| Janet Webb was appointed to the Sydney Symphony as Principal Flute in 1986. She holds a Bachelor of Arts /Music from the Canberra School of Music and has also studied with Andras Adorjan in France.
In 1980 Janet became the Principal Flute in the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. During her time in Singapore she performed concertos with the orchestra and as a member of the Singapore Wind Quintet. She was also flute lecturer at Singapore University.
Janet has appeared as soloist with various orchestras. Concerto performances with the Sydney Symphony include the Mozart flute concertos in G major and D major, the Mozart flute and harp concerto, the Vivaldi, Chaminade, Danzi and Honegger concertos, and a performance of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 4 with James Galway. As Principal flautist in the Sydney Symphony Janet regularly undertakes overseas tours, performs on all the Orchestra’s many recordings, and performs for ABC radio, both with the Orchestra and in solo recital.
Guest orchestral appearances include the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sadlers Wells Ballet, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony, Canberra Symphony, Sydney Philharmonia, Queensland Philharmonia and Canberra Opera.
As a member of the Sydney Soloists Janet also performs chamber music .
Janet has been on the teaching staff at the NSW Conservatorium of Music for many years,and also teaches at the Sydney and NSW universities.
In 2001 Janet was the recipient of the Whelan Trust Scholarship which enabled her to study in the US and Canada.
Over the last 2 years Janet and her accompanist Jocelyn Edey- Fazzone have performed solo recitals in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland , South Australia , and Western Australia and have released their CD "Tango and All That Jazz"
JOCELYN EDEY -FAZZONE
Jocelyn Edey Fazzone, flutist and pianist, was born in Sydney, Australia. Her studies took her to Europe and the USA, and subsequent performing career has taken her to many parts of the world. She has performed with many of Australia's leading symphony orchestras and is an active chamber musician.
She specialises in working, as a pianist, with flute - hence her collaboration with Janet Webb on "Tango And All That Jazz."
Jocelyn lectures in flute and acts as an accompanist and tutor at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
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