section Leader Percussion. Matthew was part of the first group of Emerging Musicians
Fellowship in 2022/23.

The four musicians appointed as Fellowship Musicians for the 2024/25 season are:?

Emily Douglas (French horn)
Emily Ambrose (bassoon)
Imogen Timmins (trumpet)
Daniel Lewis (violin)
About the Fellowship Musicians

Emily Douglas is a Horn player originally from Middlesbrough. They will be graduating in
December 2024 with a Master’s degree from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM),
where they also completed an undergraduate degree with 1st class honours. Emily has
completed professional experience schemes with The Halle (2021/22) and BBC Philharmonic
(2022/23) and has since gone on to enjoy freelancing with a number of orchestras across
the North West including Opera North. Emily is looking forward to the coming year and is
excited for everything the scheme has to offer.

Emily Ambrose is a bassoonist from Newbury, Berkshire. She is a Leverhulme Arts Scholar at
the Royal College of Music, where she is just completing her second year of undergraduate
study learning with Emily Hultmark and Joost Bosdijk. Since moving to London Emily has
enjoyed taking advantage of the many musical opportunities available both in and out of
college.?Emily is thrilled to have been offered this opportunity, and is looking forward to