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Maria Keohane

Maria Keohane
Keohane performing with Hans Ek in 2011
Born (1971-05-13) 13 May 1971 (age 53)
Manchester, UK
EducationRoyal Swedish Academy of Music
OccupationSoprano

Maria Keohane (born 13 May 1971) is a Swedish soprano who has performed at festivals in Europe and made many recordings, especially of sacred music.[1]

Life and career

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Keohane was born in Manchester to a Swedish mother and an Irish father. She and her mother moved to Smedjebacken in Sweden when she was five.[2] She still resides there.[3] She had many fiddlers in the family on her mother's side, and started playing the violin at the age of nine.[2] She also sang in the local church children's choir.[2] Keohane planned to become a veterinarian, and interned at Falu djursjukhus, where she was offered a job, but was encouraged to pursue a career in music.[2] She studied at the Falun Conservatory [sv], the University of Gothenburg and the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.[3]

In 1998 and 1999, she performed with the Texas Bach Choir and baroque trumpet virtuoso Niklas Eklund as a guest artist.[4] She won a prize at the international van Wassenaer competition in 2000 and has received a number of scholarships from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. In 2009 and 2010, she performed with the European Union Baroque Orchestra.[5][6][7] Reviewer Lindsay Kemp from Gramophone noted about a collection of Baroque arias: "Keohane shows sparkling virtuosity in Jauchzet Gott, but also affecting vulnerability in Ferrandini's poignant Il pianto di Maria".[8] In 2012, she performed with the RTE Vanbrugh String Quartet.[9] Since 2013, she has recorded 24 works, mostly cantatas, in the Netherlands Bach Society's "All of Bach" project. In 2014, she received the Jussi Björling scholarship. In 2016, she performed at the Festival Musikdorf Ernen.[10]

Keohane teaches at the Falun Conservatory.

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Maria Keohane - Carus Verlag". Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Fahlander, Ragna (19 December 2015). "Sångfågel och hästvila". Södra Dalarnes Tidning (in Swedish). pp. 14–15.
  3. ^ a b Karlsson, Sören. "Maria – sopran och stolt företagare". Svenskt Näringsliv. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ Greenberg, Mike (December 1, 1999). "Texas Bach Choir's voice marked by precision, clarity". San Antonio Express-News – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Walton, Kenneth (August 28, 2009). "International Festival Review: Maria Keohane/ European Union Baroque Orchestra". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via Gale.
  6. ^ Clark, Andrew (Aug 27, 2009). "Edinburgh Festival: Bach/Battistelli". Financial Times – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ Clark, Andrew (December 15, 2010). "European Union Baroque Orchestra". Financial Times – via ProQuest.
  8. ^ a b Kemp, Lindsay (April 2014). "Joy & Sorrow Unmasked: Arias and Orchestral works by Bach and Handel". Gramophone. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ Dervan, Michael (July 4, 2012). "A melting pot of chamber music". Irish Times – via ProQuest.
  10. ^ Batschelet, Sarah (July 28, 2016). "Bringing up Baroque: A visit to Musikdorf Ernen". Bachtrack. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. ^ Barker (September 1, 2013). "Handel: Cantatas; Aria; Orchestral Pieces". American Record Guide. 76 (5): 123–124 – via MasterFILE Complete.
  12. ^ van Boer, Bertil (March 1, 2014). "HANDEL L'Allegro, il Peneroso ed il Moderato". Fanfare. 37 (4): 255–256 – via Academic Search Complete.
  13. ^ Barker, John W. (January 2014). "HANDEL: L'Allegro, il Penseroso, & il Moderato". American Record Guide. 77 (1): 112–113 – via ProQuest.
  14. ^ Althouse (September 1, 2013). "BEETHOVEN: Mass in C; CHERUBINI: Sciant Gentes". American Record Guide. 76 (5): 73 – via MasterFILE Complete.
  15. ^ Holman, Peter (August 2015). "Handel: gimmicks or novelties?". Early Music. 43 (3): 539–541. doi:10.1093/em/cav043. JSTOR 24750858. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  16. ^ Gatens (July 2021). "BACH: Cantatas 21 & 76; organ chorales". American Record Guide. Vol. 84, no. 4. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via Gale.
  17. ^ Harris, Holly (December 24, 2020). "New music: Reviews of this week's CD releases". Winnipeg Free Press – via ProQuest.
  18. ^ Thomson, Michelle (March 2022). "BEETHOVEN: Irish Songs". American Record Guide. 85 (2): 47–48 – via ProQuest.
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