Paul was written after many hours of interviews and collaborative conversation with Paul Jameson who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2017. The piece invites audiences to understand what ‘voice’ means to Paul as he loses his speech. Find out more.

Tanja is 39 years old and was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer growing behind her vocal cords in 2020. One week after diagnosis her voice box was removed during the Covid pandemic. This piece charts her journey recovering from life changing surgery complicated by social distancing and isolation. Find out more.

A large-scale community opera for over 1000 performers aged 7-70 years of age, three professional opera singers, massed choirs and an orchestra of 100 young players and pros. It was commissioned to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta. Find out more.

A song for all who have loved and lost. It is about memory of voice, faded dreams of people and those who have witnessed their life journeys. Written after hours of dialogue with people affected by motor neurone disease, their families and healthcare professionals working with them. Find our more.

The Willow Tree is an ancient spirit who steals and consumes the voices, identity and soul of humans in order to survive. This scene is the story of one man who fights back against the Willow Tree. The text was written after hours of discussion with people affected by Parkinsons, their carers and healthcare professionals connected to voice rehabilitation. Find out more. 

Originated from a poem written by Sara Bowden-Evans, who was diagnosed with throat cancer and traumatically was unable to speak for two years during her treatment and laryngectomy surgery. She now performs sections of her poem alongside soprano Gweneth Ann-Rand. Find out more.

Commissioned by the the Academy of Ancient Music as a response to Handel’s Messiah for the Barbican, London. Find out more.

Commissioned by BBC Singers. Find out more.