Abigail Barker
Abigail Barker ist eine 23-jährige Sopranistin aus Nottingham, die derzeit ihr Abschlussjahr im Fach Gesang am Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance bei Patricia Rozario OBE und der Vokalcoachin Helen Yorke absolviert.
Mit besonderer Leidenschaft für das Kunstlied gewann sie mit ihrer Duo-Partnerin Celia Margalef Boquera den ersten Preis beim Trinity Laban English Song Competition. Außerdem war sie Finalistin bei den Wettbewerben für Elisabeth Schumann Lieder und französisches Lied (Lilian Ash) und vertrat Trinity Laban bei den Junior Kathleen Ferrier Awards. Abigail erhielt zudem den ersten Preis beim Liz Chant Bursary-Wettbewerb in Nottingham, was zu Soloauftritten mit dem Nottingham Bach Choir führte – u. a. mit Roger Quilters Seven Elizabethan Lyrics und Madeline Drings Shakespeare Songs.
Ihre besondere Liebe zur Barockmusik zeigte sich bei der Sommerakademie „SienAgosto“ unter der Leitung von Michael Chance im Jahr 2023, wo sie in der Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena und Kirchen der Contrada di Valdimontone als Solistin auftrat. Sie arbeitete dort u. a. mit Lynne Dawson, Elisabeth Priday und Daniel Taylor. 2024 nahm sie an der Oxenfoord International Summer Academy teil und wirkte in Opernszenen mit – u. a. als Elisabetta in CimarosasIl Matrimonio Segreto und als Cobweb in Brittens Ein Sommernachtstraum.
Abigail war Mitglied des Chors der Old Royal Naval College Chapel und sang u. a. in Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem in der Royal Festival Hall sowie bei der Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration (BBC Songs of Praise). Sie tritt regelmäßig mit der OperaMakers Company unter Panaretos Kyriatzidis auf und sang zuletzt im Rahmen eines Konzerts zum Internationalen Frauentag Werke von Margaret Bonds, Amy Beach und Ethel Smyth.
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Abigail Barker is a 23-year-old Nottingham born Soprano, currently in her final year of BMus Vocal Studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, under the tutelage of Patricia Rozario OBE and Helen Yorke, Vocal Coach. With a huge passion for art song, Abigail recently received the first prize in the Trinity Laban English Song Competition with her duo partner Celia Margalef Boquera, whom she regularly performs with in concert. As well as this, she has performed as a finalist in the Elisabeth Schumann Lieder and Lilian Ash French Song Competitions and was also chosen to represent Trinity Laban in the Junior Kathleen Ferrier Awards, back in October of 2022. Furthermore, Abigail received the first prize in the Liz Chant Bursary Competition, held in Nottingham, which then lead for solo opportunities with the Nottingham Bach Choir, where she performed Roger Quilter’s Seven Elizabethan Lyrics and Madeline Drings Shakespeare Songs in their summer concert of last year. With a particular love for Baroque Music, Abigail took part in Michael Chance’s Summer Academy ‘SienAgosto’ in the Summer of 2023, where she was able to sing as a soloist at the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena as well as in beautiful churches and cathedrals across the Contrada di Valdimontone. As well as studying with Michael, she had the opportunity to work with Lynne Dawson, Elisabeth Priday and Daniel Taylor. In the summer of 2024, Abigail took part in the Oxenfoord International Summer Academy, founded by Malcolm Martineau and was chosen to take part in the opera scenes, performing as Elisabetta from Cimarosa’s ‘Il Matrimonio Segreto’ and Cobweb in Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. She has also benefitted from Masterclasses with renowned artists, including Ailish Tynan, Pascal Rogé, Janis Kelly, Judith Howarth and Catherine Wyn-Rogers.
Abigail is a former member of the Old Royal Naval College Chapel Choir and has performed in a wide array of exciting concerts, including a performance of Brahm’s ‘Ein Deutches Requiem’, held at the Royal Festival Hall and singing with the choir on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration on BBC Songs of Praise. She also performs with the OperaMakers company, run by Paneretos Kyriatzidis, and most recently performed in the chorus for their concert celebrating International Womens Day, including works by Margaret Bonds, Amy Beach and Ethel Smyth.
