She was taught oboe by Léon Goossens and attended the Royal College of Music from 1929 to 1937 at which, for a short while before her death, she was a professor of Oboe. She helped establish Benjamin Britten's English Opera Group, being a member of its orchestra in the late 1940s and 1950s.
A renowned oboist was trained by Léon Goossens and studied at the Royal College of Music from 1929 to 1937. She later became a professor of Oboe for a short period before her death. She played a key role in establishing Benjamin Britten's English Opera Group, joining its orchestra in the late 1940s and 1950s.