About Elaine

Elaine Huckle started singing in her early years at Trinity College with Irene Bell. During this period she sang at London Venues and also backed Peter Skellern’s records. She continued her studies with Mavis Bennett and then had opportunities to perform in the televised production of Benvenuto Cellini in the Berlioz Festival in Lyons. During this period she travelled throughout Europe with John McCarthy and Pro Musica Chorus and studied with coaches from Birmingham Conservatoire Stuart Smith and Janet Edmunds.

The Birmingham Conservatoire has shown great interest in Elaine and has written an article in their magazine about her life and career. Elaine now sings as a soloist in recitals and oratoria throughout the country.

Unfortunately, because of cancer her career was put on hold, but during this time she made a CD with Andrew Fletcher as organist for Cancer Research. Elaine worked with many schools during this period including King Edward VI School (Camp Hill) orchestra and choir and King Edward VI School (Five Ways) in Birmingham. She also performed with Robert Hamwee and Pro Musica Chorus and the Birmingham Conservatoire Orchestra. Anna Morris (Cellist) and Elaine performed arias from Julius Caesar and The Messiah.

Elaine is also very versatile and has sung at many places such as the Crystal Glass Centre and Burnham Market Festival, singing old favourites by Ivor Novello as well as Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory. Sargents have worked with Elaine in Birmingham with the Midlands Hospital Choir and the Midlands Sinfonia. Nigel Morley conducted a Summer Concert where she performed Weber and Schubert. She sang with Andrew Jackman and his choir, the Cecilian Singers and Solihull School Chapel Choir and St Martins Girls Choir. Here she performed works by Cilea and Mascagni and contrasting folk songs.

Elaine has taken part in many radio interviews and Birmingham, West Midlands and Saga Radio have played her music. Last Christmas she sang in a final concert as she left Birmingham including South Birmingham Schools, all the proceeds of this went to Malawi. She also sang in Banbury in 2007 with Roddie Williams and the Accompanist of the Year. Louis Demetrius Alvanis heard her sing and asked her to perform at St John’s Smith Square. Consequently Elaine is a singer who is gaining recognition not only for her fight against cancer but also for her powerful and beautiful voice and she now works with international artists from all over the world.

Concerts featuring outstanding International Artists at Kempston and Biddenham.

The 2008 Kempston and Biddenham International Festival commenced on 26 April with a piano recital by Louis Demetrius Alvanis. The recital featured works by Mozart, Chopin, Ravel and Debussy. Alvanis performs throughout Europe and in the USA every season, and his numerous CD recordings have been highly acclaimed by the international press. The next event in the series was a song recital on 3rd May given by Elaine Huckle with Ian Clarke on the piano. The programme included works by Handel, Brahms and Wagner. Elaine Huckle sings as a soloist in recitals and oratorio throughout the UK. Her CD ‘The Holy City ‘ has been a huge success. A solo cello recital by David Johnstone on 7th June featured contemporary world music composed for unaccompanied cello from 1966 to the present day. Johnstone’s recent CD release for Warner Music reached the top ten in the European i-tunes charts. The series continues with a solo violin recital with Silvano Minella playing unaccompanied works by Bach at St James’ Church, Biddenham. Minella is a distinguished international soloist and professor at the Milan Conservatory. This year’s Festival finishes on 5th July with a piano recital by Paolo Vairo at All Saints Church, Kempston. The programme includes works by Chopin and Schumann. Paolo Vairo is based in the USA where he is Artist in Residence at Temple University, Philadelphia; he makes a welcome return appearance at the Festival.

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