Sarah studied modern and baroque flute with Edwina Smith during her undergraduate degree at the University of York. She was awarded AHRC grants to pursue her postgraduate studies in York; after completing her MA (with distinction) in baroque performance practice, she has recently been awarded a PhD on rhetoric and baroque performance practice with Professor Peter Seymour. Throughout her postgraduate study Sarah has participated in classes with Rachel Brown and Pamela Thorby. Sarah enjoys a busy performance schedule with period instrument orchestras such as the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, Newcastle Baroque, Leeds Baroque Orchestra, and the Eighteenth-Century Sinfonia. She is also a dedicated chamber musician, both on modern and period instruments. Sarah has recently been involved in recordings of J.S. Bach’s St John Passion and Mass in B minor with the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, director Peter Seymour, released on Signum Classics label. Sarah is employed as a flute teacher at Ampleforth College and has presented baroque articulation, rhetoric, and performance practice seminars and workshops to undergraduates at the University of York.
MA Music: Distinction (2005-2006) University of York, England, UK
BA Hons Music: Class I (2002-2005) University of York, England, UK
DipABRSM Flute Performance: Clear Pass (2004)
ABRSM Grade 8 Piano: Distinction (2006)
ABRSM Grade 7 Oboe: Distinction (2001)
NLMS Course Tutor, Queenswood School, Hertfordshire, UK (2014-present day)
Approved Flute Tutor, York Arts Academy, York, UK (2013-present day)
Early Music Tutor, Baroque Flute, University of Hull, Hull, UK (2013-present day)
Assistant Instructor of Flute, University of York, York, North Yorkshire, UK (2012-present day)
Masterclass in eighteenth-century performance practice and baroque flute recital, University of Hull, UK (2012)
Instructor of Flute, Ampleforth College, York, North Yorkshire, UK (2009-present day)
Instructor of Flute, St Martin’s Ampleforth, Gilling East, York, North Yorkshire, UK (2009-present day)
Instructor of Flute, Queen Ethelburga’s School, York, North Yorkshire, UK (2008)
Private Instructor of Flute, York, North Yorkshire, UK (2007-present day)
Performance Tutor: MA baroque performance module: baroque flute and eighteenth-century performance practice tuition, University of Leeds, UK (2008)
Course Tutor: Undergraduate performance module ‘Practical Project: Staging of the John Passion’: Individual tutoring sessions, articulation workshop, woodwind coaching, and informal marking, University of York, UK (2008)
Course Tutor: Undergraduate performance module ‘Eighteenth-Century Project’: Seminars: ‘Articulation Methods’ and ‘Rhetoric and Performance in Bach’, both in a workshop format, University of York, UK (2007-8)
Postgraduate Tutor: For students working towards a MA degree in music and marked essays submissions, University of York, UK (2007)
Solo Recitals (2002-present day):
University of York, UK
University of Hull, UK
Lamel Beeches, York, UK
Heslington Church, York, UK
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, Doncaster, UK
Temple Newsam, Leeds, UK
Orchestral Engagements (2002-present day):
Principal Flute, University Symphony Orchestra, York, UK
Principal Flute, New Earswick Musical Society, York, UK
Baroque Flute, Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, York, UK
Baroque Flute, Newcastle Baroque, Newcastle, UK
Baroque Flute, Leeds Baroque, Leeds, UK
Baroque Flute, Eighteenth-Century Sinfonia, UK
Baroque Flute, Lammermuir Baroque Soloists, UK
Baroque Flute, Saraband Consort, UK
Baroque and Modern Flute, Bellissime chamber ensemble, UK
Festival Engagements (2002-present day):
York Early Music Festival, York, UK
Beverley Early Music Festival, Beverley, UK
Ryedale Festival, Ryedale, UK
Ribchester Festival, Ribchester, UK
J.S. Bach’s St John Passion, YBS, dir. Professor Peter Seymour, Signum Classics, UK (2011)
J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor, YBS, dir. Professor Peter Seymour, Signum Classics, UK (2011)
J.S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion, YBS, dir. Professor Peter Seymour, Signum Classics, UK (forthcoming)
Publications:
‘A Musical-Rhetorical Vocabulary in C.P.E. Bach’s Flute and Continuo Sonatas Wq. 125-129, 134 and Implications for Performance’, The Early Music Performer, Journal of the National Early Music Association, Issue 25, November 2009, 14-26.
http://www.btinternet.com/~earlymusic/nema/Performer25.htm
Conference Papers:
International Conference on Music and Emotion, Durham University, UK. September 2009: ‘C.P.E. Bach’s Flute and Continuo Sonatas (Wq. 125-129, 134): Rhetorical Processes Used to Convey a Religious Understanding and Implications for Performance’.
RMA Research Students’ Conference, Kings College London, UK. January 2009: ‘C.P.E. Bach’s Flute and Continuo Sonatas (Wq. 125-129, 134): Rhetorical Processes Used to Convey a Religious Understanding and Implications for Performance’.
Recordings:
PhD recital recording: C.P.E. Bach’s flute and continuo sonatas Wq. 125-129, 134. Sarah McNulty: baroque flute; Peter Seymour: harpsichord. Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, York, UK (2010)