Susan Hamilton (soprano)

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Susan Hamilton (born 1970) is a Scottish soprano focusing on Baroque and Contemporary music [1]

Her earliest musical education was as a chorister at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh where she was one of he first girl choristers and as a pupil at St Mary's Music School in [2] Edinburgh.

Susan performs at major international festivals [3] and has worked with conductors such as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Philippe Herreweghe, Paul McCreesh, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Ton Koopman; Composers such as Fabian Fiorini, Ronald Stevenson, Pascal Dusapin, Witold Lutoslawski and Peter Nelson. [4] Along with Ben Parry she was co-founder and formerly artistic director of the Dunedin Consort. [5] Susan recently co-founded a new ensemble on the Scottish cultural scene, Laudonia. [6]

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References

  1. Industry Directory retrieved 2009-11-03
  2. Dundee Concert Listing retrieved 2009-11-03
  3. Czech Festival Listing retrieved 2009-11-03
  4. Industry Directory retrieved 2009-11-03
  5. Dunedin Consort webpage retrieved 2009-11-03
  6. Purdie, Una (4 August 2023). "Scottish baroque ensemble 'Laudonia' launch a six concert tour". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2024.