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Elenor Bowers-Jolley - Soprano

With MCS - Mozart Mass in C Minor, 11th November 2006

Born and raised in rural Norfolk, Elenor began to study voice under the auspices of Eileen Price at GSMD Junior School. She continued to study with Eileen until completing her Bachelor of Music at Royal Holloway University of London in 2000.
In 2004 Elenor Graduated from the University of East Anglia with her Masters in Music Performance Studies. Elenor continues her vocal studies with Miriam Bowen and Jeff Howard at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

On a professional level Elenor has performed extensive Oratorio, including Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Bach’s Sleepers Wake, Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. On the concert platform - both at home and abroad - she has performed in numerous recitals including works by Strauss, Mozart, Menotti, Wolff, Handel and Trevor Hold. Vocal prizes to date include the Mabel Christopher Linwood and Margaret Tann Awards for young singers, the BBC National Chorus of Wales Scholarship and sponsorship from the EMI/Laura Ashley Fund.

Operatic roles include Adele (Die Fledermaus), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Suzanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Elizetta (The Secret Marriage) and Éclair (Von Suppe-Ten Belles in Search of a Ring). Elenor also had the honour of leading the National Anthem in May 2005 for the Coca-Cola Cup play-offs at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Future engagements include Handel’s Messiah for the English Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah by Candlelight series.

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