Joyce Barker

Joyce Barker (6 June 1931 – 23 May 1992) was a South African soprano.

Born in Mooi Rivier, a small town in Natal, she began training for a professional career with Daisy Holmes in Durban at the age of 19. She won the Ernest Whitcutt Memorial Cup three times consecutively and earned three different scholarships to support her musical education. One of these was awarded by the Royal Schools of Mus… More