Zephyrs Quintet is a Melbourne-based woodwind quintet with a passion for bringing old and new music alike to this wonderful format. Founded in 2023, they have performed in venues such as Tempo Rubato, bringing arrangements of Handel and Bach alongside world premiere works written for the group by Melbourne composer and bassoonist Will Hanna.

Founded by oboist Ben Roe, ensemble members are drawn from fellow young musicians from both the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Monash’s Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, and have included Freya Parr (founding member), Henry Eames (founding member), Phoebe Leggett (founding member), Danielle Rowse (founding member), Esther Battersby, Nicole Xie, Michael Beech, Serena Chen, Kathryn Lanigan-King and Will Hanna.