Danielle is a Northern Irish flutist currently based in London, where she manages a varied career as a freelance orchestral, chamber and solo musician throughout the UK and Ireland.

 

She has worked with leading orchestras including the London Concert Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Mozart Symphony Orchestra and Wexford Festival Opera. She has played on commercial recordings with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and on recordings for RTÉ Lyric FM, and has toured the UK with Lucie Jones and the Fulltone Orchestra. She has performed in prestigious venues including Berlin Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall New York, Cadogan Hall, The Barbican Centre, Hammersmith Appollo, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and National Concert Hall Dublin.

Danielle has appeared as a soloist in several recital series including ‘Making an Entrance’ at Castletown House Kildare, Live@St. Mark’s Hamilton Terrace, Otley Courthouse and St Saviour’s Church Pimlico. She was invited to play at the 2022 Euro Knowledge Awards in the House of Lords, Westminster, and has performed around the world as a guest artist for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines.  In 2024 she formed the Jessop Duo with clarinettist Emily Shapiro, and she also enjoys collaborating with guitarist Ahmed Dickinson. Danielle was a founding member of Euterpe Wind Quintet, who were selected as ‘Apprentice Ensemble of the Year 2018’ by the Galway Music Residency, and she is currently a member of the World Harmony Orchestra.

A musical theatre fan, Danielle has played in bands for many productions over the last 20 years, doubling on saxophone and clarinet. She has played a wide variety of shows including Les Miserables, Westside Story, Evita, Phantom of the Opera, Into the Woods, Fiddler on the Roof, Cats, Singin’ in the Rain, Jekyll and Hyde, Crazy for You, Made in Dagenham, Joseph, Oliver, Legally Blonde, the Wizard of Oz and Pirates of Penzance to name a few.

Danielle graduated with a Masters in Music Performance with distinction from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where her teachers were William Dowdall and Patricia Morris. She previously studied with Elizabeth Bennett during her Bachelor degree at Queen’s University Belfast and Richard Davis at the Royal Northern College of Music. She has also had memorable lessons and masterclass experiences with Sir James Galway, William Bennett, Michael Cox, Lorna McGhee and Paul Edmund Davies, and completed an orchestral training scheme with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.

A dedicated teacher since 2009, Danielle graduated with distinction from RNCM with a PGCE in Specialist Instrumental Teaching. She has worked for the Education Authority of Northern Ireland and Music Generation, and currently enjoys teaching for Lambeth Music Service.

Danielle is grateful for the support of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, who awarded her the ‘Musical Instruments for Individuals’ grant in 2020. In 2008 she was awarded the ‘Sam Mahood’ bursary by Banbridge District Arts Council.