Rebecca Carrington is an English "music comedian". She is notable for a wide variety of spoofs of a variety of musical genres, starring Joe, her 18th century cello.

Life

Carrington lives with her husband, Colin Brown, in Berlin. She studied at Wells Cathedral School and The

Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education ...

and then went to complete her Masters of Music at Rice University in Houston, Texas. She is the daughter of

Simon Carrington Simon Carrington (born 1942) is an English conductor, singer and double bass player. He was a founding member and member for 25 years of the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble the King's Singers; he subsequently worked for 15 years in the United ...

, a British conductor and founder of the vocal ensemble The King's Singers.

Career

She has performed with many orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra,

London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London. It was founded by the conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a rival to the existing London Symphony and BBC Symphony ...

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable ...

, the Philharmonia and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Her comedy career started on stage while in the USA. One of her shows is called ''Me And My Cello''.

Awards

Rebecca Carrington won several awards, including the Prix Pantheon in June 2007 (a German cabaret award) and ''Prix du public'' (an audience prize) at a comedy festival in Versailles in April 2007.

References

External links

Official website of Rebecca Carrington

Official website of Rebecca Carrington and Colin Brown
English women comedians English stand-up comedians English buskers English cellists English expatriates in Germany Musicians from Berlin Living people 1971 births Alumni of the Royal Northern College of Music Rice University alumni English comedy musicians Comedians from Surrey People from Epsom {{UK-comedian-stub