British Soprano Beth Yates graduated with Distinction from her MA in Solo Voice Ensemble Singing at the University of York in January 2026, where she studied under Robert Hollingworth and Susan Young. She is currently a Choral Scholar at St John’s Church, Notting Hill, and is active as a freelance soloist and choral singer in London.

Beth is a member of Genesis Sixteen as well as a VOCES8 Scholar and has recently recorded three projects with the VOCES8 Foundation. Alongside these engagements, she enjoys a wide range of performance opportunities across the UK and internationally, most notably as part of the VOCES8 Scholars Ensemble. She currently studies with Sophie Bevan and Julia Doyle.

Prior to her postgraduate studies, Beth read Modern Languages (German and Italian) at Durham University, where she held choral scholarships at several chapel choirs and studied voice with Miranda Wright. Whilst at Durham, Beth co-founded The Phoenix Consort, a vocal consort which came third in the 2023 Tolosa Choral Contest and which now has recorded two CDs of new music by composers Alexander Campkin and the American composer, Dan Locklair.

Beth performs regularly as a soloist, specialising particularly in Baroque oratorio. Recent engagements include Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Mass in B minor, and the cantatas Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland and Wachet auf; Purcell’s King Arthur; Haydn’s Paukenmesse; Zelenka’s Miserere; Vivaldi’s Gloria; Mozart’s Requiem; and Fauré’s Requiem, in addition to solo recital appearances.