Beth Stone flute Ewan Millar oboe Rennie Sutherland clarinet Florence Plane bassoon Benjamin Hartnell-Booth horn
Lumas Winds evolved through friendships formed at the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. They were winners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize, and have been described as an ‘effervescent wind quintet, lively in their performance style and enterprising in their choice of repertoire’ (Seen and Heard International). The ensemble released their debut album,The Naming of Birds, in May 2024 for Champs Hill records. The recording received five star reviews from BBC Music Magazine and Pizzicato.
They are featured young artists with the Countess of Munster Recital Scheme, made their King’s Place debut in May 2025 and in 2024 were Britten Pears Young Artists, spending a week long residency in Snape Maltings. Most recently they have been made ‘Ensemble in Association’ at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. They made their Wigmore Hall debut in June 2023.
Beth Stone flute Ewan Millar oboe Rennie Sutherland clarinet Florence Plane bassoon Benjamin Hartnell-Booth horn
Lumas Winds evolved through friendships formed at the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. They were winners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize, and have been described as an ‘effervescent wind quintet, lively in their performance style and enterprising in their choice of repertoire’ (Seen and Heard International). The ensemble released their debut album,The Naming of Birds, in May 2024 for Champs Hill records. The recording received five star reviews from BBC Music Magazine and Pizzicato.
They are featured young artists with the Countess of Munster Recital Scheme, made their King’s Place debut in May 2025 and in 2024 were Britten Pears Young Artists, spending a week long residency in Snape Maltings. Most recently they have been made ‘Ensemble in Association’ at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. They made their Wigmore Hall debut in June 2023.
