Born in London, Tessa Bonner began her musical career working for BBC Television as a production assistant in Music and Arts. She then obtained a music degree at Leeds University, where she started singing lessons with Honor Sheppard of the Deller Consort. After continuing her vocal studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she became a member of various leading ensembles including the Tallis Scholars, Taverner Consort, Gabrieli Consort, King's Consort and New London Consort. She has appeared frequently at London's South Bank and Wigmore Hall, as well as performing extensively throughout Europe, the USA, Japan, Australia, Singapore and China. Recent concerts have included the Aldeburgh Festival with the Orlando Consort, the Brighton Early Music Festival with Musica Secreta and the Tallis Scholars and performances of the Monteverdi Vespers with the Gabrieli
Consort at Christ Church, Spitalfields.
In addition to those with the Tallis Scholars, her numerous recordings include Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers, Bach's St John Passion and B minor Mass with the Taverner Consort, Monteverdi's Orfeo and Il Ballo delle Ingrate with the New London Consort, the Purcell Odes with the King's Consort, the Vivaldi Gloria and Bach Magnificat with Richard Hickox and Purcell's sacred music with Philippe Herreweghe.
Tessa has enjoyed teaching private singing pupils since 2000. |
