Our conductors
TONY BRIDGEWATER (Conductor 2013 to the present day):-
began his music studies at the then Birmingham School of Music, now the Birmingham Conservatoire, where he studied piano. Studies continued at St.John’s College, Cambridge where he specialised in composition and piano performance. Until recently, Director of Music at Old Swinford Hospital School, he is an accomplished soloist, accompanist and chamber-music player. He is also a much-respected teacher and orchestral conductor and has composed a wide range of instrumental and choral music which has received acclaimed performances. www.tonybridgewatermusic.co.uk
KENNETH BELL (Conductor 2008 - 2013)
freelance flautist and former bandmaster of the RAF Central Band and the Band of the RAF Regiment, Kenneth studied music at Edinburgh University, with post-graduate studies in Flute and Conducting gaining him further qualifications from the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College of Music.
He is an accomplished flautist, with wide experience of solo and orchestral playing, and also much in demand as a flute teacher. He also has considerable experience in orchestral and wind band conducting. A former Chairman of the British Flute Society, Kenneth now works as a freelance musician and is a Music Examiner for Trinity College London.
freelance flautist and former bandmaster of the RAF Central Band and the Band of the RAF Regiment, Kenneth studied music at Edinburgh University, with post-graduate studies in Flute and Conducting gaining him further qualifications from the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College of Music.
He is an accomplished flautist, with wide experience of solo and orchestral playing, and also much in demand as a flute teacher. He also has considerable experience in orchestral and wind band conducting. A former Chairman of the British Flute Society, Kenneth now works as a freelance musician and is a Music Examiner for Trinity College London.
