Mezzo-Soprano Sophie Clarke set to release ‘Then Sings My Soul’ March, 24th

On 24th March 2023 Liverpool Mezzo-Soprano Sophie Clarke will release her highly anticipated new album ‘Then Sings My Soul.’ This is a collection of the young singer’s favourite hymns and religious songs including Amazing Grace, Abide With Me and A Clare Benediction by John Rutter.

However before the full release, Sophie would like to share two singles from the album with you all. The first on 3rd February is a vocal and orchestral arrangement of ‘Morning Has Broken.’ This version of the classic hymn, originally made famous by Cat Stevens in the 1970s, features orchestrations by Matteo Ressa and production by Henry Broadhead.

The second single to be released on 3rd March is a classical crossover version of ‘I Watch The Sunrise’, a beautiful hymn about God’s presence throughout life’s seasons. This track was also orchestrated by Matteo Ressa, a talented UK based Orchestrator, Conductor and Musician.

This new album follows a long line of successful music releases by the young classical singer including Sophie’s original song ‘A Song For Us’ in aid of Liverpool Heartbeat Charity which has been played worldwide from Finland to South Korea to the USA. This song, which she composed alongside orchestrator and composer Hannah Keeley, is about the writing pair’s home city and has been performed at various venues including the Liverpool Epstein Theatre for Ricky Tomlinson.

The Liverpool born Mezzo-Soprano, Actor and Dancer has been awarded the Hargreaves and Ball Scholarship to study for a Masters of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music. This year, Sophie will perform as the Mezzo-Soprano Soloist in the Manchester Premiere of Bernstein’s ‘Mass’ at the Bridgewater Hall; a role she has performed before at the Royal Festival Hall in London. She will also be the Mezzo-Soprano Soloist in a West End Musicals UK Tour with London Concertante Orchestra. Sophie won the Patricia Routledge National English Song Competition in 2022 after competing against singers from all over the UK and was subsequently invited to perform as part of the London Song Festival. Other performance highlights in recent years include the Alto Soloist in Handel’s ‘Messiah’ at Nottingham’s Albert Hall and filming her solo performance for BBC One’s television series ‘All Together Now!’ in which she shared classical singing with a
wider audience.

Keep up to date with latest performance dates and news on Sophie’s website or follow her on social media for more music and videos:

Listen to Morning Has Broken

Natasha Barbieri, Editor

Editor

Creator of Classical Crossover Magazine. For Natasha music has always been closely tied to her faith. At age 18, Natasha made her opera debut playing the part of the mother in Menotti’s ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ with the Eastern Festival Opera. At 20, she was a winner of the 2011 Young Artist Competition at Andrews University. Natasha graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor’s of Music. Natasha has released a series of Holiday singles “A Place Called Home” (2020), “One Little Boy,” and “The Perfect Year” (2021). In 2021, she was nominated for the ‘Future Classic Women Awards’ show on Men’s & Women’s Radio Station. Natasha is the creator and editor of ‘Classical Crossover Magazine’ a venture that has allowed her to interview many of the top stars in the genre including Sarah Brightman, Celtic Woman, Mirusia, Paul Potts, and more. During the covid-19 pandemic, she created an online concert series for the magazine that has seen her perform in the same line-up as Alex Sharpe, Lucy Kay, Barbara Padilla, Classical Reflection, and more on the virtual stage. In 2022, Natasha was included on the charity album “Stars of Classical Crossover: Christmas” in benefit of the Wallace & Gromit Children’s Charity.