Bridget Cunningham

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Bridget Cunningham shared Music of the Spheres Ensemble's post.

"Cunningham directed from the harpsichord providing a sparkling and sympathetic accompaniment.

Handel’s ‘Cuckoo and the Nightingale’ was made gracious. The improvisatory descent leading from the rapid second movement to the genial Larghetto typified Cunningham’s affinity with this composer as did the elegance elsewhere."

"Balance was immaculate in Orpheus Leander Papafilippou’s fresh reading of ‘Summer’ from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Papafilippou’s interpretation was refreshingly cool; he achieved a beautiful, sustained pianissimo in the slow movement and expounded the demanding moments with the minimum of fuss, welding them smoothly into the forward flow of the music"

"Anna Gorbachyova was superb, projecting the characters, and the evenness of her timbre was consistent even in the terrifying demands of the high notes. Her approach was entirely ‘in period’ with only a touch of vibrato for expressive purposes, and when in full power the sheer quality of her voice was spine-tingling."

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Jens Fredriksen 27/5/17

Bravo to everyone involved! Really enjoyed conducting Handel and Friends - a glorious way to celebrate the forthcoming Summer! ... See MoreSee Less

Music of the Spheres Ensemble

A huge thank you to our wonderful audience and performers for Fridays Concert at St John's Notting Hill. Music of the Spheres Ensemble alla historically aware performance! The band played magnificently proud of all of them! Fantastic Musical direction from Bridget Cunningham, Anna Gorbachyova the voice of an angel, in the ensemble - Felicity Broom Skelton, Phil Yeeles, Nichola Blakey, Carina Dr...