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Pamela Thorby
recorder
Pamela Thorby is unique
amongst recorder players in
the breadth and variety of her
work and can be heard on numerous
recordings of music
ranging from the medieval
period to the present day. She
has toured internationally as
concerto soloist, chamber
musician and orchestral player
and appeared many times at
major UK festivals and venues
including the Wigmore Hall,
the Albert Hall, Birmingham
Symphony Hall, Snape Maltings,
the Usher Hall, The
Sage, and Cadogan Hall. She
appears regularly in recital
and with ensembles such as
the English Concert, La Serenissima
and Concerto Caledonia.
Pamela’s ability to assimilate
many styles of music and
her love of improvisation have
led to her to work with many
diverse artists and she features
on all Karl Jenkins’ phenomenally
successful Adiemus
albums.
Ammonite is a new album
of her own folk/jazz-inspired
compositions.
Pamela was the driving
force behind the Palladian
Ensemble, touring worldwide
and recording ten acclaimed
albums for LINN Records. Solo
recordings on LINN include
Baroque Recorder Concertos
with Sonnerie (Gramophone
Critic’s Choice), Handel Recorder
Sonatas with Richard
Egarr (BBC Music Magazine
Chamber Music Disc of the
Month and a Gramophone
Critic’s Choice), Garden of
Early Delights with harpist
Andrew Lawrence-King (“This
is Paradise indeed”, Gramophone),
The Nightingale and
the Butterfly. French Baroque
works with lute player Elizabeth
Kenny will be released
shortly.
Pamela began teaching the
recorder at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama
shortly after graduating and is
currently Visiting Professor of
Recorder. She gives classes
and workshops in the UK and
abroad.
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