Post by drew on Jan 14, 2010 16:15:59 GMT
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FOR Suffolk singing sensation Laura Wright and her classical super group All Angels 2010 promises to be another exciting year.
Their new album, Fly Away, was released on Monday and they are also hoping to get out on the road for a nationwide tour.
The latest record has been a year and a half in the making and signals a move towards a more grown up sound.
It draws on influences from across the musical spectrum, from the classical and spiritual to the more contemporary such as Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind and I Loves You Porgy, which among others has been covered by Nina Simone.
Laura, from Framsden, near Framlingham, said the group made a conscious decision to try something a little different this time around.
“We decided to do an American concept,” the 19-year-old said. “It took a while to get all the music we wanted to record together but we are very pleased.
“The album is a little bit different from the first two. There's a huge range of music from classical and spiritual to folk and popular. We all listen to a huge range of influences and we wanted to reflect that.
“We felt that we needed to show that we have grown up from the last album - we wanted to do something different but still keep our sound that people recognise.”
All Angels, which also includes Melanie Nakhla, Charlotte Ritchie and Daisy Chute, shot to fame in 2006 when their self titled first album became the fastest selling debut for a classical record shifting hundreds of thousands of copies and going straight into the UK top 10.
Their second record, Into Paradise, released the following year confirmed their status as one of the brightest classical groups around and paved the way for a number of high profile performances.
Last year for example they sung with Welsh starlet Katherine Jenkins and just before Christmas they finished a tour with Young Voices, an organisation that helps get children involved with music, performing alongside up and coming British artist V V Brown.
Trying to reach a younger audience is something the group are extremely keen to do and they hope the new album will help to broaden people's musical horizons.
Laura, a former Framlingham College student and voted BBC Radio 2's Young Chorister of the Year in 2005, said: “When we were on tour with Young Voices we got to play some fantastic venues and performed for thousands of children, it was fantastic.
“We are very keen to get out to a younger audience; it's definitely one of our aims and hopefully the new album will help us achieve that. It brings iconic songs to another audience and hopefully we can draw in some younger listeners.”
All Angels are hoping to tour in 2010 - something Laura will have to balance with her first year of studies at the Royal College of Music, which she started in September.
“It's quite intense because what I do is so closely related to what I do with the girls but my singing teacher has been very supportive,” she said. “We will see how the album is received and then hopefully we will do a UK tour later this year and get performing - we have three albums worth of material so there is a lot to chose from.”
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FOR Suffolk singing sensation Laura Wright and her classical super group All Angels 2010 promises to be another exciting year.
Their new album, Fly Away, was released on Monday and they are also hoping to get out on the road for a nationwide tour.
The latest record has been a year and a half in the making and signals a move towards a more grown up sound.
It draws on influences from across the musical spectrum, from the classical and spiritual to the more contemporary such as Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind and I Loves You Porgy, which among others has been covered by Nina Simone.
Laura, from Framsden, near Framlingham, said the group made a conscious decision to try something a little different this time around.
“We decided to do an American concept,” the 19-year-old said. “It took a while to get all the music we wanted to record together but we are very pleased.
“The album is a little bit different from the first two. There's a huge range of music from classical and spiritual to folk and popular. We all listen to a huge range of influences and we wanted to reflect that.
“We felt that we needed to show that we have grown up from the last album - we wanted to do something different but still keep our sound that people recognise.”
All Angels, which also includes Melanie Nakhla, Charlotte Ritchie and Daisy Chute, shot to fame in 2006 when their self titled first album became the fastest selling debut for a classical record shifting hundreds of thousands of copies and going straight into the UK top 10.
Their second record, Into Paradise, released the following year confirmed their status as one of the brightest classical groups around and paved the way for a number of high profile performances.
Last year for example they sung with Welsh starlet Katherine Jenkins and just before Christmas they finished a tour with Young Voices, an organisation that helps get children involved with music, performing alongside up and coming British artist V V Brown.
Trying to reach a younger audience is something the group are extremely keen to do and they hope the new album will help to broaden people's musical horizons.
Laura, a former Framlingham College student and voted BBC Radio 2's Young Chorister of the Year in 2005, said: “When we were on tour with Young Voices we got to play some fantastic venues and performed for thousands of children, it was fantastic.
“We are very keen to get out to a younger audience; it's definitely one of our aims and hopefully the new album will help us achieve that. It brings iconic songs to another audience and hopefully we can draw in some younger listeners.”
All Angels are hoping to tour in 2010 - something Laura will have to balance with her first year of studies at the Royal College of Music, which she started in September.
“It's quite intense because what I do is so closely related to what I do with the girls but my singing teacher has been very supportive,” she said. “We will see how the album is received and then hopefully we will do a UK tour later this year and get performing - we have three albums worth of material so there is a lot to chose from.”