Emily Jennings

London-based Soprano

London-based Soprano Emily Jennings is a song specialist and passionate recitalist with a particular fondness for folk music and storytelling. Described as ‘an extremely engaging singer with not only a marvellous instrument but a real gift for story-telling’ (Association of English Singers and Speakers), Emily is a Britten Pears Young Artist (Elizabeth Harewood Memorial Award Holder), a SongEasel Young Artist and graduate of the Royal College of Music (Master of Vocal Performance with Distinction). She was awarded 1st Prize in the Brooks Van Der Pump English Song Competition during her studies.

Emily was recently selected alongside the late Emily Hoh (collaborative pianist) to perform in the live rounds of the 2024 Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. She was also awarded 2nd Prize in the Association of English Singers and Speakers’ English Song Competition as well as 2nd Prize in the London Choral Sinfonia’s Leach Award for Singing Competition.

Emily is delighted to have been selected as one of the 2025 fellows for the Cincinnati Song Initiative’s Fellowship of the Song.

Emily’s personal recent performing highlights include partaking in recital performances and masterclasses as part of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme in Snape Maltings, performing Holst’s Hymn’s from the Rig Veda and Savitri with the Britten Sinfonia and Voices as part of the Aldeburgh Festival and performing a solo set of folk songs at Glastonbury Festival as part of the Green Futures Field programming. Emily loves nothing more than to curate and perform recitals with collaborative musicians and she relishes the opportunity to give lesser known works a platform. Emily performs as part of the recently formed voice/guitar duo Madrugada with award winning guitarist Cassie Mathews (Lennox Berkeley Guitar Prize winner); 2025 projects include a tour of recitals with performances of works such as Benjamin Britten’s Songs from the Chinese and Lennox Berkeley’s Songs of the Half Light.

Emily’s upcoming engagements include touring Paris, Berlin and Antwerp with the Utopia Orchestra and Chorus in Peter Sellar’s production of Purell’s The Indian Queen.

‘An extremely engaging singer with not only a marvellous instrument but a real gift for story-telling’ Association of English Singers and Speakers

London-based Soprano Emily Jennings is a song specialist and passionate recitalist with a particular fondness for folk music and storytelling.

London-based Soprano Emily Jennings is a song specialist and passionate recitalist with a particular fondness for folk music and storytelling. Described as ‘an extremely engaging singer with not only a marvellous instrument but a real gift for story-telling’ (Association of English Singers and Speakers), Emily is a Britten Pears Young Artist (Elizabeth Harewood Memorial Award Holder), a SongEasel Young Artist and graduate of the Royal College of Music (Master of Vocal Performance with Distinction). She she was awarded 1st Prize in the Brooks Van Der Pump English Song Competition during her studies. Emily was recently selected alongside the late Emily Hoh (collaborative pianist) to perform in the live rounds of the 2024 Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. She was also awarded 2nd Prize in the Association of English Singers and Speakers’ English Song Competition as well as 2nd Prize in the London Choral Sinfonia’s Leach Award for Singing Competition. Emily is delighted to have been selected as one of the 2025 fellows for the Cincinnati Song Initiative’s Fellowship of the Song.

Emily’s personal recent performing highlights include partaking in recital performances and masterclasses as part of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme in Snape Maltings, performing Holst’s Hymn’s from the Rig Veda and Savitri with the Britten Sinfonia and Voices as part of the Aldeburgh Festival and performing a solo set of folk songs at Glastonbury Festival as part of the Green Futures Field programming. Emily loves nothing more than to curate and perform recitals with collaborative musicians and she relishes the opportunity to give lesser known works a platform. Emily performs as part of recently formed voice/guitar duo Madrugada with award winning guitarist Cassie Mathews (Lennox Berkeley Guitar Prize winner); 2025 projects include a tour of recitals with performances of works such as Benjamin Britten’s Songs from the Chinese and Lennox Berkeley’s Songs of the Half Light.

Emily’s upcoming engagements include touring Paris, Berlin and Antwerp with the Utopia Orchestra and Chorus in Peter Sellar’s production of Purell’s The Indian Queen.