Sarah Waycott & Olivia Dance

Sunday 10th May 2026 at 3pm
St Mary the Virgin Church, St Briavels, GL15 6RG

Book Tickets

General Admission £20.00
Wye Valley Music Members £17.00
Young Person (Under 25) £2.00
Child (Under 15) Free
 

Sarah Waycott

A UK-based versatile flautist, cellist, conductor and teacher, Sarah has many years of experience as a professional soloist, ensemble musician and runs a successful teaching practice offering both face-to-face and online lessons. A graduate of Bath Spa University with a BMus (Hons),
Sarah studied flute with Richard Dobson and cello with
Ruth Zagni. She went on to gain a Postgraduate
Diploma in Performance from the Welsh College of Music and Drama where she studied with Philippa Russell, Jonathan Burgess and piccolo with Nic Dowton. She has studied with Susan Milan and has been associated with Milan’s British Isles Music Festival (BIMF) where she is an integral part of the support team working closely with resident tutors and students.

Her natural curiosity and ability to amalgamate styles and techniques is a result of working in Masterclasses with prominent flautists such as Graham Mayger, Stephano Parrino, Karen Jones, Ian Clarke, Sarah Newbold and Philippa Davies.

Choral conducting is a joyous time where she can share her love of a diverse range of music with several local community choirs. As a peripatetic teacher she puts great value in supporting all her students to achieve their full potential.

Sarah has performed with various ensembles and orchestras, more recently ‘Duel’ with harpist Jemima Philips and ‘Tranquillo’ with pianist Hannah Mitchell. As a soloist she has travelled extensively in the UK and abroad. Among her most notable performances, Sarah has performed at St Martin in the Fields, for the Countess of Wessex, she appeared in an advert for Sky Television and performed at the premiere of ‘Pictures’, a Thursday film production starring Andrea Corr and Neil Pearson.
 

Olivia Dance

Olivia was born in Oxford and began piano lessons at the age of eight. Performing in festivals, competitions, and concerts during her childhood inspired her to pursue music.

In 2014, Olivia was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Professor Stephen Savage. During her study she was fortunate to be mentored by James Bailleau, Julian Jacobson, Kathryn Stott, Leslie Howard, Phillipe Cassard and Stephen Hough. In 2017, Olivia was awarded the Clifford Hartley Prize for commitment to her studies and subsequently gained her first class BMus (hons) degree in 2018. In 2020, she graduated from the RNCM with an MMus.