DAME EMMA KIRKBY
AND THE THEATRE OF EARLY MUSIC
directed by Daniel Taylor
ers; with the Royal Academy Baroque Orchestra the first recording of the newly-rediscovered “Gloria” by Handel; and with the Romantic Chamber group of London, “Chanson d’amour” – songs by the American composer Amy Beach, who died in 1944.
Most recent of all: an anthology, “Classical Kirkby”, devised and performed with Anthony Rooley, also on the BIS label, 1999; Cantatas by Cataldo Amodei, also for BIS, 2004; with Fretwork, consort songs by William Byrd, for Harmonia Mundi USA, 2005; Scarlatti “Stabat Mater” with Daniel Taylor, for ATMA, 2006; “Honey from the Hive”, songs of John Dowland, with Anthony Rooley, for BIS, 2006: and “Musique and Sweet Poetrie”, also for BIS, 2007 – lute songs from Europe with Jakob Lindberg.
In 1999 Emma was voted Artist of the Year by Classic FM Radio listeners; in November 2000 she received the Order of the British Empire, and in June 2007 was delighted to be included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for appointment as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In June 2008 Emma received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Oxford University, and in 2011 received the Queen Medal for Music from Queen Elizabeth II. In a recent survey of critics to find “The greatest sopranos”, BBC Music Magazine placed Emma at number 10. While such things are inevitably parochial, partial, controversial, and outdated as soon as they appear, she is pleased at the recognition this implies for an approach to singing that values ensemble, clarity and stillness alongside the more usual factors of volume and display.
Despite all the recording activity, Emma still prefers live concerts, especially the pleasure of repeating programmes with colleagues; every occasion, every venue and every audience combine to create something new from this wonderful repertoire.
Source :
www.imsq.ca/eng/programmation-2011/programmation-2012/emma-kirkby.asp
Artistes : Emma Kirkby, Daniel Taylor
Category : Spectacle | Music | Concert | Sacred
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