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Local Musician: Ricardo Gonzalez Amersham-based Conductor and Musical Director Ricardo Gonzalez gave a brilliant performance on Friday 6th March at St John’s Church, Notting Hill. He conducted the Patrick Noronha Orchestra for a concert entitled Music of the Spheres Ensemble. The set list included the beautiful The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams with a violin solo by Orpheus Papafilippou, and Beethoven’s Symphony No7 in A Major Op 92. St John’s Church provided an exquisite setting for the music, which brought the audience to its feet. To see a short video of Ricardo conducting at this event, head to our Twitter @HiyaBucks. Ricardo has been Musical Director for a variety of local and national productions throughout his career, his personal favourites being West Side Story, Show Boat, Sweeney Todd and My Fair Lady. He also conducted a combined Anglo/US production of The Pajama Game in New York City (off-Broadway). Ricardo works in both London and Buckinghamshire on a regular basis. He is currently Musical Director for two local groups, Beaconsfield Operatic Society and Ruislip Operatic Society. His next upcoming shows are Sister Act (Beaconsfield) and Around the World in 80 Days (Ruislip). Full details including dates and how to book tickets will be listed soon. Watch this space... For enquiries, email ricjgon