Sam Cobb - Soprano

Sam Cobb is a British Soprano. Originally from Birmingham, Sam is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Early Music Vocal Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, having completed an undergraduate degree in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, and a Master’s degree in Musicology at the University of Birmingham.

Recent solo engagements include: J.S. Bach’s Magnificat with Buckfast Abbey Choir and Orchestra; First Fairy in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream toured in Europe with Constellation Choir and Orchestra and John Eliot Gardiner; J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor with Exeter Bach Choir; Handel’s Messiah with Exeter Philharmonic Choir; Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and J.S. Bach’s Magnificat with Armonico Consort; and J.S. Bach’s St John Passion with Oxford Bach Soloists.

As an ensemble singer, Sam has performed with various acclaimed ensembles including: the Springhead Constellation Choir and Orchestra, The Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, The Monteverdi Choir and The Marian Consort. Sam is also a founding member of Echo Vocal Ensemble, both singing and working alongside conductor Sarah Latto to deliver their projects since its inception in 2017. In spring 2025, Sam performed with the Dutch National Opera in a touring production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas conducted by Camille Delaforge, as part of the ‘Young Baroque Voices’: an ensemble of aspiring singers selected from conservatories in the Netherlands.

Sam also has a special interest in collaborating with artists in other fields, including a long-standing association with artist Oliver Beer; as a solo performer in artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s ‘The Sky in a Room’ with Ikon Gallery; and as soloist in a project at Sadler’s Wells titled ‘Broken Chord’ created by dancer Gregory Maqoma and co-creator Thuthuka Sibisi.