Laura is a graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire where she gained a BMus specialising in Vocal and Operatic Studies.
Memorable performances include the role of La Badessa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica.Performing the mezzo-soprano roles in Vivaldi’s Gloria in London, and Haydn’s Creation in Rugby.Appearing as guest soloist for the 'Icknield Male Voice Choir' at the Adrian Bolt Hall, Birmingham and for 'Canoldir Male Voice Choir' at their joint Christmas Concert with Birmingham based opera company 'Operamus'.
Performing recitals of Wolf, Brahms, Mahler, Duparc and Coward at Birmingham Cathedral and the Friends Meeting House in Bournville and successfully competing in the Lieder Prize and ‘Stravinsky and Elgar Liederabent’ held at Birmingham Conservatoire.Soloing in Handel’s Messiah in England and Italy, being engaged as a guest soloist for the Icknield Male Voice Choir at the Adrian Boult Hall, performing Oratorio on a number of occasions at Walsall Town Hall, and performing in operas such as “A Fairy Queen “by Purcell, “The Marriage of Figaro”, Mozart, and “Dee” by Robin Grant at the Crescent Theatre in Birmingham.
Laura has also appeared as a soloist at other venues both in the United Kingdom and abroad such as Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham Council House at the Lord Mayors Banquet, the Royal College of Music in London and Cathedrals in Birmingham, Coventry, Salisbury, Ghent, Bruges, Brussels, Hamburg and Rome.
As well as performing at recitals/concerts, weddings, funerals etc, Laura also leads a successful teaching career. She is the director of St. Francis Church Children's Choir, Wychall Primary School Choir, is Director of St. Francis School Choir and is a singing teacher at The Blue Coat Schoolas well as leading their Concert and Year 3 Choirs.She is also ‘Vocal Coach in Residence’ for Southern Sinfonia Orchestra’s ‘Education outreach program’ where she leads singing workshops for children across the UK.
In January 2009 Laura launched the new female choir ‘Bournville-Vocal-Ease’ which performs concerts throughout the year and is now almost 40 strong!Laura organises and runs singing workshops in a number of Primary Schools accross the UK and also runs a weekly music workshop for 2-4year olds at a local nursery!
Laura teaches singing privately in Birmingham putting pupils in for their ABRSM exams and organises and directs ‘Childrens’ Singing Course, Bournville’ which are fun singing workshops which run during the summer and half-term holidays for children aged 6-16 in the local community.