The Hepburn IV
The Hepburn IV is a dynamic St Andrews-based vocal quartet dedicated to performing music from the 15th century to the present day. Formed in 2024, the group features soprano Emily Kemp, alto Harriet Carlill, tenor Seb Roberts, and bass Guy Minch – four accomplished young singers who met as choral scholars at the University of St Andrews.
Individually, they’ve performed with renowned ensembles such as Voces 8 Scholars, Genesis Sixteen, and Wells Cathedral Choir. Together, they bring a vibrant and expressive sound to repertoire both sacred and secular.
Meet The Hepburn Four
Soprano Emily Kemp
Emily Kemp is a soprano from Glasgow, currently studying at the University of St Andrews. She is a recipient of the SCO Young Singers’ 2024-2026 programme and alumna of the twelfth cohort of The Sixteen’s young artist scheme, Genesis Sixteen. Recent highlights include the role of First Fairy in the BBC SSO’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the BBC Proms broadcast live to BBC Radio 3 and BBC 4, soloist for the Choeur Symphonique de Montpellier’s Faure Requiem concerts touring the south of France, and Byre Opera’s Side by Side by Sondheim directed by Lucy Schaufer.
Prior to studies at St Andrews, Emily studied at the Music School of Douglas Academy and the Junior Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She has participated in public masterclasses with Roderick Williams, Jonas Müller, Louise Alder, and Anna Dennis.
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Alto Harriet Carlill
Harriet Carlill is an alto from Reading currently studying at the University of St Andrews. Alongside her studies she is involved with multiple musical groups including the Hepburn IV.
Harriet started her choral career as a chorister at Wells Cathedral where she enjoyed singing in weekly services at the cathedral, as well as performing in concerts at venues such as St Paul’s Cathedral and the Royal Albert Hall. In 2019 Harriet joined the upper voice choir Choralia, with whom she represented the United Kingdom in the final of the Let The People’s Sing competition in Barcelona.
At the Univeristy of St Andrews Harriet sings with St Salvator’s Chapel Choir as an alto choral scholar. In 2023 Harriet also took part in St Andrews Chamber Opera’s production of Dido and Aeneas.
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Tenor Seb Roberts
Having studied Russian and German at the university, Sebastian Roberts graduated from St Andrews in Summer 2025. A former chorister at Blackburn Cathedral and alumnus of the Junior Royal Northern College of Music, he came to St Andrews in 2020. Whilst organ scholar in St Salvator’s Chapel Choir, he performed as the Evangelist in Bach’s St John Passion, and arranged several folk songs for the choir to be released in an EP later this year.
During his time at university, Sebastian took inna variety of performance roles, including appearances with the Gilbert & Sullivan Society. In Summer 2022, he made his operatic debut as Pelléas in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande with Byre opera, returning to the company in 2025 to play Tristan in Frank Martin’s le vin Herbé.
Beyond classical repertoire, Sebastian served as Musical Director of the UK’s premier all male a cappella group, The Other Guys from 2023-25. In September, he will begin a scholarship with the VOCES8.
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Bass Guy Minch
Guy has recently graduated from the University of St Andrews with a degree in Chemistry. His choral singing journey began in the choir at Worth Abbey where he sang for five years before moving to university where he was a choral scholar with St Salvator’s Chapel Choir and a member of the award winning a cappella group The Other Guys. Some notable recent performances include Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem at the BBC Proms as well as the roles of Christus in Bach’s St John Passion and King Mark in Frank Martin’s Le Vin Herbé.
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