Saturday 16th June, 19:45

PINNER FESTIVAL CHOIR and ORCHESTRA

Fiona Canfield read music at Goldsmiths College, University of London and subsequently studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music and the Britten-Pears School. In 1986 Fiona joined ENO where she has sung numerous small roles Peep-Bo and Yum Yum Mikado, Barbarino Figaro and Flora in Turn of the Screw. Outside of ENO she has taken roles with Court Opera, Opera South, Southgate Opera, St Albans Chamber Opera, and Harrow School of Young Musicians. Other engagements have included concerts and oratorio in all the major London concert halls, as well as throughout the UK and Europe.
David Gould was a choral scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge and from 1993 until 1998, was a member of Westminster Cathedral Choir. He is an experienced consort and choral singer currently performing with many leading choirs and ensembles, including the Cardinall’s Musick, Hilliard Ensemble and the Tallis Scholars. As a soloist, he appears regularly with choral societies and other choirs. He also makes occasional appearances as a conductor and for 5 years, conducted Stanmore Choral Society. David also works as a part-time computer programmer and lives in Pinner with his wife Hilary, and their two daughters Celia and Anna.
Anton Rich was born in Devon and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. Before joining ENO Anton was in the Glyndebourne Chorus. At ENO Anton has sung roles in Salome, La Traviata, Der Rosenkavalier, Boris Godunov I Pagliacci and many others. Anton has sung for Kentish Opera and extensively in oratorios like Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius under the late Vernon Handley.
Michael Selby was born in Lancashire and grew up in the Midlands. He has sung with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden and at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. He has performed in Japan, France, Germany, Spain and Italy and is now a member of ENO where he has sung Guccio in Gianni Schicchi, Thierry in Dialogues of the Carmelites, The Gondolier in La Gioconda, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Colline in La Boheme and many others.

We are indebted to Mark Gooding of HYM for the loan of orchestral and choral scores for this evening’s performance.