Sam Cobb is a British Soprano. Originally from Birmingham, Sam is currently based in The Netherlands, having obtained a master’s degree with Distinction in Early Music Vocal Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. Sam also holds an undergraduate degree in Music from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a master’s degree in Musicology from the University of Birmingham.

 

Recent solo engagements include: Soprano II in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with John Eliot Gardiner and the Constellation Choir & Orchestra (European tour, Aug/Sept 2026); Soprano soloist in Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor with John Eliot Gardiner and the Constellation Choir & Orchestra (South Korea and Hong Kong, March 2026); J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Howard Ionascu and Twickenham Choral Society; and J.S. Bach’s Magnificat & Wachet Auf with Matthew Searles, the Buckfast Abbey Choir and Noxwode Baroque.

 

As an ensemble singer, Sam has performed with various acclaimed ensembles including: the Constellation Choir, Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Jupiter Ensemble, The Choir of the Age of Enlightenment and The Sixteen. Sam is a founding member of Echo Vocal Ensemble, and has helped develop and deliver their projects since its conception in 2017.

 

Sam also has a special interest in interdisciplinary performance practice. This formed the focus of her master’s research project at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, which examined staged interpretations of J.S. Bach’s vocal music and included a practical application in developing a performance piece based on BWV 199 “Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut” with dancers Olympia Kotopoulos and Roberta Maimone. Past inter-disciplinary projects include a long-standing association with artist Oliver Beer; as soloist 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.