Bryony Middleton - Piano and Oboe Lessons

This was a fantastic BSO concert of Russian music for the BBC Proms this year. Well worth a listen on BBC Sounds radio 3 if you get a minute.

Were you at Bristol Beacon for the weekend’s BBC Proms performances? Don’t miss the chance to listen again to our concert with Maximilian Hornung and Adam Hickox, it’s presented by Sarah Walker and is on BBC Sounds now: https://buff.ly/nsr7EO8

We’re proud to be Orchestra in Residence at Bristol Beacon, and it was super special to share the weekend with our friends at National Open Youth Orchestra and Paraorchestra: what a fantastic celebration of Team South West! If you’ve not visited Bristol Beacon before, what are you waiting for? Get along this autumn: https://buff.ly/XjJA6DU

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The last night of a glorious summer playing La Boheme and Eugene Onegin with the BSO tonight. Will miss this stunning venue - the Grange Festival - and playing with these amazing beauties too! 🎶 ☀️

Enjoyed some lovely music accompanying the tonight, Metallica the highlight! 🎸😎 Joined in the final number by a great sounding Norwegian choir, bring on the reciprocal tour! 🎶 🎹

A massive Thank You!! to my lovely generous pupils for all their pressies this year! Somehow they seem to know I like wine and chocolate 🤔🤭 Well done to each and every one of you for all your hard work and many achievements this year! Looking forward to even more of the same in 2026! 🎶 🍾 👏 👏 🎹 🎶

Such a fun few days with the BSO at the Meyrick Park ‘Proms in the Park’ this year! Great music, thousands of people dancing and singing along - in some spectacular 80’s outfits! If you come to one concert next year, make it this one, you won’t regret it! 🎶 😎🥳☀️🍾🥂🎸💃

Just had this lovely-to-hear message from one of my adult oboe pupils - Rachel:

“Hi Bryony Just to let you know your teaching is obviously making a difference as I won the trophy for adult making most contribution to the Windband course I’ve been on this week.”

So pleased that all her hard work and dedication has been noticed and resulted in this award! 🏆 👏 👏 🎶

Achieved a life dream today playing the Steinway grand in the Lighthouse with the BSO, while filling in very last minute…on the accordion part! 😆 🎶 🎹 🪗

This concert is going to be fantastic, it’s a really great opera with lots of lovely tunes, perfect for if you’re not sure if you like opera! Hope to see you there!

An interesting article on playing instruments and brain health in later years: “Practising and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve complex tasks” their study says.
They highlight learning the piano and woodwind instruments as being particularly beneficial. It’s never too late to start! 🎶

Playing a musical instrument good for brain health in later life - study Playing an instrument is especially good for brain health and should be encouraged, researchers say.