Rachel Tolmie started playing the oboe at ten years of age and the cor anglais at twelve. On successful completion of her Fellowship in Music Diploma for Oboe Performance (AMEB), Rachel travelled to England and completed with Distinction, a Post-Graduate Diploma at the Royal College of Music, London, specializing in Solo and Chamber Music Performance. Since her return to Australia, Rachel has released 8 Cd’s as a soloist with the Wirripang label which specialises in Australian music. Rachel has played with Symphony Central Coast in the oboe section, off and on, for over twenty years.