Shona Knight studied for a BA(Hons.) in Music at Durham University, graduating in 2013. She has since returned to Sussex to begin a freelance career. Recent solo performances have included the soprano solos in Handel’s 'Messiah' and 'L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato', Haydn’s 'Paukenmesse', Mendelssohn’s 'Saint Paul' and Pergolesi’s 'Stabat Mater' in Durham Cathedral. Shona attended two summer schools in August 2015: Abingdon Summer School for Solo Singers and Ardingly International Music School. Both of these intensive weeks offered wonderful masterclass opportunities with teachers including Robin Bowman and Richard Jackson. At University, Shona studied singing with Janet Briggs and sang as a choral scholar at St. John’s College, as well the University Chamber Choir. In her final year she won a concerto competition to perform Britten’s Soprano Song Cycle Les Illuminations with Durham University Chamber Orchestra before touring the work in Prague. She recently took part in the York Festival of Singing and was awarded the Derwentside Singers Trophy. She has also taken part in vocal masterclasses with the sopranos Theresa Cahill, Kathryn Harries and the head of music at the Royal Opera House, David Syrus and continues to have regular singing lessons.