Juliet Fraser
Soprano Juliet Fraser has a repertoire dominated by the music from either end of the canon. Educated at The Purcell School and then Cambridge University, she began her singing career working for the Monteverdi Choir, Polyphony, Tenebrae and the BBC Singers. Juliet is principal soprano of EXAUDI which she founded in 2002 with composer/conductor James Weeks, and with whom she makes regular appearances at major European festivals such as Aldeburgh, Spitalfields, HCMF, Festival d’Automne, ManiFeste, Musica Strasbourg, Ars Musica, Wittener Tage and Darmstadt Ferienkurse. She is also a regular member of the soloists of Collegium Vocale Gent, directed by Philippe Herreweghe, recently recording and performing Renaissance polyphony by Lassus, Vitoria, Gesualdo and Byrd.
As a guest soloist, Juliet has performed contemporary repertoire with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Plus-Minus, Endymion and, as part of EXAUDI, with musikFabrik, Ensemble intercontemporain, L’Instant Donné, and Ensemble Modern. She has premièred well over 100 works, many of which have been written for her, and has worked particularly closely with composers Michael Finnissy, Christopher Fox, Frank Denyer, Stefano Gervasoni, James Weeks, Aaron Cassidy, Larry Goves, Matthew Shlomowitz and Andrew Hamilton. Recent highlights include collaborations with pianist Mark Knoop, Swiss ensemble We Spoke: New Music Company, and playing the role of Neige in Catherine Kontz’s new opera NEIGE for Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg.
