Josie Ryan
Josie Ryan is an Australian soprano specialising in early vocal music. After training in Sydney and at The Hague, and a decade performing in Europe, she returned to Sydney as a concert and ensemble soloist.
Her clear, flexible soprano is heard with Josie and the Emeralds, the Sydney group she fronts with the Emerald City Viols, in Renaissance consort song and new music for voice and viols. Their debut, The Emerald Leopard (TP233), pairs early English song with contemporary Australian writing for soprano and viols. The Emerald Phoenix (TP271) continues that partnership in scores that turn toward Australian histories and themes of hope after adversity.
Josie Ryan is featured on the following titles
The Emerald Leopard
Josie and the Emeralds pair acclaimed early-music soprano Josie Ryan with some of Australia’s finest viol players, the Emerald City Viols. Founded in 2011, the group is known for sophisticated performances and inventive programmes of Renaissance and contemporary works, including compositions and arrangements by director Brooke Green.
Performing as Josie and the Emeralds
Josie and the Emeralds is a Sydney early-music ensemble founded in 2011, uniting soprano with viol consort in Renaissance song and new Australian writing for the viol.
The Emerald Phoenix
In 2014 Tall Poppies released The Emerald Leopard (TP233), with Brooke Green’s music for soprano and viols. The Emerald Phoenix presents her recent works for soprano, viols and theorbo, featuring Josie Ryan and bass violist Laura Vaughan.