Sarah is an Irish clarinet player now based in her home town of Belfast. After her studies in London at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Sarah worked as a freelance clarinettist with many of the UK’s leading orchestras and chamber groups. During this time she performed in the UK’s most prestigious concert halls including; Royal Opera House, Barbican, Royal Festival Hall and Glyndebourne with groups including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Archangelo, Gabrieli and Britten Sinfonia.

As a soloist, Sarah has performed with the Ulster Orchestra and on BBC Northern Ireland’s Arts Show. Sarah has been the recipient of a number of awards including; Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Young Musicians Platform Award, RPO Sir John Barbarolli Award and the English Speaking Union Menuhin Banff Scholarship. She has recorded with various orchestras for record labels including Hyperion. Sarah’s recording of British wind trio music went on to receive 4* reviews in BBC Music Magazine.

Since returning home, Sarah has continued to work with orchestras based in the UK as well as working with groups closer to home including; RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Camerata Ireland, NI Opera, Belfast Ensemble and the Ulster Consort. 

Sarah is passionate about musical outreach and education and has worked with many organisations including the London Symphony Orchestra Discovery team and the OAE Education team. In Belfast, Sarah teaches at Queens University and Ulster Orchestra Crescendo project, alongside her private tuition. Sarah cofounded the Ulster Clarinetwork with clarinettist Anne Harper and ran its inaugural course in 2021.