Deborah Roberts graduated from Nottingham University with an MA in the editing and interpretation of Renaissance and Baroque music and thas since combined singing in various professional early music ensembles with a variety of activities including teaching, researching and conducting.
She sang for many years with the Tallis Scholars, with whom she gave over a thousand concerts, but she has also made solo appearances with several other noted ensembles including the Consort of Musicke, the Deller Consort, London Baroque and the English Concert, as well as several solo recordings.
Having a great interest in the Italian renaissance and early baroque, she has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the university of Southampton, engaged in a research project into female vocal ensembles in 16th - century Italy, but she also regularly gives lectures and directs workshops at various other universities, colleges and summer schools . Another area of research has been into music composed by 17th - century nuns. She founded the ensemble Musica Secreta to perform much of this rare music, and the group has now released 6 CDs to high critical acclaim.
Deborah co founded Brighton Early Music Festival in 2002 - now in its 8th year!
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