Jude Rees is a professional oboist and woodwind specialist with extensive experience in classical, folk, contemporary and early music. As a sought-after session musician, Jude has collaborated with some of the luminaries of the folk world and has guested on numerous albums and live tours. Jude also plays for film, theatre and television, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Netflix amongst others. Recently, Jude has embarked on an experimental solo project where, under the guise of her alt performance persona MADRIGIRL, Jude fuses ancient sounds with modern circuitry. A track by MADRIGIRL was selected as one of BBC Radio 3 Late Junction’s “Sounds of 2025” and as MADRIGIRL, Jude has performed at festivals and venues all over the UK.
In PIVA, Jude plays bagpipes, shawm, recorders, crumhorn, curtal, rauschpfeife and percussion and also loves to sing anything from a bawdy catch to a plaintive song.
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