......I liked Joanne Heald's Larina: a stylish, unpresumptuos, Chekovian maternal presence... Opera Now Magazine

... I want to hear some more from this singer.....gorgeous singing.... CD Baby

Musical Education

Trinity College of Music   Postgraduate Diploma in Singing   2003 - 2005

Trinity College of Music   BMus (Hons) 2:1    1999 - 2003

PG Cert. in Higher Education 2011

Awards/Competitions

Postgraduate Scholarship                        Trinity College of Music    September 2004

Silver Medal for Vocal Achievement       Trinity College of Music    October 2003

Finalist in the Roy Pleasance Prize          Trinity College of Music    February 2004

Advanced Performers Certificate             Trinity College London      November 1998

Lieder Prize                                              Swansea Festival of Voice March 1998

Vocal Duet Prize                                       Swansea Festival of Voice March 1998 

Recordings

Sacred Songs, Soprano Soloist, recorded at Thornton Heath Church by Colin Howes 2008

Session Singing and Backing Vocals, Kingsway Music 2010 - present

Filmed Opera

Principal Chorus, The Magic Flute, director: Kenneth Branagh, Shepperton Studios,

Fully Staged Opera

Father (all female cast) Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck, MD: Andrew Morley, Runaway Opera, People's Theatre London,

Woman and Nun Saint of Bleeker Street Menotti, MD: Gregory Rose, Peacock Theatre, West End London,

Madame Larina Eugene Onegin Tchaikowsky, director: Matt Lane, New Youth Opera, Jackson's Lane Theatre,

Chorus The Bartered Bride Smetena , director: Matt Lane   New Youth Opera, Jackson's Lane Theatre,

Opera Scenes

Fiordiligi Cosi fan tutte

Ellen Orford Peter Grimes Britten

Zdenka  Arabella Strauss                                All at TCM Opera Showcases

Governess The Turn of the Screw Britten

Bella   Midsummer Marriage Tippet

Musicals

Sarah   Ragtime Scene   Ahrens and Flaherty dir:DEM management, White Boar Theatre, London 

 Sukie Witches of Eastwick Scene dir:DEM management, White Boar Theatre, London.

 The Stepmother Hansel and Gretel Neely Bruce, MD: Neely Bruce, Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford.

 Oratorio/sacred

Schubert Mass in G Soprano Soloist, The Bexley Choir,Conductor:Lesley Cooper

Mozart Regina Coeli Soprano Soloist, Ariosa Singers, Conductor Penny Ryan OBE

Mozart Exultate Jubilate Soprano Soloist, All Saints Festival, Accomp: Huw Morgan, Swansea

Haydn  Nelson Mass Soprano Soloist, Swansea Philharmonic Choir, Conductor: Clive John, Swansea,

Haydn Salve Regina Soprano Soloist Saint Anne's Shrine Chamber Ensemble, Conductor: Peter Morin, Boston MA,

Mozart Exultate Jubilate Saint Anne's Shrine Chamber Ensemble, Conductor: Peter Morin, Boston MA,

Handel  Messiah  Soprano soloist, Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

Mozart  Mass in C minor Soprano soloist, St Mary's Church, Swansea 

 Concert / Recitals

Gilbert and Sullivan heroines outdoor concert, The Sun House, Sevenoaks,

Recital of Joseph Marx and Frank Bridge Songs, Blackheath Halls, London,

French Song Recital All Saints Alive Festival, sponsored by St Cecilia Trust, Swansea,

Stravinsky Pulcinella  Conductor: Deigo Masson, Blackheath Halls, London,

Guest Soloist London Welsh Male Voice Choir Conductor: Dr Haydn James, various venues, 2003- 2006

Schumann Liederkreis op.39 All Saints Church, Swansea, sponsored by The Austin Bailey Foundation,  

Composer/Songwriter

Incidental Music and Polar Bears Song, The Wonderful world of Dissocia, University of Greenwich dir.  Benjamin Sharp