Emily Van Evera


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Soprano vocalist. Born in northern Minnesota, Emily learned piano, flute, guitar, and period wind instruments alongside her more informal, core enjoyment of singing. Her love of early vocal repertoires led her to London, where she began to freelance with ensembles such as the Taverner Consort, the Hilliard Ensemble, Gothic Voices and Sequentia. She lives with her family in Oxfordshire, and revisits the northern US several times a year. She has appeared solo with many ensembles both live and in the studio.

ALBUMS


Marco Marazzoli, Katherine Watson, Nadine Balbeisi, Emily Van Evera, Steve Dugardin, Juan Sancho, Christian Immler, Atalante, Erin Headley
Caro Sposo - Oratorio Di Santa Caterina
2012, CD, Nimbus Alliance, Nimbus Alliance
Nancy Hadden, Emily Van Evera, Erin Headley, Paula Chateauneuf, Andrew Lawrence-King
Music from the Spanish Kingdoms
2012, CD, Album, CRD Records
Antonio Vivaldi - Taverner Choir And Players* / Parrott* / Van Evera* / Argenta* / Place* / King* / Cable*
Gloria * Magnificat
2012
The Hildegard Choir, Gulliver Ralston, Emily Van Evera
So Sweet A Melody
2010, CD, Album, Somm, ,
Choral/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary
Emily Van Evera, Christopher Morrongiello
My Lady Rich
2005, CD, Album, Avie Records
Richard Souther | Emily Van Evera | Sister Germaine Fritz OSB*
Vision | The Music Of Hildegard Of Bingen
1999
Purcell* - Taverner Choir & Players*, Emily Van Evera, Ben Parry, Andrew Parrott
Dido & Aeneas
1994, Cass, BBC Music Magazine
Purcell* - Taverner Choir & Players*, Emily Van Evera, Ben Parry, Andrew Parrott
Dido & Aeneas
1994
Georg Friedrich Händel, Emma Kirkby, Emily Van Evera, Margaret Cable, James Bowman (2), Joseph Cornwell, David Thomas (9), Andrew Parrott, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players
Messiah
1989, ,
Baroque
Andrew Parrott / Tessa Bonner / Emma Kirkby / Emily Van Evera / Nigel Rogers (2) / Taverner Consort / Taverner Choir / Taverner Players
Una "Stravanganza" Dei Medici - Intermedi (1589) Per "La Pellegrina"
1988
J.S. Bach*, Emma Kirkby, Emily Van Evera, Panito Iconomou*, Christian Immler, Michael Kilian, Rogers Covey-Crump, David Thomas (9), Taverner Consort & Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Mass In B Minor
1985, ,
Baroque
Circa 1500, Emily Van Evera
The Flower Of All Ships
Circa 1500
Music From The Spanish Kingdoms
1992, CD, Album, Musical Heritage Society
Circa 1500
Music From The Spanish Kingdoms
1989, CD, CRD Records Ltd, ,
Medieval/Renaissance
The Musicians Of Swanne Alley
In The Streets & Theatres Of London (Elizabethan Ballads & Theatre Music)
1989
Circa 1500
The Flower Of All Ships
1987, ,
Renaissance
Circa 1500
Renaissance Music From The Courts Of Mantua And Ferrara
1984, ,
Renaissance

APPEARANCES +


Orbital
Belfast
2024
PJ Harvey
B-Sides, Demos & Rarities
2022, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Landmarks | 40 Years Of Chandos
2019, 40xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Chandos, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
100 Best Sacred Music
2017, 6xCD, Comp, Warner Classics, ,
Religious/Choral/Serial/Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary
Taverner*, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Western Wind : Mass By John Taverner & Court Music For Henry VIII
2016, CD, Album, Avie Records
Various
Desert Island Discs: 40 Classical Castaway Favourites
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Sony Music, Sony Classical, ,
Classical/Romantic/Baroque/Modern
Andrew Parrott / Taverner Consort / Taverner Choir / Taverner Players
Una "Stravanganza" Dei Medici - Intermedi (1589) Per "La Pellegrina"
2013
Various
Muziek Die Je Raakt, De 100 Mooiste Klassieke Werken
2012, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Sony Music,
Various
Klara's Top 100
2012, 11xCD, Comp + Box, Klara, EMI Classics, EMI, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Neo-Romantic/Modern Classical
Various
Time Traveller: The Italian Renaissance
2012, CD, Album, EMI Classics, EMI Records Ltd., ,
Renaissance
Vladimír Godár
Querela Pacis
2011, CD, Album, Pavian Records (2), Pavian Records (2), ,
Religious/Contemporary
Various
Cambridge Audio 192kHz 24-bit HD Audio Sampler
2011, DVD-A, Comp, Smplr, Claudio Records
Antonio Vivaldi, Fabio Biondi, Gérard Lesne, David Daniels (3), Andrew Parrott, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Antonio Vivaldi
2011, CD, Comp, EMI Records, El País, Sabadell
Vivaldi*
FNAC Collection Volume 17
2010, CD, Comp, FNAC
Various
Classical Chillout 2009
2009, 2xCD, Comp, EMI,
Various
Milestones | 30 Years Of Chandos
2009, 30xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Chandos, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Ján Levoslav Bella
Church Music
2009, CD, Album, Scriptorium Musicum, ,
Choral/Classical
Orbital
2Orbital
2009
Monteverdi* – Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
Vespro Della Beata Vergine (1610) / Selva Morale E Spirituale (Excerpts)
2008
Hildegard Of Bingen* / Emma Kirkby, Andrew Lawrence-King / Gothic Voices (2), Christopher Page
Gothic Voices Gramophone Award Winners Collection
2006, 3xCD + Box, Comp, Hyperion, ,
Medieval
Vivaldi*, Various
The Very Best Of Vivaldi
2006, ,
Baroque
Various
100 Best Film Classics
2006, ,
Classical/Opera/Score/Soundtrack/Romantic/Theme/Baroque
Various
Les Plus Belles Pages De La Musique Sacrée
2005, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, ,
Baroque/Classical/Religious
Antonio Vivaldi, Fabio Biondi, Gérard Lesne, David Daniels (3), Andrew Parrott, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Antonio Vivaldi
2005, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Classics
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
2005, CD, Comp, Boo, EMI Classics, ,
Baroque
Michaelis Maieri*
Atalanta Fugiens
2004, CD, Album, Ltd, ÆNIGMA, ,
Early/Vocal
Georg Friedrich Händel
Messiah / Israel In Egypt
2004, 4xCD, Virgin Classics, ,
Classical
Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort, Choir And Players*
From Monteverdi To Vivaldi
2003, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Virgin Classics, ,
Religious/Baroque
Various
The Very Best Of Classical Chillout
2003
Henry Purcell, Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
Music For Pleasure And Devotion
2003
Johann Sebastian Bach - Taverner Consort & Players*, Andrew Parrott
Saint John Passion, Mass In B Minor, Easter Oratorio, Ascension Oratorio
2002, 5xCD + Box, Comp, Virgin Classics
Various
Euphoric Classics
2002, ,
Soundtrack/Classical
Orbital
Work 1989-2002
2002
Various
Classical Chillout 2
2002,
JS Bach* - Taverner Consort & Players*, Andrew Parrott
Mass In B Minor = Messe In H-Moll
2002
J S Bach* - Taverner Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott
Magnificat • Easter Oratorio
1999, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Virgin Veritas, Virgin Veritas, ,
Baroque/Choral/Oratorio
J S Bach* - Taverner Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott
Magnificat • Ascension Oratorio
1999, CD, Album, RE, Virgin Veritas, ,
Baroque/Choral/Oratorio
Hildegard Von Bingen, Jean Catoire
Extasia: The Music Of Jean Catoire & Hildegard Von Bingen
1999, CD, Album, Virgin Classics
Purcell*, Taverner Choir And Players*, Andrew Parrott
Dido & Aeneas
1999, CD, RE, Sony Classical, ,
Baroque
Various
New Pure Moods
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin EMI, Virgin EMI, Box Music (3), Box Music (3), ,
Ambient/Theme/Soundtrack/New Age/Modern Classical/Folk/Downtempo
Various
The Easter Collection
1997, 5xCD, Album, Comp, Promo, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Pro, EMI Classics, Η Καθημερινή, ,
Baroque
Pärt*, Palestrina*, Browne* - Fretwork, Taverner Consort & Choir, Andrew Parrott
Stabat Mater
1997
Various
Classic CD 75
1996, CD, Comp, Classic CD,
Various
Classic CD 80 - Music For Young People
1996, CD, Comp, Classic CD,
r2279’
John Parish + Polly Jean Harvey*
That Was My Veil
1996, ,
Alternative Rock
Henry Purcell, Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
Te Deum & Jubilate, My Beloved Spake, In Guilty Night
1995, CD, Virgin Veritas, ,
Baroque
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
The Christmas Album 2
1995, CD, Comp, Virgin Veritas, ,
Baroque/Choral/Early/Medieval/Modern/Contemporary/Renaissance/Romantic/Holiday
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
The Christmas Album 1
1995, CD, Comp, Virgin Veritas
Francesco Cavalli, Concerto Palatino, Bruce Dickey, Charles Toet
Vespro Della Beata Vergine
1995, ,
Baroque
Orbital
Are We Here?
1994, CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo, Internal, London Records, Barclay, ,
Techno
Andrew Parrott - Taverner Consort, Choir* & Players*
The Carol Albums: Seven Centuries Of Christmas Music
1994, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RE, Musical Heritage Society, ,
Renaissance/Religious/Medieval
Richard Souther
Vision (The Music Of Hildegard Von Bingen)
1994, ,
Tribal/Downtempo/Ambient
Taverner Players, Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott, Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria, Magnificat
1994, ,
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach
Christ Lag In Todes Banden, Oster-Oratorium
1994
Johann Sebastian Bach - Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs
Notenbüchlein Für Anna Magdalena Bach – A Selection –
1994
Harnoncourt* • Il Giardino Armonico • Leonhardt* • Brüggen* • Chanticleer • Tachezi* • Tragicomedia • Van Asperen* • St. James's Baroque Players • Bylsma* • Schröder*
Das Alte Werk (Highlights = Extraits)
1994, ,
Baroque/Classical
Hildegard Von Bingen - Richard Souther
Vision: The Music Of Hildegard Von Bingen
1994
Henry Purcell, Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
Odas Y Música Fúnebre.
1993, CD, Album, RE, Ediciones Del Prado
Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Handel: Dixit Dominus J.S. Bach: Magnificat
1993, CD, EMI Classics,
Taverner Consort, Choir* And Players* Directed By Andrew Parrott
Music For Christmas (An Anthology From The 12th To The 20th Century)
1993, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Romantic/Modern/Choral
Luigi Rossi - Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs
Le Canterine Romane
1993, ,
Baroque
Blow* - Nancy Argenta / Lynne Dawson / Stephen Varcoe / London Baroque / Charles Medlam
Venus & Adonis
1992, ,
Baroque
Thomas Morley, The Musicians Of Swanne Alley, Red Byrd
Joyne Hands (Music Of Thomas Morley)
1991, ,
Renaissance
Orbital
Orbital
1991, ,
Techno/Acid House/Leftfield/House
J S Bach* - Taverner Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott
Magnificat • Kantate No. 11 • Kantate No. 50
1990, CD, EMI Digital
Handel*, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Israel In Egypt
1990, ,
Baroque/Oratorio
Monteverdi* / Taverner Consort, Choir* And Players* - Andrew Parrott
Mass Of Thanksgiving / Danksagungs-Messe / Messe D'Action De Grâces (1631)
1989,
Baroque/Religious
Handel*, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Carmelite Vespers (1707)
1989, ,
Baroque
Handel* - Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Messiah
1989
Taverner*, Andrew Parrott, Taverner Choir
Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas A 6
1988, ,
Renaissance
Allegri* • Josquin* • Morales* • Palestrina* / Taverner Consort, Andrew Parrott
Musica Della Cappella Sistina
1987
The Musicians Of Swanne Alley, Lyle Nordstrom . Paul O'Dette
As I Went To Walsingham (Elizabethan Music . Musique Elisabéthaine)
1987
Jakob Lindberg, Robert Meunier (2), Nigel North, Paul O'Dette
Three, Four & Twenty Lutes
1986, ,
Renaissance/Baroque
Claudio Monteverdi – Taverner Consort, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Vespro Della Beata Vergine (1610)
1984, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Religious
Guillaume de Machaut - Emma Kirkby, Margaret Philpot, Rogers Covey-Crump, Gothic Voices (2), Christopher Page
The Mirror Of Narcissus (Songs By Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377))
1983, ,
Medieval
The Tallis Scholars
English Madrigals
1982
Abbess Hildegard Of Bingen* – Gothic Voices (2), Emma Kirkby, Christopher Page
A Feather On The Breath Of God
1982
Various
Seventeenth-Century England: Music 2
1981, LP, Open University, ,
Baroque
Purcell* - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas (9), Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Dido & Aeneas
1981
Various
The Legend Of Sacred Music - From Allegri's Miserere To Barber's Agnus Dei
2xCD, Comp, Virgin Classics, ,
Baroque/Classical/Modern/Contemporary/Romantic
Various
Top 40 Classical (The Ultimate Top 40 Collection)
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music
Various
Ich Mag Keine Klassik, Aber Das Gefällt Mir
2015, 15xCD, Comp + Box, RCA Red Seal, Sony Music, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern/Contemporary
Various
Classical Christmas
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Warner Classics, ,
Holiday
Various
The Angels Sing The Ultimate Collection (39 Of The Most Heavenly Voices On Earth)
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Warner Music Singapore,
Various
Popera Stars (32 Beautiful Popera Songs In The World) = 팝페라 스타 : 최고의 팝페라 스타들이 불러주는 팝페라/크로스오버 명곡
2013, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Music Korea, Warner Music Korea
Various
Spirits: Music For The Soul 2012
2012, 2xCD, Comp, EMI, ,
Ambient/Tribal
Various
Christmas : 115 Original Hits
2009, 6xCD, Comp, EMI
Various
100 Best Spiritual
2006, 6xCD, Comp, EMI, Virgin Classics, ,
Religious/Choral/Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
Angels (The Divine Voices Of Today's Earth Angels)
2005, CD, Comp, EMI Music Singapore,
Various
Ambient Classics
2003, CD, Comp, HMV Classics,
Various
Eterea (La Musica Dell'Anima Più Bella Del Mondo)
2000, ,
Ambient
Various
Een Wereld van Religies
1999, CD, Comp, EMI Premium,
Various
Con Amore - Passion & Meditation
1996, CD, Comp, BMG Finland Oy, ,
New Age
Various
Mystica
1996
Various
Voices From The World = קולות מן העולם
1995, ,
Chanson/Tribal/Reggae-Pop/Nueva Cancion/Ambient/Modern Classical/Downtempo/Dub/Medieval/Religious/Folk
Various
This Is the Crossover Music
Cass, Comp, EMI Music Korea, ,
Instrumental/Choral
Orbital
Orbital