Post by richnorri on Dec 8, 2007 8:11:02 GMT
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Here's another great article from the [url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=IPED07%20Dec%202007%2018%3A50%3A26%3A863]East Anglian Daily Times[/url].
Richard
Here's another great article from the [url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=IPED07%20Dec%202007%2018%3A50%3A26%3A863]East Anglian Daily Times[/url].
Whirlwind year for classical music star
08 December 2007 | 07:34
CRAIG ROBINSON
SHE has a record-breaking debut album and her latest release could be set for similar success but home is definitely where the heart is for Suffolk singing sensation Laura Wright.
As one quarter of classical girl group All Angels the talented Framlingham College student has had a whirlwind year.
In that time the 17-year-old has rubbed shoulders with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney and performed at some of the grandest venues the UK has to offer.
However the BBC Radio 2 Chorister of the Year is keen to keep her feet on the ground and, as Christmas approaches, is looking forward to a well earned rest with family and friends.
Speaking to the EADT yesterday in a break between lessons Laura, from Framsden, said the last 12 months had been an amazing experience.
“We've had the opportunity to do so much stuff,” she said. “I look back over it and I need to have a bit of a reality check. It's been quite incredible.
“However it's really nice to come home and spend time with my friends and family. I'm really looking forward to Christmas.
“It'll just be good to relax and lovely to spend some genuine time with everyone. It'll be a nice way to end the year so that I can start 2008 feeling refreshed.”
All Angels also includes 18-year-olds Melanie Nakhla, Charlotte Ritchie, and Daisy Chute.
Their self-titled first album went platinum and was the fastest selling debut classical release of all time.
Following that success was always going to be a tough task and Laura admits that the second record, Into Paradise, which was released last month, was hard work.
“It wasn't necessarily early mornings and late nights but you want to do the best you can all the time,” she said. “Having said that we all really enjoyed it and I feel like we've been able to grow as a group over the last 12 months and that our sound has changed for the better.
“Some songs didn't work quite as well because we were a bit too young for them so then it's just a case of saying 'that's not going to work' and moving on to something else.
“It was always going to be hard but we're extremely pleased with the final copy because we feel like we've been able to put our own emotion into every song.”
Into Paradise features a mixture of pop and classical songs and includes Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U (made famous by Sinead O'Connor), Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Faure's In Paradisum, as well as original material.
Next year promises to be just as exciting for the girls with a series of cathedral tours planned for the spring and a homecoming concert for Laura at Orwell Park, Nacton, in July.
“It's really exciting because it will be our first performance in Suffolk,” she said. “I keep telling the girls that they have to come and visit because Suffolk is such a beautiful place and now they'll finally get the chance.”
However Laura will have to juggle this commitment with the pressures of school as next year she will sit her final A-Level exams in English, history of art and music.
She said: “The work can get on top of me but I'm really lucky because the school and my family and friends are very supportive. Being older the girls in the group also help me out because they've been there before.
“The final exams will be around the time of the cathedral tour so that will be quite difficult but I wouldn't want to miss out on something that big - it's a great opportunity and we all feel very privileged to be able to have had it.”
08 December 2007 | 07:34
CRAIG ROBINSON
SHE has a record-breaking debut album and her latest release could be set for similar success but home is definitely where the heart is for Suffolk singing sensation Laura Wright.
As one quarter of classical girl group All Angels the talented Framlingham College student has had a whirlwind year.
In that time the 17-year-old has rubbed shoulders with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney and performed at some of the grandest venues the UK has to offer.
However the BBC Radio 2 Chorister of the Year is keen to keep her feet on the ground and, as Christmas approaches, is looking forward to a well earned rest with family and friends.
Speaking to the EADT yesterday in a break between lessons Laura, from Framsden, said the last 12 months had been an amazing experience.
“We've had the opportunity to do so much stuff,” she said. “I look back over it and I need to have a bit of a reality check. It's been quite incredible.
“However it's really nice to come home and spend time with my friends and family. I'm really looking forward to Christmas.
“It'll just be good to relax and lovely to spend some genuine time with everyone. It'll be a nice way to end the year so that I can start 2008 feeling refreshed.”
All Angels also includes 18-year-olds Melanie Nakhla, Charlotte Ritchie, and Daisy Chute.
Their self-titled first album went platinum and was the fastest selling debut classical release of all time.
Following that success was always going to be a tough task and Laura admits that the second record, Into Paradise, which was released last month, was hard work.
“It wasn't necessarily early mornings and late nights but you want to do the best you can all the time,” she said. “Having said that we all really enjoyed it and I feel like we've been able to grow as a group over the last 12 months and that our sound has changed for the better.
“Some songs didn't work quite as well because we were a bit too young for them so then it's just a case of saying 'that's not going to work' and moving on to something else.
“It was always going to be hard but we're extremely pleased with the final copy because we feel like we've been able to put our own emotion into every song.”
Into Paradise features a mixture of pop and classical songs and includes Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U (made famous by Sinead O'Connor), Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Faure's In Paradisum, as well as original material.
Next year promises to be just as exciting for the girls with a series of cathedral tours planned for the spring and a homecoming concert for Laura at Orwell Park, Nacton, in July.
“It's really exciting because it will be our first performance in Suffolk,” she said. “I keep telling the girls that they have to come and visit because Suffolk is such a beautiful place and now they'll finally get the chance.”
However Laura will have to juggle this commitment with the pressures of school as next year she will sit her final A-Level exams in English, history of art and music.
She said: “The work can get on top of me but I'm really lucky because the school and my family and friends are very supportive. Being older the girls in the group also help me out because they've been there before.
“The final exams will be around the time of the cathedral tour so that will be quite difficult but I wouldn't want to miss out on something that big - it's a great opportunity and we all feel very privileged to be able to have had it.”
Richard
