Lucy Benwell

Lucy’s musical journey spans more than 40 years and is as diverse as it is rewarding. A multi-

instrumentalist specializing in clarinet, saxophone, and flute, she has performed and recorded

with an array of ensembles—from orchestras and big bands to musical theatre companies.

Music instruction has been a focus since 2009, from sharing the gift of music making for fun at

any age through to preparing students for college and orchestra auditions/concerto

performances, and examinations with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and

the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Now based in West Kelowna, Lucy and her family moved to the valley from the UK in 2011.

Since then she has been an active performer with many groups including the Okanagan

Symphony Orchestra, BC Interior Jazz Festival Band, Windjammers Woodwind Quintet, and

Aleluia Ringers Handbell choir to name a few. In addition to private lessons, she has spent time

with groups through school band clinics, section workshops with the clarinet sections of the

Okanagan Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Kelowna City Concert Band.

Lucy also understands firsthand the joys and challenges of learning something new, most

recently through her studies of the cello, and (as a nod to her Scottish heritage) the bagpipes.