Stephen Reynolds

Stephen Reynolds has been our accompanist since January 2002.  Stephen studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music (now the Royal Northern College of Music) with Colin Horsley and Ryszard Bakst of Warsaw.  He gained distinction in performance and teaching and also won various awards, including the Rothschild and Martin Trust scholarships.  

A finalist in the 1971 BBC piano competition, Stephen was also prize winner at Gian Battista International Piano Competition in Vercelli, Italy in 1972.  Stephen has a particular affinity towards French music and has held highly acclaimed recitals at Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room, London, the Vienna Conservatoire and also at The Hague, Holland, plus many BBC broadcasts.  With several British orchestras he has performed the piano concertos of Schumann, Rackmaninoff II, Chopin I and the Franck Symphonic Variations.

As an accompanist Stephen has held a long association with local opera groups and the Royal Northern College of Music where he also teaches piano.  He also gives duo recitals with flautist Jonathan Rimmer, and in latter years has been a regular accompanist with a number of choral societies.

Previous Accompanist: Brian Goodwin

 Our previous accompanist was Brian Goodwin, LRAM. Brian was with us for many years and is now spending more time with his many roles as Musical Director of various local operatic groups.  We gave him a good send-off - he is shown here receiving a goodbye gift from Gwyn, our chairman in 2002.