Mass in Blue soloist
“An incredible sound, so suited to the music that
Todd might have written it for just for her."
Edinburgh Fringe Review
Mass in Blue by Will Todd is one of my favourite pieces to perform. It doesn't matter how many times I sing it, I never grow tired of it. What I love is the combination of singing as a "classical singer" - the piece has a 3-octave vocal range - with singing as a "jazz singer" and getting to create music with different choirs all over the UK. I've performed Mass in Blue many times, including with The Will Todd Trio and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra; I gave the Scottish premiere of the piece at the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival and recorded a CD of Mass in Blue with the Nonsuch Singers in 2019.
Mass in Blue CD
It was a joy to record this piece with the Nonsuch Singers, directed by Tom Bullard, a former Swingles colleague and long-time friend. The band was our very own L’Estranges in the Night trio feat. John Turville (piano), Alexander L’Estrange (bass) and Felix Higginbottom (drums).
Available on the Convivium label
