I've been influenced by a great many people. Probably most profoundly by Cornelius Reid - one of the worlds great voice teachers. I've also worked with and been influenced by Barbara Thornton, Stephen Stubbs, Robert Fountain, Harry van der Kamp, Andrew Lawrence King, Benjamin Bagby, Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley and Evelyn Tubb, The Hilliard Ensemble. I also admire the artistry of Jessye Norman, Christoph Pregardien, William Christie, Elliot Gardener, Jill Feldman and many others who I've forgotten.
Diane grew up in and attended University at the University of Wisconsin, Madison where she earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (cum laude) degree. She immediately moved to Germany to continued her studies specializing in Renaissance and Baroque music at the Academy for Early Music in Bremen. She also studied mediaeval singing and music with Barbara Thornton.
Since receiving her certificate in Bremen she's worked primarily in Germany as a soloist in oratorios and Baroque operas as well as innumerable concerts. She's also performed with vocal ensembles including Sequentia (recording: O, Jerusalem), Frankfurt a cappella and the Lady Chapel Singers (recording: Magdalen and the other Mary). She is a founding member of Elysium, a group of 4 female vocalist who explore the intersection of mediaeval music with folk cultures around the world. Elysium has recorded several CDs, most notably "Auvergne Chants" with Decca Records.
Over the years she's been involved in several projects of contemporary music. She performed extensively with baroque lutenist, Meinhard Gerlach, and recorded a CD (Silence) of his original compositions for lute and soprano. Work with an actress and a pianist/composer performing original compositions by the pianist Jens-Peter Daniel on texts by Anne Sexton was particularly rewarding. After 14 years in Germany she has now relocated to London and is actively seeking collaboration of any sort as long as it is interesting!
Check out Diane's blog:
www.divadianes.blogspot.com
Very beautiful and pure voice. Thank you for joining my list of friends. I would like to invite you to listen to two of my vocal works at my MySpace site (tracks 5 & 6).
Hi Diane, thank you for the add - what interesting stuff you do with Elysium! Let me know if you are ever up near York and need another female voice : ) Nice to meet another American who's hopped across the ocean, as well. Suzanne
Hope you are having a good Holiday season! I wanted to let you know that i'll be touring in the UK in January with Kevin Montgomery, and we are playing London on Jan. 15th....at the Half Moon on Putney. If you have a moment...here is a video about the tour- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0u6hDmd4As I hope you can make the show..........until then, Happy Trails! AP
Hey thanks for the add, if you'd like to check out more of my stuff, be sure to check out my site tomwehrle.com - there is lots to listen to for free there, or if you're an iTunes kinda person, type in my name, and cha-ching, you'll see me on there! thanks again and don't be a stranger on here :)
I wish you all wonderful,pretty things, sweet dreams in the nights and and beautiful music than is born in the soul of the feelings for the days in this weekend. Juan Carlos Camarasa. Madrid-Spain
Hi Girlie! How's my old friend? How's married life treating you? If I remember right, you aren't able to make it to the reunion here in a few weeks...so sad!! Anyway, hope all is well. :-)
Hi Diane,
thank you for your friend request! Puuuuh... und jetzt in deutsch:
Deine tolle Stimme hier zu hören ist schon fantastisch, und live macht es noch wesentlich mehr Spass, Dir zu lauschen (aber auch, mit Dir zusammen zu arbeiten)!
Ich wünsche Dir viele tolle Konzerte in London!
Ganz liebe Grüße
Sya
Hello Diana,
Very beautiful & ethereal music!
Thanks for adding Classical Guitar Alive radio program. Best wishest to you in all your creative endeavors,
CGA
