Lunchtime Concert: Josie Ryan, Soprano

Biography

Josie Ryan holds a Masters degree in Early Vocal Music and Historical Performance Practice from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and is currently undertaking PhD studies at Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Previously an ensemble singer with numerous European groups, Josie is now a regular singer with Australian ensembles including Salut! Baroque, The Marais Project, The Sydney Consort, Sydney Chamber Choir, Sydney Cantata Project, and the choirs of St James’ King Street and St Mary’s Cathedral. She has been a frequent performer with both Cantillation and Pinchgut Opera since the founding of each.

Josie is the soprano of viol consort Josie and the Emeralds, which specialises in both early and newly-composed music. She has toured with the Australian Brandenburg Ensemble and Orchestra, and featured with them in the Sydney Festival season of Rembrandt Live, a theatre piece directed by John Bell, at the Art Gallery of NSW. She also featured as a soloist in the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s online content, and with the Song Company in performances and recordings of Hildegard of Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum.

Josie also enjoys working as a conductor and vocal coach with singers of all ages and experiences. She has conducted choirs including the ACU student and staff choir and the St Mary’s North Sydney Parish Choir, and regularly leads a quartet at Mary Immaculate Church in Waverley as well as coaching young artists of the Australian Brandenburg Choir.

We are delighted to host her for a delightful lunchtime programme at St James in 2026.