Eleanor Mills
Bassoon Specialist
Eleanor Mills is a multi-instrumentalist and is an active freelancer frequently playing in orchestras and pit bands around the country. She has toured around the country with Kaleidoscope orchestra in their Daft Punk and Eminem shows, and has also appeared with them on BBC News and BBC Winter Watch. She was recently a dep at Thursford Christmas Spectacular in Norfolk, was part of the company premiering The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchitt at the Hope Mill Theatre, and is a recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Enterprise Fund to create a series of filmed collaborations showcasing the scope of the bassoon through unusual instrumental pairings.
Eleanor graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2019 with an Advanced Post Graduate Diploma and a Masters with distinction, studying with Roberto Giaccaglia, Stefano Canuti and Gretha Tulls. Previously she studied with Laurence Perkins at the University of Nottingham achieving a BAHons in music.
Eleanor is extremely passionate about outreach and accessibility, striving to share music to as many people as possible. She is a Live Music Now musician and frequently leads workshops and interactive concerts, as well currently being in residence at two SEND schools, leading class wide music participation sessions and workshops weekly. During the lockdown she worked on a zoom initiative with Live Music Now and Cheshire and Merseyside Women and Children’s Partnership to bring music sessions to families of children who would not otherwise have access to music. Eleanor also works as a musician at Alder Hey Children’s hospital for the Music as Medicine project and for Da Da fest providing one to one sessions for long term patients.
