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Joyce Barker
voc, 1931-1992 ZA, KwaZulu-Natal
Singer of Classical
Joyce Barker (6 June 1931 – 23 May 1992) was a South African soprano.Joyce Barker was born in Mooi Rivier, a small town in Natal. At the age of nineteen she started training for a professional career with Daisy Holmes in Durban. She won the Ernest Whitcutt Memorial Cup three years in succession and earned three different scholarships in support of her musical education. One of these was awarded by the Royal Schools of Music. With that scholarship and another awarded by the NSAM (Natal Society for the Advancement of Music), she continued her vocal training in London for three years. She made her professional debut in the United Kingdom in 1954 at the Canterbury Festival where she sang the soprano part in Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah.
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdi Requiem | Joyce Barker - Mignon Dunn, Ermanno Mauro - Paul Plishka, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg Dir. Alain Lombard | 1974 | Album |
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