UoS Music Presents | Amy Green & Sam Wilson

About Amy Green

Since graduating from the Royal College of Music where she was awarded the Tagore Gold Medal, saxophonist Amy Green has performed in a variety of orchestral, solo, and chamber music settings across the UK and abroad. Amy is the soprano saxophonist in the Laefer Quartet, who released their debut album Strata in 2024, and saxophonist in Riot Ensemble. Her orchestral work includes the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Opera House, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and the London Sinfonietta. Amy can be heard on several film and video game scores including as a featured artist on Chris Roe’s ‘Blue Jean’ soundtrack, and she appeared on the acclaimed Vida Guitar Quartet’s 2017 album ‘Bachianas’. Alongside performing, Amy is a passionate teacher and educator. She is the saxophone teacher at the Purcell School of Music and has given masterclasses and workshops at the Royal Academy of Music, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Guildhall School of Music & Drama,Trinity Laban, and the University of Southampton.

About Sam Wilson

Percussionist and composer Sam Wilson is active in many genres of music and performance. His work has taken him to concert halls, comedy clubs and festivals around the world. He is an avid creator, taking a collaborative and compositional role in most of the projects he undertakes.

Alongside positions as artistic board member and principal player with Riot Ensemble and the London Contemporary Orchestra, Sam’s recent soundtrack contributions include solo performances in ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’, the Academy Award-winning ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’, and as marimba soloist on Candy Crush, the most downloaded video game of all time.

Sam met composer and electronic artist Anna Meredith in 2010, and has since then collaborated with her film scores and five album releases, including the Mercury-nominated album FIBS.