Louise Bradbury – recorder
We were delighted to welcome the distinguished recorder teacher and performer Louise Bradbury to NORVIS in 2024. Lou Bradbury enjoys a rich and varied career as a performer and educationalist, for which she has been elected an Associate member of the Royal Academy of Music. With Fontanella and Passacaglia, Lou has enjoyed the privilege of performing in some of the UK and Europe’s leading venues and festivals. She has broadcast on numerous occasions on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM and BBC TV including providing baroque music for Mark Gatiss’s “Martin’s Close” on BBC Four. Lou is supported by the Royal Philharmonic Society Enterprise Fund in association with Harriet’s Trust. Lou’s desire to encourage young recorder players has led to her teaching at the Birmingham Conservatoire, several universities and the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In addition to performing, Lou is director of Little Notes, providing music workshops for families across the UK and in Amsterdam. She leads a strong private teaching practice which includes a number of adult players and chamber ensembles. (link)
Michael Williamson – baroque strings
Michael Williamson first experienced playing the baroque violin as a member of the Dartington Festival Baroque Orchestra under the guidance of the late Micaela Comberti. Formerly Head of Strings for the County of Warwickshire, he appeared regularly at Warwick Festival as conductor of the Warwickshire String Training Orchestra with whom he gave concerts throughout most of the countries of Europe. He now directs South West Baroque Players with Jacqui Robertson-Wade. (link) (link)
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