Helen Vollam

Helen Vollam (born June 8, 1974[1]) is Principal Trombone for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, she was the first woman to be appointed principal trombone in a London orchestra, and the first in a UK orchestra since Maisie Ringham of the Halle Orchestra in the last century.[2] She joined the trombone quartet Bones Apart in 2007 and is also an Associate member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.[3]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/bonesapart/posts/10152792871417186:0
  2. ↑ Herbert, Trevor. The Trombone. New Haven, CT: Yale UP, 2006. 260.
  3. ↑ "Helen Vollam." Trombone Page of the World. Retrieved on November 3, 2010.
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