Gail Abbey

Gail Abbey

Gail Abbey

Gail Abbey

Gail Abbey, soprano, has been a member of Emmanuel Music’s soprano section since 1986, and has appeared as soloist in their performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, and Mass in B minor, Handel’s Brockes Passion and Israel in Egypt, and Mozart’s Magic Flute, as well as Bach cantatas and Schütz and Buxtehude motets. With the soprano trio Trium she was featured in Emmanuel’s 2006 Schumann Chamber Series. She has also soloed, toured, and recorded with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, and Cappella Clausura. Ms. Abbey is a graduate of Westminster Choir College where she toured and recorded with the Westminster Choir, sang in the Spoleto Festival, and soloed with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Zubin Mehta. In addition to singing, Ms. Abbey is the Office Administrator to Blue Heron, and teaches voice in her home in Holliston, MA.