Rowena is a soprano hailing from Kent, where she began singing in Rochester Cathedral. She went on to study Music at Durham University, where she was a choral scholar at the College of St Hild and St Bede, as well as a member of Durham Opera Ensemble, and a participant in the Samling Academy. A versatile singer, she is as comfortable on the stage in an operatic role as she is in a choral or consort setting.
Operatic roles with the Durham Opera Ensemble include The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and Tytania in Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, both with the Durham Operatic Ensemble.
Rowena is also a concert soloist, with engagements including Bach’s St John Passion, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, and Purcell’s King Arthur. She has given solo recitals in a wide range of styles, including Brahms, Britten, Purcell, and Rachmaninoff.
Rowena is an experienced choral and consort singer. She sings with Commotio, the acclaimed contemporary choral ensemble based in Oxford, dedicated to performing and promoting modern choral music. She is also regularly engaged in professional work at various London church choirs, with whom she has made several radio performances.
She also regularly sings in cathedrals across the UK, including with the Matthaeus Consort at St Paul’s and Southwark Cathedrals, and with the Gundulf Consort in Rochester and Canterbury Cathedrals, as well as internationally at Himmerod Abbey, Germany.