Amelia Triest
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A native of San Francisco, Amelia Triest began her musical studies at
an early age, pursuing both the piano and the violin before settling on
voice as her primary instrument. She completed her undergraduate
training in vocal performance at UCLA, where she specialized in early
and twentieth-century music both in concert and operatic settings. She
has appeared with the American Bach Soloists, Philharmonia Baroque
Orchestra, the Mark Morris Dance Group, the San Francisco Contemporary
Chamber Players, Coro Hispano de San Francisco, the Gold Country
Chamber Orchestra, and the Sacramento Chamber Orchestra, and is a
founding member of the recently formed vocal ensemble inQuire. Recent
performances include the American premiere of Mark Morris's production
of Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts (Cal Performances, 2000),
Bach motets at the 2000 and 2002 Berkeley Early Music Festivals as well
as solo work in the 2002 premiere of Jorge Liderman and Chana Bloch's
Song of Songs for Cal Performances. From 1991–96 she performed and
toured as a member of Theatre of Voices, directed by Paul Hillier, with
whom she made many recordings for Harmonia Mundi, including several
world premieres of music of Arvo Pärt. The focus of her singing career
continues to be early music as well as the performance of contemporary
works. She is a lecturer in the Department of Music at UC Davis where
she teaches music theory, keyboard harmony, and musicianship. For more information, see Triest's curriculum vitae. |