Bio

Lauren was born on the Isle of Lewis and brought up on folk music. A fluent Gaelic speaker, she began competing in the Mòd at an early age, and went on to win awards at the National Mòd, making numerous TV and radio appearances. Although she arrived at the University of St Andrews in 2013 to study Physics, she spent the majority of her time involved in musical activities, notably with Byre Opera and the University of St Andrews Opera Society. With these groups she performed the roles of Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw), Athamas (Semele) and Chocholka (The Cunning Little Vixen), among others. After graduating, she undertook an MA in Solo Voice Ensemble Singing at the University of York, under the supervision of Robert Hollingworth, before moving to London. She has lived and worked here since 2018, and has recently graduated with distinction from the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied under Alex Ashworth. She has given concerts in venues across the United Kingdom and Europe, and has performed under the batons of Andrew Parrott, John Eliot Gardiner and Semyon Bychkov, among others.