Susan Hamilton
Scottish soprano Susan Hamilton specialises in baroque and contemporary music.
She is in demand as a soloist working with many conductors including Raphael Frühbeck de Burgos, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Philippe Herreweghe, Jos van Immerseel, Robert King, Ton Koopman, Paul McCreesh, Masaaki Suzuki and John Butt. She has collaborated with many great composers Richard Allain, Harvey Brough, Pascal Dusapin, Gabriel Jackson, Witold Lutoslawski, James MacMillan, Peter Nelson, Ronald Stevenson, Bill Sweeney and Errollyn Wallen.
She has performed with many leading European orchestras and ensembles including the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, A Sei Voci, Cantus Cölln, Collegium Vocale Ghent, Florilegium, Flanders Recorder Quartet, Gabrieli Consort, Il Gardellino, Irish Baroque Orchestra, The New London Consort, Ensemble Plus Ultra, The Rare Fruits Council and Ricercar Consort.
Susan has appeared at major international festivals in Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, Mexico and the US including the Edinburgh International Festival, Boston Early Music Festival, La Folle Journée, Melbourne, St Magnus, Salzburg and Utrecht.
Susan broadcasts regularly on both television and radio. Her solo recordings include A’e Gowden Lyric a recital of songs by Ronald Stevenson with pianist John Cameron, Dallapiccola’s Quattro Liriche di Antonio Machado, (Delphian Records), Haydn’s Scots songs (Flora), Alfonso Ferrabosco songs with the Ricercar Consort, Purcell’s Ode to St Cecilia’s Day with Philippe Herreweghe and The Walsingham Consort Books with La Caccia.
As principal soprano and co-artistic director of the Dunedin Consort, Susan has attained critical acclaim, in particular for her performances in the award winning recordings of Handel’s Messiah, Galatea in Handel’s Acis & Galatea, Bach’s Matthew Passion and his Mass in B Minor for Linn Records under John Butt.
Recent work includes performances of Vivaldi Motets with Portland Baroque Orchestra in Oregon (US) directed by Monica Huggett and performances with Mr McFall’s Chamber. In the New Year she has been invited back to Dublin to work with Irish Baroque Orchestra as the featured soloist in the 2012 Masterworks Series performing solo Bach Cantatas and Vivaldi Motets. Susan has recently recorded the title role in Handel’s Esther with Dunedin Consort due for release in the spring next year, as is a recording Haydn and Geminiani Scots Song arrangements with the Rare Fruits Council.
