Soprano Anne Rebecca Højlund grew up in Denmark and received her earliest musical inspiration and education via gatherings in her large and musically gifted family, where cousins regularly perform large-scale choral works alongside professional baroque specialist orchestras and conductors. Experiencing great choral works up-close from an early age in such a special setting inspired Anne Rebecca to make music and singing her chosen path in life. In 2005 she moved to England to study and in 2008 she obtained a BMus (Hons) from Canterbury Christ Church University. After graduating, Anne Rebecca went on to study at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance from where she gained an MMus in Vocal Performance in 2012. Since 2013 Anne Rebecca has worked regularly with Jenny Miller and her St. Leonards based opera company Barefoot Opera, where she has performed roles such as Micaëla in Carmen and Night and Second Woman in Purcell’s Fairy Queen and Dido and Aeneas. Anne Rebecca has regularly performed as an oratorio soloist and has had the great privilege of singing soprano solo in several large cathedrals in Denmark with the Hojlund Family Choir in Bach’s St John Passion and Mozart’s Requiem. Ms Hojlund is furthermore an experienced and passionate music educator and has since 2016 been Artist in Residence for ARK Schools Music where she has worked as a mentor and children’s choir leader to deliver musical education and inspiration for children from diverse backgrounds. In this setting, Anne Rebecca has directed a Hastings based children’s choir on stage at The Barbican as part of Ark Music’s Gala involving 600 primary and secondary children from across the country. Anne Rebecca lives in East Sussex and is the busy and frazzled mother of three young children.

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