Sunday 20 March 2022 marks the one-year anniversary of the death of one of Australia’s most sparkling sopranos, Taryn Fiebig. She was a good friend and fellow performer, her life snuffed out by ovarian cancer. As an ambassador of the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF), it was Taryn’s wish to raise money for the OCRF and awareness about ovarian cancer, one of the least understood of diseases. In the 18 months before her death, we went into Trackdown studios in Sydney to capture her vocal artistry before she disappeared. The result of that recording is now an album called She.

Our first session was just her sitting in the studio, singing and accompanying herself on the cello. She recorded some six arias and songs over three hours, music by Handel and Caccini. Taryn was completely focused, her voice in fine form, her intonation excellent, her fingers flying across the cello. All this she did in one afternoon, having had chemotherapy that morning.

Taryn Fiebig recording at Sydney's Trackdown studios. Image courtesy Guy Noble.

Taryn Fiebig recording at Sydney’s Trackdown studios. Image courtesy Guy Noble.

Later we recorded another two sessions...