Cecilia Osmond, soprano
The Canadian-born soprano Cecilia Osmond is heard frequently as a soloist and as a member of elite vocal ensembles, such as The Cardinall’s Musick and The Tallis Scholars. She was educated at St Paul’s Girls’ School, London and Trinity College, Cambridge. During her postgraduate study at the Royal Academy of Music she was awarded the Ethel Bilsland and Van Smit Singing prizes, and the Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
Cecilia enjoys an increasing profile as a soloist, in repertoire stretching from the early Baroque to the present day. Notable performances include the title role in Handel’s Theodora with Nicholas McGegan at the Spitalfields Festival, Bach’s Weihnachts-Oratorium with the Gabrieli Consort and Paul McCreesh, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with the London Mozart Players, and Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with the New London Consort at Westminster Cathedral.
Cecilia can be heard on over forty recordings, including solo appearances on award-winning discs with Polyphony and The King’s Consort. Her recording of J.S. Bach’s solo cantata O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit BWV210 is available on the Cantoris label.