Emma Kirkby
Born: 26th February 1949, Camberley, Surrey, England
Nationality: English
Artist's website: http://www.emmakirkby.com/
The English soprano, Emma (Carolyn) Kirkby, studied classics at Oxford and received vocal training from Jessica Cash. Originally, she had no expectations of becoming a professional singer. As a classics student at Oxford and then a schoolteacher she sang for pleasure in choirs and small groups, always feeling at home most in Renaissance and Baroque repertoire.
Kirkby was a founding member of the Taverner Choir, and in 1973 began her long association with the Consort of Musicke. She took part in the early Decca Florilegium recordings with both the Consort of Musicke and the Academy of Ancient Music, at a time when most college-trained sopranos were not seeking a sound appropriate for early music instruments.
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Honey From The Hive | Songs by John Dowland
Emma Kirkby (soprano) & Anthony Rooley (lute)
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Abbess Hildegard of Bingen - A feather on the breath of God
Emma Kirkby (soprano) Gothic Voices, Christopher Page
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Building a Library, April 2016, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 1982/3, Winner - Early Music (Medieval and Renaissance)
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Gloria & Bach: Magnificat
Emma Kirkby, Tessa Bonner (sopranos), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox
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Building a Library, December 2018, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Buxtehude - Sacred Cantatas
Emma Kirkby, Suzie LeBlanc (sopranos), Peter Harvey (bass) Purcell Quartet
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