Sally Bruce-Payne (mezzo-soprano)
Sally Bruce-Payne was born in London, living first in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey, where her father was assistant organist. She began her musical studies as a cellist but after graduating from Bristol University she studied singing as a postgraduate at the Royal College of Music, London, where she won …
Gareth Deats (cello)
Gareth obtained a first-class honours degree in music from University of Southampton, where he was awarded the Peter Evans prize for outstanding performance. He studied cello with Paul Cox and then completed a postgraduate course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied Baroque cello with Anthony …
Thomas Dunford (Theorbo)
Born in Paris in 1988, Thomas Dunford discovered the lute at the age of nine, thanks to his first teacher Claire Antonini. He completed his studies in 2006 at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris (CNR). Thomas continued his studies at the Schola Cantorum in Basel with Hopkinson Smith, and participated …
Robert Howarth (harpsichord, organ)
Robert Howarth read music at the University of York. With a growing reputation as a director and conductor of early repertoire, Robert Howarth holds the post of co-principal keyboard player of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Howarth’s opera engagements have included Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria for Welsh …
David DePeters (percussion)
One of the most sought-after percussionists in the country, David DePeters has been performing with The Philadelphia Orchestra as a fourth percussionist for 28 seasons. In addition, Mr. DePeters performs regularly with the New York Philharmonic touring extensively with both ensembles throughout Europe and Asia. He has held the title …
