Ines’ dedication to singing encompasses solo & ensemble performance, teaching & community music
Performing
Ines Mayhew-Begg is a Scottish soprano with a Master in Vocal Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2022 she made her European debut in Germany as Adele in Lyric Opera Studio Weimar’s production of Die Fledermaus. In the summer of 2023 she toured around Scotland with Opera Bohemia as Kate in Madame Butterfly and was regarded as “both vocally and visually very persuasive” by Edinburgh Music Review.
Ines has performed many solo operatic roles for Scottish Opera Young Company including at the Beacon Arts Centre. Her Amore received praise for having ‘confidence, consistency and fluency’ by Andrew Clark in Opera Magazine, 2019. She has performed in various opera scenes at the RCS and in the chorus of their recent production of Chabrier’s L’étoile.
Ensembles
Ines performs regularly for recital series around the UK with her guitar and voice duo Morris Begg, violin and voice duo Lark Duo and her baroque ensemble Aura. They have given recitals for prestigious venues including St Giles Cathedral, London Kings Place and Usher Hall. She has ensemble experience with National Youth Choir of Scotland, performing for the Edinburgh International Festival, RCS Voices and James Macmillan’s Cumnock Tryst Festival Chorus.
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TEACHING
Ines is a keen ensemble and one to one singing teacher, Kodaly musicianship tutor and workshop leader. As an educator, she teaches a variety of singing styles to all ages with an emphasis on enjoyment, confidence building and learning to love and develop your own unique voice. She is a proud Benedetti Foundation Lead Ambassador and an active advocate and spokesperson for the Fair Access to music scheme.
CURRENT POSITIONS
YOUTH MUSIC INITIATIVE SCOTLAND BIG NOISE SISTEMA SCOTLAND ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND PIP & EARLY YEARS STAGECOACH PERFORMING ARTS
