Heidi is a freelance recorder player and baroque flautist. She works with various early and contemporary ensembles across this UK including Armonico Consort, Fiori Musicali, and Saltarello Ensemble.
Heidi gained her Bmus (Hons) and Mmus in performance qualifications at Goldsmiths University (1998-2004) and studied recorders with a variety of tutors including Louise Bradbury, Dan Laurin, Katriina Boosey and Peter Holtslag.
Alongside her performance work, Heidi is also a respected musician in education. In 2006 she began her post as a recorder tutor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Junior department and has taught in a wide variety of educational settings across London and Oxfordshire since 2001. Heidi currently teaches individuals in Oxfordshire and coaches several recorder consorts and ensembles in the beautiful village of Deddington.
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With her colleagues in Saltarello ensemble Heidi creates bespoke musical workshops for a  variety of clients who have included Kensington Palace, the Royal Festival Hall, Handel House Museum, Tate Britain and the National Gallery.
www.armonico.org.uk/
http://fiori-musicali.com/meet-the-team-heidi-fardell/
http://www.saltarello.moonfruit.com