Bliss Song Series - Beth Taylor sings English song 

Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano 

Joseph Middleton, piano

 

Lauded by The Guardian for her “dark and focused” voice, “sensational coloratura” and “spectacular singing,” and by The Times for her “fierce, indeed terrifying” portrayals, Glaswegian Beth Taylor is one of today’s most electrifying young mezzo-sopranos.

Programme: 

Francis George Scott: I wha aince in Heaven’s Heicht 

Herbert Howells: There was a Maiden 

Francis George Scott: The Eemis Stane  

Herbert Howells: Madrigal 

Erik Chisholm: Prayer

Herbert Howells: A Widow Bird

Erik Chisholm: White Blood of Innocence 

Herbert Howells: Girl’s Song

Ethel Smyth: Three Moods of the Sea 

I.Requies

II.Before the Squall

III.After Sunset

Rebecca Clarke: The Seal Man 

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Germaine Tailleferre: Vocalise 

Traditional Orcadian arr. Cameron Biles-Liddell: The Grey Selkie of Sule Skerrie

Sir Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures

• Sea Slumber Song
• In Haven
• Sabbath Morning at Sea
• Where Corals Lie
• The Swimmer

Press Highlights

• "Outstanding" — Financial Times
• "Sensational" — The Guardian
• "Autumnal warmth" — The Times