Biography

GRAMMY nominated soprano Jennifer Ellis Kampani is one of the leading interpreters of the Baroque repertoire. Herinternational career has included appearances with the period instrument groups American Bach Soloists, Washington Bach Consort, New York Collegium, Baroque Band, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Opera Lafayette, Apollo's Fire, and Boston Camerata.  She has also been heard with the Mark Morris Dance Group, Richmond and Charlotte Symphonies and the Washington Catherdral Choral Society. Jennifer has been featured in many concert series and festivals including Le Flaneries Musicales de Reims in France, Aston Magna, Da Camera Society, Houston Early Music, Music Before 1800, Carmel Bach, and the Berkeley and Boston Early Music Festivals. Ms Kampani has recorded Archivo de Guatemala (with El Mundo) for Naxos, Kingdoms of Castille , Salir el Amor del Mundo, the Art of Vivald’s Lute (with Ron MacFarlane),  and Passion and Lament for Dorian, Villancicos y Cantatas and The Essential Giuliani (with Richard Savino) for Koch, Le Tournoi de Chauvency for K617 (France), and the complete works of Cozzolani (Gramophone editors pick, August 2002) for Musica Omnia. She currently lives in Los Angeles and is on faculty at USC.

Repertoire

Bach Saint Matthew Passion, Saint John Passion, Mass in B minor, Christmas Oratorio, Magnificat Ascension Oratorio, Cantatas: various,  BWV 51 “Jauchzet Gott," BWV 202 “Weichet nur”

Carissimi Motets, Cantatas, Oratorios

Charpentier Acteon,  Les Arts Florissants,  Orphée descendant aux enfers

Couperin Trois leçons de ténèbres

Handel Acis and Galatea, Semele, Apollo and Daphne Dixit Dominus, Esther, Xerxes, Israel in Egypt, Ode to Saint Cecilia, Messiah Cantatas: various and La Lucrezia

Haydn The Creation, The Seasons, Arianna a Naxos

Monteverdi Vespro della beata Virgine, Madrigali, Mozart C minor Mass, Requiem, Regina Coeli

Pergolesi La Serva Padrona, Stabat Mater

Purcell Dido and Aeneas, Fairy Queen, King Arthur

Schütz Musicalische Exequien, Psalms of David Resurrection Story

Vivaldi Gloria, Nulla in Mondo Pax, various cantatas