Soloists
Amy Wood
Yorkshire-born soprano Amy Wood began singing as a chorister in Sheffield Cathedral Girls’ Choir, before going on to study Psychology at Manchester University.Recent choral engagements have included Bach’s B Minor Mass and Handel’s L'Allegro in Carnegie Hall, a tour of Europe singing Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Orchestra of the age of Enlightenment and Masaaki Suzuki, Berlioz’ Les Troyens at Salzburger Festspiele and the BBC Proms, and Brahms’ Requiem in Amsterdam with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. She also sang at the Coronation of King Charles.
This season Amy’s solo engagements include Bach’s B Minor Mass, Couperin’s Leçons de ténèbres and Handel’s Messiah.
Amy sings regularly with many of the top professional choirs in the UK, including The Monteverdi Choir, The BBC Singers, The Eric Whitacre Singers, La Nuova Musica, The Choir Of The OAE, and she is a regular member of the Choir Of The London Oratory.
She has appeared on many film and TV soundtracks as a soloist and choir member, including Jurassic World and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. She also sang solo on the opening credits to Paul Verhoven’s latest film Benedetta and the BBC series Black Narcissus.
Upcoming engagements include Bach Motets in Leipzig and London, Mendelssohn’s Lobegesang with Andras Schiff and Beethoven 9 in Paris, Seoul and Taiwan.
Amy is a qualified psychotherapist and runs a busy private practice alongside her singing.