Dame Emma Kirkby; NULLA IN MUNDO PAX; Antonio Vivaldi

This channel is the reestablishment of previous channels that have been sadly terminated. Dame Emma Kirkbysoprano Christopher Hogwoodconductor The Academy of Ancient Music 1989 Born: February 26, 1949 Canbridge, England The English soprano, Emma (Carolyn) Kirkby, studied classics at Oxford and received vocal training from Jessica Cash. Originally, she had no expectations of becoming a professional singer. As a classics student at Oxford and then a schoolteacher she sang for pleasure in choirs and small groups, always feeling at home most in Renaissance and Baroque repertoire. Emma Kirkby joined the Taverner Choir in 1971 and in 1973 began her long association with the Consort of Musicke. She made her debut in London in 1974 and then specialized in Early music. Emma took part in the early Decca Florilegium recordings with both the Consort of Musicke and the Academy of Ancient Music, at a time when most collegetrained sopran