ALL THE SINGING LADIES
GRACE WAIN
founding member
// mostly melody
Grace graduated from RWCMD with an MA in Opera Performance in 2014, after which she moved to Scotland. She was a regular part of the Scottish Opera Chorus and also dabbles as a fitter of ladies' lingerie. Outside the group, she can be found singing Wagner. Since forming The All Sorts, Grace has found great fulfilment in (sometimes) being allowed to sing the tune.
SARAH SHORTER
founding member
// lady tenor
Sarah began singing by accident and continued out of habit. She trained in opera at the RAM in London, and moved to Glasgow for love. She’ll tell you about it sometime. Since then, you might have noticed her performing with Scottish Opera. She founded The All Sorts so that she could fulfil her lifetime ambition of singing tenor professionally.
JANE MONARI
founding member
// buttery biscuit bass
Jane hails from the city of Philadelphia, USA. She completed her BMus at Juilliard and her MA at the RAM, London, before moving to Scotland to study opera at the RCS. She has since worked in the Scottish Opera chorus, mostly singing, but sometimes cracking the whip as dance captain. She loves singing the accompanimental bass part as she rarely has to remember any words.
BARBARA COLE WALTON
founding member
// some high stuff
Barbara comes from Vancouver Island, Canada, and has specialised in Disney (with a focus on The Little Mermaid) since the tender age of 4. She moved to Glasgow in 2011 to attend the RCS and worked as a freelance opera singer with Scottish Opera and companies further afield. In 2021 she migrated south (gasp!), but still moonlights on occasion as the one who does the high notes for The All Sorts.
SARAH POWER
// more high stuff
Raised in County Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland, Sarah honed her vocal craft as a soprano at the National Opera Studio in London before heading to Glasgow to work as a Scottish Opera Emerging Artist. Since ‘emerging,’ she’s continued to collaborate with Scottish Opera, both as a soloist and in the chorus. Some say that Sarah sings with the elegance of a seasoned performer—and plays piano like she’s just been asked to sight-read during a fire drill.