About Us
Trio de Salon is a woodwind trio formed by three friends and colleagues who for many years have all worked together in a variety of ensembles and orchestras around the UK. They decided to form a small ensemble of their own specialising in background music for functions, weddings and corporate events. Our name was inspired by the composers of the 19th century who used to write Salon Music which was light classical music intended for entertainment.
Oboist - Rachel Broadbent
Rachel studied at Birmingham Conservatoire with Jonathan Kelly and George Caird. During her time there she won the Birmingham and Midland Institute Woodwind Prize and the Rollason Award for performance and was invited to perform a Albinoni Double Oboe Concerto with George Caird. Following her studies at Birmingham she moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Richard Simpson.
Rachel has had a busy freelance career combining performing with education. Rachel has performed in many orchestras, some of which are the Brandenburg Sinfonia, BBC Concert Orchestra, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, London Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Southern Sinfonia and the International Film Orchestra. As a soloist Rachel has performed numerous baroque concertos with Southern Sinfonia under the baton of David Hill and her performance of Albinoni op9 no2 was described as ‘poignant, dramatic and beautifully shaped’.
Education is an important part of Rachel’s musical life and she is passionate about encouraging the next generation to enjoy music. She is an oboe teacher and chamber music coach at Guildhall School of Music Junior department, St Johns College School, The Leys and Oakham School and is often invited to give workshops and masterclasses. Rachel has tutored at the Big Double Reed Day, The Cork School of Music Double Reed Day, chamber music courses at Benslow Hills in Hitchin and also created online Oboe Workshops in the summer of 2020 giving Oboists access to events during lockdown.
Flute - Ian Judson
Ian began playing the flute aged 11 after many years of playing the recorder. He made quick progress, thanks to his amazing first teacher, Helen Bailey. He played all the time and was desperate to join his school orchestra. Ian took part in many music festivals and played in lots of ensembles. He went on to the Welsh College of Music and Drama and studied with Douglas Townsend (BBC Welsh) and Jonathan Burgess (WNO). Whilst in Cardiff Ian won various prizes including the WCMD Woodwind Prize, 20th Century Competition and HTV Award for further study. He then moved to London to study with Sebastien Bell at the Royal Academy of Music and Anna Noakes.
Since graduating from college Ian has established a prolific career as a flute player. He has worked with St Paul's Sinfonia, West London Sinfonia, Concert Orchestra of London, Dionysus Ensemble, Taunton Sinfonietta, Sinclair Sinfonia, London International Orchestra and Welsh National Opera. As a soloist he has performed Bach B minor Suite, Brandenburg Concerto No 5, Martin Ballade, Ibert Concerto, Mozart Flute & Harp Concerto, Dove The Magic Flute Dances. He has given many recitals with a variety of chamber ensembles, around the globe as well as on cruise ships and at the South Bank Centre, London. Ian is currently the principal flute player with London Childrens Ballet and St Paul's Sinfonia. Recently he has played with Apollo Chamber Orchestra, Hampstead Garden Opera, Blaze Ensemble and in St Martin in the Fields and Royal Albert Hall. He can also be found in theatre orchestra pits playing for musicals
Clarinet - Nicky Baigent
Nicky Baigent studied music at Leeds University and now works as a clarinet and sax player; engagements include the Ulster Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra, the London Musical Arts Orchestra and the Pasadena Roof Orchestra. As a member of the North Sea Radio Orchestra she has played on 5 albums and well as sessions for BBC radio and a live broadcast for Radio France; other recordings include incidental music for the films Eric Ravilious, Drawn to War, Shifty, Poppy Shakespeare, Sugar Plum Stories for CBeebies, William D Drake’s albums The Rising of the Lights and Revere Reach, and Roger Goula’s album ‘Overview Effect’. TV/Radio work includes the BBC series Roadkill, Lucy Worsley Tudor History, Michael Palin’s New Europe, Samuel Beckett plays for radio 3 (with Sir Ian McKellan), Who Do you think you are?, and A Jubilee Tribute to the Queen by the Prince of Wales (BBC1). She has played for the National Theatre, the Hanover Band and the bands Stornaway and Stephen Evens; she is also a member of the Gatsby Saxophone Quartet which plays the light music of the 1920s on vintage saxes.