Following studies in harpsichord and organ at Southampton University, Bridget Cunningham studied at the Royal College of Music London for an Advanced Diploma in Early Music. She then won a scholarship to study for her Masters degree at Trinity College and has won many awards and prizes for performances. Bridget's performing experience includes working with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, English Touring Opera and the Ulster Orchestra and the Maresienne Consort. She plays regularly at the Handel House Museum and at Hampton Court Palace. She is assistant organist at St Patrick's Church, Soho, and has played as Deputy at Corpus Christi and the Brompton Oratory.

Research and performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3 and 4 including Woman's Hour, Front Row, Night Watch and Go 4 It. She has appeared in a video for Birmingham Arts Museum, depicting a girl in a 17th century portrait playing the virginals. Recent recordings include the keyboard music for a CD for the Edward De Vere Society. She is also working on recordings with her ensembles Emerald, Fleuri and the Iberian Archive. She has recorded two BBC documentaries on Vivaldi with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Venice. She has also recorded the virginal music for the BBC 1 series 'Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen'. Bridget is also currently a Junior Fellow at the Royal College of Music where she coaches singers, researches, and performs.

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