Lunchtime Recital - Helicopter Winds (Wind Quartet)

Programme

Richard Rodney Bennett - Travel Notes 2

1. In an Air Balloon

Jean Françaix – Quartet

1. Allegro

2. Andante

3. Allegro Molto

4. Allegro Vivo

Richard Rodney Bennett - Travel Notes 2

2. In a Helicopter

Karl Goepfart- Wind Quartet

1. Allegro Risoluto

2. Scherzo

3. Fuga

Richard Rodney Bennett - Travel Notes 2

3. In a Bath Chair

Eugene Bozza – Trois pièces pour une Musique de Nuit

1. Andantino

2. Allegro Vivo

3. Moderato

Richard Rodney Bennett - Travel Notes 2

4. In a Car Chase

Biographies

Helicopter Winds is a wind quartet based in London, formed in 2025, and consisting of graduates of

the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Their aim is to promote and share the love of wind instruments within community settings, as well as to showcase the diverse range of repertoire in concerts across London and the South East.

The group has received coaching from Philippa Davies, a renowned flautist who has performed with chamber groups including the Nash Ensemble and London Winds. Helicopter Winds performed their debut concert at St Joseph’s Church in Moorgate, London, in March 2026, with a following concert in June 2026.

Rachel Howie

Flautist Rachel Howie obtained a Master’s in Flute Performance with distinction at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Before moving to London, she performed with leading Australian ensembles, including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia, and Victorian Opera orchestras. She trained as a Sydney Symphony Orchestra flute fellow, principal flute of the Australian Youth Orchestra, and a member of the Sydney Sinfonia.

Margot Maurel

French clarinettist Margot Maurel just completed her Master’s degree with distinction at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London under the tutelage of Andrew Marriner and Joy Farrall. She previously studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin with John Finucane, graduating with First Class Honours in 2024. Margot is a passionate chamber musician and freelance orchestral clarinettist, performing as an active member of several chamber groups and orchestras around the UK, Ireland and France.

Miriam Alperovich

Miriam Alperovich graduated from the Guildhall School on the Orchestral Artistry course in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra this year, under Daniel Jemison, Richard Ion and Helen Storey. Miriam completed her undergraduate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and is working as a freelance bassoonist and music teacher in Sydney and London. This year Miriam is a Britten Pears Young Artist, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Resident, and a Junior Fellow at the Guildhall School.

Elizabeth Loboda

Elizabeth Loboda is a London-based oboist and baroque oboist, currently completing her postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she is a recipient of the David and Margaret Phillips’ Award. She studies with leading oboists including Alison Teale, Steven Hudson and Gail Hennessy. She completed her undergraduate degree at Guildhall with first class honours in 2026. Elizabeth has performed as principal oboist with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra in the Barbican Hall.