Lindsey James

Originally from Sheffield, Lindsey James is a London-based freelance musician and a part-time academic teacher at one of the country's leading independent schools. She loves the variety that a career in music can bring, and also enjoys working as a private tutor, choral director and workshop leader. Lindsey is also an experienced choral singer. She is currently a scholar with internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble, VOCES8, and she was a member of Harry Christophers' Genesis Sixteen cohort in 2015-16. Whilst studying for her BMus degree in 2012-15, she sang and toured with the Choir of King's College London, and afterwards gained a PGCE from the UCL Institute of Education in 2016. Recent performance highlights include step-out solos in Handel’s Messiah for Christopher Monks and the Armonico Consort, Second Witch/Chorus in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas for Eamonn Dougan at the Ryedale Festival, a tour to Norway with the VOCES8 Scholars, and concerts at Cadogan Hall and St John’s Smith Square for Michael Waldron and the London Choral Sinfonia. During her three years as a Choral Scholar, Lindsey participated in several tours to destinations including Hong Kong, Milan, Venice, Gibraltar and Paris. She has sung several times on BBC Radio 3 and 4, and features on two CDs released on the Delphian label. Most notably, Lindsey can be heard singing the Principal Soprano solo on the track ‘Nigra sum sed formosa’ by Francis Pott, on the 2016 disc In Memoriam. Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, like many musicians, Lindsey has experienced many cancellations, but she is looking forward to several re-scheduled events including Handel's Dixit Dominus (Soprano I Soloist) for Michael Cayton and the Chiltern Choir, and the premiere of Tom Smail's newly completed opera, Blue Electric. Lindsey sings for a variety of religious and secular occasions including weddings, funerals, civil ceremonies, anniversary and birthday celebrations. As a cellist, she is also able to organise instrumental ensembles such as a string quartet or trio, to perform at your event.