Rosemary Galton

Soprano

About

Rosemary Galton’s performance ... is stylish and expressive

  • Johan van Veen, Music Web International

British soprano Rosemary Galton is a versatile musician with a keen interest in historically informed performance. She has sung regularly with many top ensembles in Europe, including Huelgas Ensemble, Gabrieli Consort, the Choir of the Enlightenment, Arcangelo, Tenebrae, and The Hanover Band.

From 2017-2020 Rosemary was a member of the professional choir of the London Oratory. In 2012 she co-founded early music group Poeticall Musicke, with whom she has recorded several albums, and produced performing editions of various lesser known works from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Rosemary received her education at Clare College Cambridge, the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and the Morley College Opera School. She has studied with Laura Sarti and Mhairi Lawson.

In February 2021 Rosemary relocated to New Zealand with her family.

Performance highlights

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John Dowland Lady if you so spite me
Live recording with lutenist Jamie Akers at Brompton Cemetery Chapel, London.

J. S. Bach Cantata BWV 198 ii. Recitative “Dein Sachsen, dein bestürztes Meißen”
Live recording with Linden Baroque Orchestra at St Stephens Rosslyn Hill, London