Born in Göteborg, Sweden, Anna Maria Friman studied at the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo and with Linda Hirst and Barbara Bonney at Trinity College of Music in London. She recently completed a PhD at the University of York, UK, where she was researching the modern performance of medieval music by women. From 2001-2007 she taught singing and coached vocal ensembles at the University of York. Anna has given workshops in the U.K, USA, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Latvia and Finland, and has been a jury member at the vocal ensemble competition at the Tampere International Choral Festival, Finland, since 2001. Anna's solo engagements include performances with Gavin Bryars Ensemble, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang, Rolf Lislevand Opera North, The Latvian Radio Choir, Collegium Vocale Gent and The Ciconia Ensemble. For more information: www.annamariafriman.com.