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Deborah Roberts
BEM
Deborah Roberts BEM
Born	May 10, 1952; London, UK
Died	September 9, 2024 (aged 72)
Genres	Early music
Occupations	Soprano; Choral director;
Years active	1977–2024
Member of	Musica Secreta; The Tallis Scholars;

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Deborah Ann Roberts BEM (May 10, 1952 – September 9, 2024) was a British soprano and early music specialist. She was a member of The Tallis Scholars from 1978 to 2008. Roberts co-founded Musica Secreta in 1990.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In 2002, Roberts and Clare Norburn co-founded the Brighton Early Music Festival. For her service to the community through the festival, Roberts was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours.^[6]^[7]

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References

^ Connal, Andrew (12 September 2024). "Deborah Roberts BEM – Obituary". Latest TV Brighton. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ "Remembering Artistic Director Deborah Roberts". Brighton Early Music Festival. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ Cummings, Robert. "Deborah Roberts Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ Morton, Sam (14 June 2024). "King's Birthday Honours 2024: Full list of Sussex recipients". Sussex World. National World Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ The Tallis Scholars [@TallisScholars] (September 10, 2024). "It is with great sadness that we share the news that soprano Deborah Roberts has died …" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ le Duc, Frank (15 June 2024). "King honours four people from Brighton in birthday list". Brighton and Hove News.
^ "No. 64423". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2024. p. B32.
^ Phillips, Peter (2007). Allegri: Miserere; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli (PDF) (booklet). The Tallis Scholars. Gimell Records. pp. 3–5. OCLC 124059946. CDGIM 041. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2024.

Category:English sopranos Category:English classical singers Category:British performers of early music Category:Women performers of early music Category:20th-century English women singers Category:20th-century English singers Category:21st-century English women singers Category:21st-century English singers Category:Singers with The Tallis Scholars Category:Recipients of the British Empire Medal

[1] Connal, Andrew (12 September 2024). "Deborah Roberts BEM – Obituary". Latest TV Brighton. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[2] "Remembering Artistic Director Deborah Roberts". Brighton Early Music Festival. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[Cummings-3] Cummings, Robert. "Deborah Roberts Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

[4] Morton, Sam (14 June 2024). "King's Birthday Honours 2024: Full list of Sussex recipients". Sussex World. National World Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[5] The Tallis Scholars [@TallisScholars] (September 10, 2024). "It is with great sadness that we share the news that soprano Deborah Roberts has died …" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[leDuc-6] Duc, Frank (15 June 2024). "King honours four people from Brighton in birthday list". Brighton and Hove News.

[7] "No. 64423". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2024. p. B32.

[8] Phillips, Peter (2007). Allegri: Miserere; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli (PDF) (booklet). The Tallis Scholars. Gimell Records. pp. 3–5. OCLC 124059946. CDGIM 041. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2024.

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