Biography / Programme notes
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Full-length biography
SINGER (194 words)
Lesley-Jane Rogers is heralded as one of the most versatile soloists of her generation, and is renowned for her captivating and evocative performances. An established concert soloist, her extensive repertoire numbers several hundred works, encompassing both the mainstream panoply and many more-unusual pieces. An exuberant performer when required, she is a natural choice for large-scale items, and for new works in particular. She studied singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music where she won several prizes, and has since been made an ‘Associate’ in recognition of her eminence in the profession.
Lesley-Jane has worked with many leading conductors and orchestras, and her discography numbers some 40+ recordings, including several new-music releases for the specialist label Metier, as well as various English composer CDs for the Divine Art, Toccata Classics, Campion/Cameo, Hyperion, Prima Facie and Carma labels. A keen exponent of contemporary music, Lesley-Jane has given more than 200 premières, and is honoured to be the dedicatee of various songs and song cycles. Large-scale premières include Joseph Phibbs’ Tenebrae,and Michael Finnissy’s Favourite Poets, but it is perhaps for her numerous chamber music recitals that she is best known.
SINGER & COMPOSER (148 words)
Known primarily as a singer, Lesley-Jane Rogers is heralded as one of the most versatile soloists of her generation, and is renowned for her captivating and evocative performances. She studied singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music where she won several prizes (including one for harmony & composition), and has since been made an ‘Associate’ in recognition of her eminence in the profession. She has worked with many leading conductors and orchestras, and her discography numbers some 40+ recordings, largely comprising works by British composers and/or new-music releases.
In recent years she has devoted more time to composition, with choral music in particular an obvious medium for her creative outpourings. She is delighted to have had works performed at Wells Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral, Manchester Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, St Albans Abbey and St Bride's Fleet Street among others, as well as by the BBC Singers.
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Lesley-Jane Rogers is heralded as one of the most versatile soloists of her generation, and is renowned for her captivating and evocative performances. An established concert soloist, her extensive repertoire numbers several hundred works, encompassing both the mainstream panoply and many more-unusual pieces. An exuberant performer when required, she is a natural choice for large-scale items, and for new works in particular. She studied singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music where she won several prizes, and has since been made an ‘Associate’ in recognition of her eminence in the profession.
Lesley-Jane has worked with many leading conductors and orchestras, and her discography numbers some 40+ recordings, including several new-music releases for the specialist label Metier, as well as various English composer CDs for the Divine Art, Toccata Classics, Campion/Cameo, Hyperion, Prima Facie, and Carma labels. A keen exponent of contemporary music, Lesley-Jane has given more than 200 premières, and is honoured to be the dedicatee of various songs and song cycles.
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Lesley-Jane Rogers is heralded as one of the most versatile soloists of her generation, and is renowned for her captivating and evocative performances. An established concert soloist, her extensive repertoire numbers several hundred works, encompassing both the mainstream panoply and many more-unusual pieces. She studied singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music where she won several prizes, and has since been made an ‘Associate’ in recognition of her eminence in the profession.
She has worked with many leading conductors and orchestras, and her discography numbers some 40+ recordings, including many new-music releases and various British composer CDs. She has given more than 200 premières, and is honoured to be the dedicatee of various songs and song cycles.
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Lesley-Jane Rogers is heralded as one of the most versatile soloists of her generation, and is renowned for her captivating and evocative performances. An established concert soloist, her extensive repertoire numbers several hundred works, encompassing both the mainstream panoply and many more-unusual pieces. She studied singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music where she won several prizes, and has since been made an ‘Associate’ in recognition of her eminence in the profession. She has given more than 200 premières, and her discography numbers some 40+ recordings, including many new-music releases and various British composer CDs.
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Lesley-Jane Rogers is heralded as one of the most versatile soloists of her generation, and is renowned for her captivating and evocative performances. An established concert soloist, her extensive repertoire numbers several hundred works, encompassing both the mainstream panoply and many more-unusual pieces. She studied singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music where she won several prizes, and has since been made an ‘Associate’ in recognition of her eminence in the profession.
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Heralded as one of the most versatile soloists of her generation, Lesley-Jane Rogers is renowned for her captivating and evocative performances. She has given more than 200 premières, and is honoured to be the dedicatee of various songs and song cycles. Her discography numbers some 40+ recordings.