Royal Academy of Music, Young Musicians' Festival Showcase, Thursday 14th November 2002
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Fiona Murphy (baroque flute) is an Irish baroque flautist who graduated earlier this year with an MA in Performance with distinction from the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied with Lisa Beznosiuk. Two years earlier, Fiona graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, with first-class honours from the Bachelor of Music Education degree course. Whilst at the Royal Academy, she was principal flautist with both of the RAM's period instrument ensembles with whom she performed in many festivals, including the London Bach Festival, Spitalfields Festival and as a soloist with the orchestra in the Tilford Bach Festival 2002. Fiona plays with chamber ensembles both in Ireland and England and recently performed in Belfast as part of the BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert series. She is a regular performer with Christ Church Baroque (Ireland), both as a member of the orchestra and as a soloist, and has also performed with the London Handel Orchestra.
Sarah Moffatt (baroque violin) was born in Dublin and, after studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, was awarded a scholarship to study baroque violin at the Royal Academy of Music with Micaela Comberti, Monica Huggett, and Catherine Mackintosh, graduating this year. Winner of numerous prizes at the Academy, Sarah performed as both leader and soloist with the RAM Period Instrument Baroque Orchestra, and in 2001 was the recipient of awards from the Colin Keer Trust, SIPTU Ireland and the Irish Arts Council. She has performed on many occasions as guest leader and soloist with Christ Church Baroque (Ireland) and has worked extensively with Opera Theatre Company and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. She currently works with many well-known period instrument groups, including The Academy of Ancient Music, The Sixteen, The King's Consort and St. James's Baroque Players.
Henrik Persson (baroque cello) was born in Stockholm in 1976. After being awarded a B. Mus (Hons.) from Birmingham Conserv-atoire, he took an interest in performance on period instruments, subsequently studying baroque and classical cello with Jennifer Ward-Clarke and viola da gamba with Richard Campbell at the Royal Academy of Music. While at the Academy, he performed on the world premiere recording of Handel's recently-discovered Gloria and in 2002 he graduated with distinction from the RAM's Postgraduate Performance course. Henrik now works as a freelance musician and teacher, and performs regularly across the country with groups such as The Sweelinck Players, Armonico Tributo and the Parnassian Ensemble. He is also a member of the European Union Baroque Orchestra 2002 / 3 with which he is touring extensively throughout the year.
Ian Pritchard (harpsichord) was born in Los Angeles, and has been playing the harpsichord since the age of 13, when he began studies with Susan Shapiro. He studied harpsichord with Lisa Crawford at Oberlin Conservatory in the USA and obtained a Bachelor of Music degree, before moving on to the Royal Academy of Music where he studied with John Toll, Laurence Cummings and Virgina Black, graduating with the DipRAM. Ian has played in numerous concerts throughout England and abroad. He was the 2001 winner of the Broadwood Harpsichord Competition and was a prizewinner in the Bruges International Harpsichord Competition in the same year.