26th November 2021 (Liverpool, UK) – Sophie has released “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman in aid of The Little Princess Trust, featuring orchestrations by Matteo Ressa and production by Karl Ziegler.
The release of ‘A Million Dreams’ follows Sophie’s first three singles ‘The Rose’, ‘A
Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes’ and ‘Born Free’ which have all been published
onto multiple playlists and have been aired on various radio stations including BBC
Radio Merseyside, Greenwich Maritime Radio and Sound Radio Wales in the UK
and iHeartRadio in the USA. All proceeds raised from this new single will be donated to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which provide thousands of real hair wigs to
sick children and young people, aged up to 24 years across the UK and Ireland.
This year the 22 year old Mezzo-Soprano, Actor and Dancer from Liverpool was the
Guest Soloist at the 2021 Miss England Final in Coventry, a competition in which
charitable work is at the heart. Since the age of nine Sophie has performed in numerous charity concerts and events every year, most prominently for The British
Heart Foundation, and it was during Miss England that her next idea came to mind.
With the guidance of the Head of Miss Liverpool Patricia Hughes, Sophie recorded
the song ‘A Million Dreams’ from the hit movie The Greatest Showman with all proceeds to go to The Little Princess Trust. The piece was written by Benj Pasek and
Justin Paul and Sophie’s recording with orchestrations by Matteo Ressa and production by Karl Ziegler highlights the young singers’ captivatingly classic voice
which allows the listener to feel transported to the world of Hollywood. In addition to
the single release, Sophie has also set up a Just Giving Page in the hope to maximise fundraising.
Since the age of fifteen, Sophie has been a regular busker in her hometown of Liverpool and in London to help raise funds firstly for her performing arts training and
then for her Masters Degree. Sophie was then delighted to have been offered the
Hargreaves’s and Ball scholarship and sponsorship by Mr Peter Snook to study at
the Royal Northern College of Music for a Masters of Music in Classical Singing
and Opera, where she started this September. She aims to encourage and inspire
other young people to be proactive in pursuing their dreams but to also remember
those who helped them get there.
In addition to releasing music, Sophie continues to perform in various venues
around the UK and on the 4th December she will be the Alto Soloist in Handel’s
Messiah at Nottingham’s Albert Hall. In previous years she was the Mezzo-Soprano
Soloist in the latest performance of Bernstein’s Mass at the Royal Festival Hall,
Southbank Centre and a soloist on BBC One’s TV Series ‘All Together Now’. She is
also currently working on original material with Liverpool Composer Hannah Keeley
which will be released in 2022.
Keep up to date with the latest performance dates and news on Sophie’s website or
follow her on social media for more music and videos:
www.sophieclarkesinger.co.ukInstagram/Facebook – @sophieclarkesinger
Just Giving – www.justgiving.com/sophieclarkesingerliverpool