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| | Clare Wilkinson (Mezzo-soprano) - Short Biography |
 | | The daughter of a choral conductor and a singer, the English mezzo-soprano, Clare Wilkinson, started her musical activities early, joining her father’s choir, The William Byrd Singers of Manchester, at 14 and giving her first professional solo concert with Musica Antiqua of London at 16. |
 | | After several years singing with many London groups (including The Cardinall’s Musick, Tenebrae, Trinity Baroque, The English Concert, The Tallis Scholars and The Sixteen) Clare Wilkinson took up a scholarship to study with Hazel Wood at Trinity College of Music, London, where she won the Early Music, Lieder, English Song and Oratorio/Cantata Prizes. |
 | | Still a passionate vocal consort singer also, Clare Wilkinson is a member of I Fagiolini (winners in May 2006 of a Royal Philharmonic Society Award) with whom she has a busy schedule of concerts and tours. |
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