Emily Jennings is a British soprano based in London. Described as “an extremely engaging singer with a real gift for storytelling” (Association of English Singers and Speakers), Emily is a Britten Pears Young Artist (cohort of 2023-24) as an Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Award holder. Emily is also a SongEasel Young Artist (cohort of 2023-24). Emily graduated with Distinction from the Royal College of Music where she completed both an undergraduate and master’s degree as an award holder supported by an Alice Templeton award. Emily was awarded first prize for the Brooks Van Der Pump English Song Competition during her studies. Emily was recently selected to perform in the live rounds of the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition as well as being awarded 2nd Prize in the AESS Patricia Routledge National English Song Competition.
Emily is a passionate performer of song and loves nothing more than to curate and perform recitals with collaborative musicians as well as taking every opportunity to give lesser known works a platform. She has performed at Wigmore Hall, the Britten Studio at Snape Maltings and the Cadogan Hall amongst many of the UK’s most exciting recital platforms. Emily has a long love of folk music and regularly performs in traditional folk music sessions across the UK and beyond. She thrilled to make her solo debut at Glastonbury Festival last year where she performed a self-accompanied recital of traditional folk songs and English art songs on the Mandala Stage in the Green Futures Field.
Emily is also a keen singer of concert music and has performed with many of the UK and Europe's ensembles including the Utopia Orchestra and Choir, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Britten Sinfonia and Voices, and the London Handel Orchestra and Singers. She has performed as part of many large-scale classical music events such as the Aldeburgh Festival, the Salzberger Festspiele and the BBC Proms.