Little did she know that at the age of 3 the most important decision of her life would be made for her - to play the cello. From age 3, Lucy studied cello through the Suzuki Method in London with Christine Livingstone, and went on to study with Trish McMeekin and Michael Mace at Bryanston School, passing Grade 8 with Distinction at age 14. Her passions extended to academia and she chose to continue her science studies after A level, gaining a 2:i in Natural Sciences from Durham University whilst keeping her music alive outside of her academic responsibilities. With a busy performing schedule, Lucy was a founder member of the Palatinate Ensemble; a chamber ensemble of eight players established to perform concerts in and around Durham, working closely with Durham Cathedral. She was also an executive member of the Durham University Orchestral Society for two years, leading the cellos in both the Chamber and Symphony Orchestras.

After graduating in 2003, Lucy moved to South Wales. Here she worked with both Cardiff Council and Caerphilly Council on two community regeneration programmes, Cardiff 2005 and the Heads of the Valleys Programme. After realising office work was not providing the creative and musical lifestyle she craved, she retired from working and took up the profession of performing cello full time.

Since April 2008 she has been primarily performing as the cellist of the Mavron Quartet, enjoying the variety of work they undertake from educational and outreach work to recitals featuring both traditional and contemporary composers from Haydn to Schnittke. Lucy has a passion for working with others, and as a solo cellist enjoys working with singer songwriters such as Huw M, Rob Lear and the Gentle Good, as well as improvising with an abundance of musicians from cellists to digeridoo players. Lucy has particularly enjoyed the collaborative work of the Mavron Quartet, working with composers on commissioned pieces, such as Dave Stapleton; with other instrumentalists such as the internationally acclaimed harpists Deborah Hanson-Conant, Eleanor Turner and Harriet Earis; and collaborating across art forms, including Boulevard of Broken Dreams when the quartet performed live alongside four choreographed male dancers.

Lucy performs regularly as “Lucello”, a solo unaccompanied cello act. Lucello aims to highlight the versatility of the cello sound, exploring and creating new and unusual cello pieces that often challenge people’s perceptions of the cello. Performing regularly in local concert venues such as The Riverfront and Blackwood Miners Institute, Lucy also appears at open mic sessions across Cardiff, playing her own alternative compositions alongside her arrangements of jazz and song classics such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and favourites from Aaron Minsky’s unaccompanied cello compositions.