FRANCES-LYNCH

Frances M. Lynch

Performer, Music Director, Voice Teacher & Composer

Frances was born in Glasgow, Scotland.

As the Artistic Director of electric voice theatre Frances has performed for Radio France, ZKM in Germany; Gothenburg Opera, Sweden; IRCAM, Paris; & the Almeida, London, and produced new works by Judith Weir, and staged versions of pieces by Berio and Kagel among others.

The company has been touring Alejandro Viñao’s “Baghdad Monologue” to France, Portugal, Scandinavia and England; are developing a new opera with Paul Barker entitled “Nye tand eh?”, and regularly take part in projects for The Centre for research in Opera and Music Theatre at the University of Sussex with Nicholas Till.

As a soloist Frances has appeared with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and performed John Cage’s Songbooks for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Her solo voice and electronics programmes have travelled to festivals worldwide for many years.

She is an associate of Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble in Lisbon with whom she sang Schönberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” in June this year, and will appear with them in May 2010 in Toulouse, singing “VOI(REX)” by Philippe Leroux.

Frances is in partnership with pianist Mark Troop. As Big Mouth Piano Tales they tour the UK presenting interactive concerts for children.

Her composition work includes writing for the London Gaelic Choir; developing new repertoire for children’s choirs in Berkshire, and creating library music with partner Herbie Clarke for media companies.

She runs a small specialist teaching practice in London and is engaged on a Project with Errollyn Wallen and Pegasus Opera training young singers in schools across London.