Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby (b. February 26, 1949) is a soprano singer and one the world's most renowned early music specialists. She was a classics student at Somerville College, Oxford, and an English teacher before developing a career as a soloist. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list.[LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6758183.stm] Rushdie and Eavis lead honours, BBC News, 15 June, 2007 Education and Early Career Emma Kirkby was educated at Sherborne School for Girls. Her father was Geoffrey John Kirkby, the famous Royal Navy Officer. Originally, Kirkby had no expectations of becoming a professional singer. As a classics student at Oxford and schoolteacher she sang for pleasure in choirs and small groups, always feeling at home most in Renaissance and Baroque repertoire. The fact that her voice was not a particular

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