Juliette Pochin

Juliette Pochin

Juliette Pochin is a Welsh classically trained mezzo-soprano singer, composer/arranger, and record producer. She is known not only for her performances in operas and as a recitalist, but also for her recordings of operatically-styled crossover music.

Biography and career

Born in Haverfordwest, Pochin attended the Royal Academy of Music (Junior Academy) and the Wells Cathedral School. She went on to read music at Trinity College, Cambridge as a choral scholar and also trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.^[1] In 2005 she was signed by Sony BMG to record her debut album, Venezia, released in 2006 as Classic FM's "Record Of The Week".^[2][3] Five months after the album's release, the British owned chocolatiers, Hotel Chocolat introduced a new chocolate range named for her, inspired by a description of her voice in The Times as "sounding like melted chocolate".^[4]

Pochin is married to the conductor and composer, James Morgan. The couple met at Cambridge University and first worked together composing for the Footlights. They went on to form Morgan Pochin Music Productions

Morgan Pochin Music Productions

Morgan Pochin Music Productions is a UK based company. Its founders James Morgan and Juliette Pochin produce recordings as well as composing original works and arranging music. The Morgan Pochin partnership has composed and arranged music for several television shows including The Kumars at No. 42 as well as writing and producing Katherine Jenkins' debut album Premiere.^[1] In addition to Katherine Jenkins' Premiere, the company also produced The King's Singers' album Swimming Over London,^[5] Pochin's solo album Venezia,^[6] Brian Knowles' Poetry Serenade, and Classic FM's Songs Without Words.^[7] Morgan and Pochin arranged the tracks "Lucrezia" (based on "Gia nel seno" from Handel's cantata La Lucrezia) and "Pace non trovo" (a vocal adaptation of Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto) on Danielle De Niese's 2010 album, Diva.^[8] Their choral composition Kubla Khan had its world premiere at the 2002 Brighton Festival.^[9] In 2010, Morgan Pochin adapted Mozart's music into a modern film score for a new British film based on his opera Così fan tutte. The film's working title is First Night and stars Richard E. Grant and Sarah Brightman.^[10] The film soundtrack album, arranged and produced by Morgan Pochin, was released on the Sony label in October 2011 ^[11] In 2010 Morgan Pochin produced "Bring him Home", the latest Decca Records album from Alfie Boe. ^[12] In 2011, Morgan Pochin produced various tracks for Joe McElderry's second studio album Classic. The album reached number two in the UK charts 3rd Sept 2011^[13] In late 2011 Morgan Pochin produced "Alfie", a second album for Alfie Boe on Decca records ^[14]

Recordings

As performer

• Venezia (selections from Vivaldi's sonnets sung to the music of his The Four Seasons). Label: Sony/BMG.^[15]
• The Sky Shall Be Our Roof (rare songs from the operas of Ralph Vaughan Williams) – Sarah Fox (soprano), Juliette Pochin (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano). Label: Albion Records^[16]
• Poetry Serenade (English poems set by composer Brian Knowles) – Jon Christos (tenor), Nick Garrett (bass-baritone), Juliette Pochin (mezzo-soprano), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano); City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, James Morgan (conductor). Label: Signum records.^[17][18]

As producer/arranger

• Songs Without Words. Label: Universal/Classic FM

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Monk, Judith, Judith Monk spends time with Juliette Pochin, the mezzo-soprano with a "smooth and chocolaty" voice, Musical Opinion , January 1, 2007. Accessed via subscription 15 May 2010
2. ^ Pochin, Juliette, "Diary of a Domestic Diva", Daily Mail, December 9, 2006. Accessed via subscription 15 May 2010
3. ^ The Fountain, Debut Album Released by Former Choral Scholar at Trinity, Autumn 2006, p. 11. Accessed 15 May 2010
4. ^ Music Week,"Smooth diva sells chocolate", December 6, 2006. Accessed 15 May 2010
5. ^ Signum Records. Liner Notes: The King's Singers: Swimming Over London
6. ^ Reynolds, Nigel. "Four Seasons perk up to the sound of the sonnets". Daily Telegraph (May 15, 2006)
7. ^ Barnett, Laura, "Arts Diary: How Kurt Cobain became an oboe", The Guardian, 16 June 2009. Accessed 17 May 2010
8. ^ The Independent (July 23, 2010) "Review: Danielle De Niese, Diva (Decca)"
9. ^ Hughes, Laurence. "Philharmonia/Daniels, Brighton Dome Brighton". The Independent (May 30, 2002)
10. ^ Matt Hutchinson Writes (1 November 2010). "Pulling focus - working with Mozart's music for film"
11. ^ Sony Music 88697937972
12. ^ http://www.deccarecords-us.com/artist/releases/release.aspx?pid=64197&aid=98385
13. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2011-09-03/ Accessed Sept 3 2011
14. ^ http://www.alfieboeuk.com/2011/09/%E2%80%98alfie%E2%80%99-by-alfie-boe-to-be-released-on-31st-october-2011. accessed 7 Nov 2011. Decca catalogue number 2777376
15. ^ Smith, David, "Four Seasons find their voice as Vivaldi sonnets are set to music", The Observer, May 7, 2006. Accessed 15 May 2010
16. ^ Achenbach, Andrew, Editors' Choice: Vaughan Williams, Gramophone, March 2008, p. 91. Accessed 15 May 2010
17. ^ Steane, John, Review: Knowles: Poetry Serenade, Gramophone, March 2009, p. 82. Accessed 19 May 2010
18. ^ Signum Records, Liner notes: Poetry Serenade, 2008. Accessed 19 May 2010

External links

• Juliette Pochin - The Domestic Diva (official website)
• Morgan Pochin on BDi Music publishers
• Morgan Pochin (official website)
• Diary of a Domestic Diva blog (blog)

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