Summer Evening 2026#Event 4: 27 August 2026

Gillian Thompson, Helena Ruinard, Adrian Green and Will Pate - English Songs and Sonatas from Baroque to 21st Century

A music concert

There will be an interval with refreshments

Gillian Thompson, Piano, Helena Ruinard, Violin, and

Gillian Thompson studied piano with David Ward at the Royal College of Music on the graduate course, then took her post-graduate teaching qualifications at Homerton College, Cambridge.  She studied singing with Dr. Margaret Lobo and was a soloist with Discantus and Linden Baroque, directed by Catherine Mackintosh. She was Head of Music at Kew College for 15 years, directing the annual musical productions from the keyboard. She performed frequently at Art in Action, in Oxford, both as a soprano soloist and duettist, as an accompanist and as a solo pianist.  She now teaches piano and singing privately.  

   
Helena Ruinard read Music at Selwyn College Cambridge, followed by instrumental studies at the Royal College of Music, where she was supported by an award from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust. She has developed a career as an orchestral violinist, performing regularly with some of the UK’s finest ensembles, including the orchestra of Opera North, City of London Sinfonia and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and touring to major venues around the country. Alongside this she has become a dedicated teacher, currently working for In Harmony Opera North, and contributes to publications in the world of music education and classical music.

Adrian Green

Will Pate