#meetthesoloist Emily Dickens read music at Trinity College, Cambridge where she was a choral scholar, before joining the critically acclaimed British vocal ensemble VOCES8 as their soprano for eight years. Emily has directed services for BBC Radio 4 and directs choral workshops all over the world for professional, amateur and student choirs, universities, schools and communities. She was Chorus Director for Gabrieli’s Gramophone and BBC Music Award-winning recording of Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius and conducted the National Youth Choir in a recording of contemporary commissions. (fb)

#meetthesoloist Winner of the Berlin Opera Academy’s Luxton award and a finalist in the 2024 LCS Singing Competition, Samuel Jenkins is a British tenor of “operatic richness and delectability” (Haddo Arts). Samuel trained at the Royal College of Music under David Rendall, graduating with Distinction, and he now studies with Antonio Lemmo. Now a Vicar Choral with the renowned choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, Samuel also performs with a number of the country’s top ensembles including the Monteverdi Choir, Arcangelo and The Sixteen. (fb)