Stephen Walford was born in 1974 in Southampton, and educated at South Downs College in Hampshire, and Bristol University where he read Music.

Stephen began studying the piano at the age of six, and first performed at the age of twelve. He has performed in public throughout the south of England playing some of the most important works of the repertoire including sonatas by Beethoven, Liszt and Rachmaninov, the complete op.25 Etudes of Chopin as well as transcriptions by Busoni, Godowsky and Earl Wild.

At Bristol he studied under Christopher Northam, a grandpupil of the legendary German pianist Arthur Schnabel. He has attended masterclasses with Anthony Hopkins and the great american Charles Rosen. Since 1995, he has become an established piano teacher in the area. A keen composer, Stephen has written for solo piano as well as a variety of choral music for the Catholic liturgy.

His piano compositions include Four transcriptions of songs by Schubert, an arrangement of Gershwin's 'Love is Here to stay' which was premiered at the Bloomsbury Festival in Australia in 2005, and a thirty minute Fantasy on Themes from Snow White and the seven Dwarfs. All have been been warmly received and played by pianists from Europe, North America and Japan, notably the American Janice Weber and the Bulgarian Ludmil Angelov.

Craig Lawton is a young aspiring conductor based in Hampshire. Craig is currently midway through his first season as Musical Director of the Winchester Chamber Orchestra, is Organist and Choirmaster at Christ Church Freemantle and Musical Director of the Charity Symphony Orchestra.

Having studied piano from middle school it was during his time at college where Craig developed an interest in the organ. Craig began organ lessons with Colin Davey at Peartree Church.

On Colin’s sudden departure from Director of Music, Craig stepped in to play at services and failing to find a replacement he remained the Organist and Choirmaster for 4 years. During this time, whilst at the University of Southampton, Craig studied organ with Sarah Baldock at Winchester Cathedral and received coaching from David Owen Norris.

During his final year at University, Craig stepped down from the post at Peartree but continued to assist the new organist. In 2008 after not playing for nearly two years, Craig took up the post of Organist and Choirmaster at Christ Church Freemantle.