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George Clifford: Lutes and early guitars.

George Clifford is a versatile musician, equally at home playing the organ and conducting the choir at his local parish church in East Grinstead, West Sussex and singing bass, tenor and countertenor in choirs around the UK as playing the violin and viola. He became interested in historical performance during his undergraduate violin studies at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), and has now completed a Masters degree in baroque violin, having studied with Simon Standage and Matthew Truscott. George was awarded the prestigious DipRAM for an outstanding MA final recital.

Musicians George has worked with include Trevor Pinnock, Sir Charles Mackerras, John Butt, Edward Higginbottom, Laurence Cummings, Richard Egarr, Steven Devine, Lisa Beznosiuk, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Rachel Podger, Margaret Faultless and Mark Padmore and he has played with groups including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Academy of Ancient Music, the International Baroque Players, New Century Baroque, Charivari Agréable, Guildhall Graduates Baroque Orchestra, The Amadè Players, Poeticall Musicke, The Regent's Soloists, RAM Baroque Orchestra, Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra and La Nuova Musica. George has also recorded CDs with the Love Handelers, International Baroque Players, and New Century Baroque with the choir of New College, Oxford. George was a participant in the 'Ann and Peter Law OAE Experience for young players' in 2011 on both violin and viola.

When George is not busy playing he enjoys singing, mostly in amateur choirs, but occasionally as a soloist. He is a member of the choir of St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead (as well as being Deputy Organist), East Grinstead Choral Society, Kent Chorus, the London Orpheus Choir, Meridian Voices, In Spiritu Chamber Choir and 5 in a Bar.

George is generously sponsored by Hilary Weston.

  George Clifford

[Ravishing Sweetenesse by George Clifford]

Ravishing Sweetenesse
George Clifford lives in East Grinstead, England.

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Instrumental, Violin.

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