Ashley Solomon enjoys a successful career as a soloist, chamber musician and guest director in the UK, across Europe as well as the Americas, Far East and Australia. In recent years he has been involved in a unique recording project using a private collection of 17th and 18th century flutes. To date he has released 3 volumes in the Spohr Collection series involving 25 rare and original 1-keyed baroque flutes made of ivory, boxwood, ebony and porcelain.
In 2008 he was one of the first Europeans to receive the prestigious Bolivian Hans Roth Prize given in recognition of the enormous assistance he has given to the Bolivian musicians, their presence on the international stage and the promotion and preservation of this music.
Steven Devine is a versatile musician balancing roles as a conductor, director, harpsichordist and forte pianist. He serves as Conductor and Artistic Advisor of The English Haydn Festival, Music Director of New Chamber Opera, Oxford, and Director of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s “Bach, the Universe & Everything” series.
Devine has directed works by Purcell, Blow, Bach, Handel, and Mozart with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and led performances of Bach’ s Easter Oratorio with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. His repertoire spans contemporary, Haydn, Handel, Vivaldi, and more, collaborating with Trondheim Barokk, Victoria Baroque Players, Arion Baroque Ensemble, and other prominent ensembles.
His operatic projects include works by Purcell, Cavalli, Handel, Mozart and Rossini as well as rarities by Galuppi and Salieri. Recent highlights include Messiah with The Academy of Ancient Music in Las Palmas and performances of Bach and Telemann with Symphony Nova Scotia.