Anna Maria Friman-Henriksen (born August 1972) is a Swedish singer, known as one of the members of Trio Mediaeval. Friman studied at the

Barratt Due Institute of Music The Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo, Norway, is a music education institute founded in 1927 by pianist Mary Barratt Due and violinist Henrik Adam Due. It is situated in Fagerborg in Oslo and is a private stiftelse, foundation which receive ...

in Oslo and

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in London, then gained a doctorate (

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) on modern performance of mediaeval music from the

University of York , mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £8.0 million , budget = £403.6 million , chancellor = Heather Melville , vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery , students ...

.York student chasing Grammy glory
''The Press'', York, 28 January 2009 Friman has collaborated with, among others, the Gavin Bryars Ensemble, the vocal duo Red Byrd, the Ciconia Ensemble,

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, the Estonian NYYD Ensemble, the Latvian Radio Choir, Collegium Vocale Gent,

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and her husband, Arve Henriksen. With Trio Mediaeval, Friman has released several albums and toured across much of the Western world.

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Biography on Trio Mediaeval web-siteBiography on Friman's web-siteAnna Maria Friman of Trio Mediaeval
podcast from BBC Radio 3 ''Early Music Show'', 13 December 2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:Friman, Anna Maria 1972 births Living people Performers of early music Swedish expatriates in Norway Barratt Due Institute of Music alumni Alumni of the University of York Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Trinity College of Music 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers