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Emily Beynon has been principal flute of the , Amsterdam for 30 years.

Born in Wales, Emily Beynon began her flute studies as a junior at the Royal College of Music with Margaret Ogonovsky and then went on to study with William Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music in London and with Alain Marion in Paris.

Equally at home in front of the orchestra as in its midst, Emily has performed as concerto soloist with, amongst others, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Orchestras, NHK Symphony, the Vienna, Prague, Netherlands and English Chamber Orchestras and the Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields.

As a chamber musician she works regularly with her sister, the harpist, Catherine Beynon and the pianist, Andrew West. She is frequently heard on the radio and has featured in several television documentaries. She has made 15 concerto/recital albums to date, the most recent being the fourth in a series of 5  discs with Andrew West, featuring masterworks for flute and piano from the Second World War.

Emily is an enthusiastic protagonist of new music and has had many new works written for her by composers such as John Woolrich, Sally Beamish, Jonathan Dove, Errollyn Wallen, Guillaume Connesson, Roxanna Panufnik and Maarten Ornstein.

A passionate and dedicated teacher, Emily is regularly invited to give masterclasses all over the world. From 2009 – 2021, she was Artistic leader of the . At the start of the 2020 pandemic, Emily established a  with video tutorials on technical aspects of playing and various orchestral repertoire solos.

As part of the 2025-26 Bragg Artist Residency, Emily Beynon will take part in several public events:
 

The Bragg Women Music Opportunities Fund was established in 2017 by John Bragg, 91���� alumnus and past Chancellor, and his wife Judy, also a 91���� graduate.

The fund honours five women in the Bragg family who made significant contributions to music education including:

• Zillah Bragg
• Sylvia Bragg
• Kathleen (Bragg) Sherman (Class of 1952)
• Carolyn (Bragg) Glennie (Class of 1958)
• Lorraine (Bragg) Moore (Class of 1970)

The Bragg Fund provides funding in three main areas:

1. The fund supports the visit of an artist-in-residence of national or international stature every year. The residency may include concerts, master classes, workshops, and mentoring of students.
2. The fund supports student summer programs and touring opportunities, including summer programs in music.
3. The fund supports music technology purchases, including advanced music-related software and hardware which will allow students to explore new ways of creating, recording, developing, and sharing their musical ideas.

“Music and music education have always played an important role in my family. I am pleased to recognize Bragg Women in my family who have made lasting contributions to music education.”

— John Bragg ('62, '63, LLD '93)

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