Our People

Amy Carson

photo ©Emma Lewis

Amy Carson was the youngest of the first girl choristers at Salisbury Cathedral. She went on to be a choral scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge. She has made highly acclaimed appearances on the opera stage and screen, most notably starring as Pamina in Kenneth Branagh’s film of The Magic Flute when she was only 21. She has performed internation- ally both as a soloist and ensemble singer with many professional groups, including The Sixteen, the Monteverdi Choir, The Gabrieli Consort and the OAE.

https://www.amycarsonsoprano.com/

Timothy Dickinson

Noted for his “wonderfully warm, round, powerful tone” (Early Music Today), Bass-Baritone Timothy Dickinson enjoys a diverse career, ranging from recitals across the UK to Operatic roles at Glyndebourne, Scottish Opera, Longborough and elsewhere. Timothy is also very active as an Oratorio soloist, embracing a broad repertoire including Bach’s Passions, the Requiems of Verdi, Faure and Duruflé, and Haydn’s ‘The Creation’. He has sung with ensembles including The Sixteen, Dunedin Consort, BBC Singers and La Nuova Musica. Additionally, he enjoys a deeply rewarding association with the education department of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, engaging with young people across the country. In 2021, he released a disc of Christmas-themed English Songs - The Holy Boy: Christmastide in Albion - with pianist Duncan Honeybourne.

https://www.timothydickinson.com/

Patron

Professor Margaret Faultless MA Hon Ram Hon FBC FCTL ARCM

Regular contributors

Margaret (Maggie) Faultless

(Patron & violin, leader of Music for Awhile)

  • Acis & Galatea 2022

  • The Fairy Queen 2023, 2025

  • Messiah 2023, 2024, 2025

https://oae.co.uk/people/margaret-faultless/

Edmund Hastings (tenor)

Andrew Skidmore (‘cello)

  • Acis & Galatea 2022

  • Messiah 2023, 2025

  • The Fairy Queen 2023, 2025

photo © Robert Piwko

Natalie Manning (alto)

Nicola Rose (piano)

  • Opera Gala 2021

  • Opera in the Orchard 2024, 2025

https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/staff/nicola-rose

Anna Curzon (violin & viola)

  • Messiah 2023 & 2025

    photo © Mark Pickthall

Francesca Gilbert (viola)

  • Messiah 2023, 2024

  • The Fairy Queen 2025

Rachel Stroud (violin)

  • Acis & Galatea 2022

  • Opera in the Orchard 2023

  • Messiah 2024

Gwendolen Martin (soprano)

David de Winter (tenor)

Rebecca Leggett (mezzo-soprano)

Charlotte Tetley (mezzo-soprano)

Katie Lodge (trumpet)

  • Messiah 2023, 2024, 2025

    photo: © Mark Pickthall

Emily Vine (soprano)

Frederick Long (bass-baritone)

Thomas Hobbs (tenor)

Jonathan Delbridge (piano)

  • BirdSong 2024

https://www.jonathandelbridge.com/

O-J Ruthven (harpsichord)

  • Messiah 2023 & 2024

    photo: ©

Jonathan Rees (‘cello)

  • Acis & Galatea 2022

  • Messiah 2024