Recorder
Juliana is a professional recorder player and teacher based in Sheffield. She has performed for TV soundtracks, theatre, opera and radio including for the BBC, Disney+ (Renegade Nell), The Royal Shakespeare Company, Manchester Collective and Northern Silents.
Juliana completed her undergraduate degree in Music Performance at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and studied recorders with teachers Annabel Knight and Chris Orton. It was there that she developed her love of using the recorder as a contemporary instrument.
She co-directs Emergence Collective, an improvised minimalist ensemble, featuring a revolving line-up of around 30 musicians. They regularly perform and have sold out venues around the UK.
Juliana also plays for Northern Silents, performing improvised film scores around the North of England, and performs as a soloist, exploring the recorder with live electronics, extended techniques and the relationship between the recorder and the voice.
As well as performing, Juliana is also an experienced teacher and workshop leader, and achieved Distinction in her master's degree in Music Psychology from the University of Sheffield.