Karen Emms, Soprano

wivkaz@hotmail.com

Future Engagements

§  Aurora Jazz – Cramphorn Theatre - Recital (Jan 2015)

§  Leading Ladies of Stage & Screen – Headgate Theatre – Show (Nov 2014)

§  Serenade to Music & Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams) – Aurora Consort - Chelmsford Cathedral (Oct 2014)

§  Dido & Aeneas - Melford Lunchtime Concert Series – 1st Witch (Sept 2014)

Performing Experience

§  Summer Concert- Lexden Choral Society/ Lexden Youth Choir (John Chillingworth and Sarah Blake) Chorus (June 2014)

§  Magic Flute (Mozart) at Royal Blackheath Golf Club - (Glyn Paul) - Papagena (May 2014)

§  This is the day (Rutter) Beyond Blue (Sally Pudney and Graham Bell) Soprano Solo (May 2014)

§  Magic Flute (Mozart) at Normansfield Theatre, Teddington - (Glyn Paul) - Papagena  (May 2014)

§  Requiem (Cherubini), St Mary's Singers (Graham Wadley) - Semi Chorus (April 2014)

§  Gloria (Poulenc), Requiem (Faure) & Gloria (Rutter) – Lexden Choral Society (John Chillingworth) Chorus/Trio (April 2014)

§  Aurora Jazz – Cramphorn Theatre - Recital (April 2014)

§  Be Thou my vision (Chilcott), St Mary’s Singers (Graham Wadley) - Soprano Soloist (Nov 2013)

§  The Magic Flute (Mozart) at Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds - Suffolk Opera (Glyn Paul) - Papagena (Oct 2013)

§  A Night at the Musicals – The Headgate Theatre – Aurora Voices (Sept 2013)

§  Long Melford Lunchtime Concert Series – Extracts from Magic Flute – Pamina / Papagena (Sept 2013)

§  The Ribbon (Chilcott) - Essex Young Singers Cathedral Tour (Janette Ruocco and Simon Warne) Soprano Soloist (Aug 2013)

§  “Headgate Jazz – Take Two” – Headgate Theatre, Colchester – Aurora Voices (April 2013)

§  Messiah from Scatch (Handel) – Lexden Choral Society (Sarah Blake) Chorus (April 2013)

§  Angels in the Architecture (Ticheli) - Essex Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Charles Hine) Soprano Soloist (April 2013)

§  Charity Concert for SANDS – St Michael’s Church, Galleywood – Aurora Voices (Jan 2013)

§  Dona Nobis Pacem & Song of Thanksgiving (Vaughan Williams) – Lexden Choral Society (Sarah Blake) Chorus (Nov 2012)

§  Breath of Heaven - Lexden Choral Society (Sarah Blake)- Soprano Soloist (Dec 2012)

§  My Heart is Inditing (Handel) - Lexden Choral Society (Sarah Blake) - Chorus (June 2012)

§  The Lord is my Shepherd (Rutter) Queens Jubilee Concert (Toby Parr) – Oboe Soloist (April 2012)

§  Concert for Aurora Voices – Colchester Institute (Charles Hine) – Recital (Feb 2012)

§  BBC Songs of Praise Broadcast (Sir Paul Leddington Wright) - Soprano descant (Jan 2012)

§  Requiem (Mozart) – Lexden Choral Society (Sarah Blake) - Chorus (Nov 2011)

§  German Requiem (Brahms) – Essex Choirs & Young People’s Orchestra (Mark Messenger) Chorus (April 2011)

§  God so loved the world (Chilcott) Beyond Blue (Sally Pudney) - Soprano Soloist (April 2011)

§  The Passion of Mary (Howard Blake) – Lexden Choral Society (Sarah Blake) Chorus (March 2011)

§  German Requiem (Brahms) – Coggeshall Camerata (Janette Ruocco) - Chorus (July 2010)

Training

§  Vocal training with Catherine May (2013 onwards)

§  Vocal training with Ian Ray (2006 - 2009)

§  Vocal Training with Elizabeth Stokes (2004 – 2006)

§  Piano coaching with Lesley Young (2004 – 2008)

§  Piano coaching with Beryl Humphreys (1994 – 2004)

§  Oboe coaching with Janet Brook (2000 onwards)

Education

§  Colchester Institute BA Hons in Music (Sept 2006 - June 2008)