Juliette Pochin

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One of the outstanding musical talents of her generation, Juliette Pochin combines a busy career as one of the most promising, emerging young mezzo-sopranos with her work as a record producer, composer and orchestrator. The release of Venezia marks her solo debut album which she performed, produced and composed/arranged; she is currently recording her second album.
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Juliettes voice is instantly recognisable for its smooth rich, and rounded quality which has been described as chocolaty (The Times), vibrant (London Evening Standard) simply sublime (Musical Opinion).Juliette began her musical education at just six years old, studying the violin. She went on to train at the Junior Royal Academy of Music at the age of eleven before attending the specialist music school at Wells Cathedral. Whilst there, she performed concertos and recitals both in this country (including her South Bank debut) and on tour in the Far East. She was then awarded a choral scholarship to read music at Cambridge. It was there whilst singing every day that her voice began to develop, and she was invited to sing her first opera, - Janaceks The Cunning Little Vixen. The day after the opening night, her picture appeared on the front cover of Varsity and her fate was sealed. She went on to be awarded a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from which she graduated with distinction and the highest mark of her year.Her operatic and concert career has already led her to perform at many of Europes premier venues including the Berlin Philharmonie under Sir Simon (Photo: Chris Dawes)Rattle, the Lincoln Center, New York, under Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the South Bank, the Barbican, and St Johns Smith Square with orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Philharmonia Orchestra, and London Festival Orchestra . Her operatic roles include Tisbe La Cenerentola, Madelon Il Fortunio, Dorabella Cosi, Olga Onegin, Annina Traviata and the Sorceress Dido. She most recently created the role of Flamingo Rock Star in the world premiere of the opera The Birds which toured the UK and Spain last year.As a recitalist Juliette has sung in the Purcell Room, Adrian Boult Hall and appeared in a series of recitals with Graham Johnson at the Klavier-Festival Ruhr in Germany. She can also be heard on the soundtracks to Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Star Wars- the Phantom Menace.In addition to her singing, Juliette composes and produces for a wide variety of musical ventures. As one half of the composing partnership Morgan Pochin, TV credits include the EMMY/BAFTA award-winning Kumars at No.42 and According to Bex (BBC1). Their compositions and arrangements have been broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and 3, Classic FM and on BBC and ITV television, and performed by the Philharmonia, RPO and English Chamber Orchestra, amongst others. She wrote, arranged and produced Katherine Jenkins No.1 gold-selling album Premiere, which was nominated for a Classical Brit. As a producer she has worked with artists as diverse as Julian Lloyd Webber (with whom she duets on this album) and Elton John. Morgan Pochins song Sweetest Love is included on the platinum- selling album The No.1 Classical Album 2004; they also work as orchestrators, most recently orchestrating John Lunns new opera Tangier Tattoo for Glyndebourne.VeneziaJuliette's debut album, Venezia, released in May 2006 to critical acclaim, was inspired by the great musical tradition of Venice, and features a new vocal suite of Vivaldis hugely popular Four Seasons, along with other music either linked to or inspired by Venice. She is delighted to be recording her composition Ave Maria with the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber; the album also features the guitarist Craig Ogden, best known for his recording of the music for Captain Corellis Mandolin. With her partner James Morgan, Juliette has written, arranged and produced the album. Venezia was Classic FM's Record of the Week on its release.Reviewsbest of all was Juliette Pochins chocolaty, rounded and flighty Dorabella The Timesa treat The Independentrich sounding, vibrant, impressively, vital Evening Standardcharming mezzogalvanized the plot and delighted the eye The IndependentJuliette Pochins mezzo is sublime. Musical Opinion