Héloïse Werner: Women Make Music
Héloïse Werner’s second album, “Close-ups”
Recipient of the Michael Cuddigan Trust Award 2018 and named as one of BBC Radio 3’s 31 under 31 Young Stars 2020, French-born and London-based soprano and composer Héloïse Werner joins London’s Wigmore Hall as an Associate Artist from the 2023/24 season. Her debut album “Phrases” is out now on Delphian Records: Sunday Times 10 Best Classical Records of 2022, Gramophone Magazine Editor’s Choice (“extraordinary range, tone and vocal abilities (…) composer of subtle imagination”), Presto Classical Editor’s Choice (“absolute tour de force”), BBC Music Magazine Choral/Song Choice (*****) and Classical album of the week in The Times (****).
Héloïse will use her Women Make Music grant to support the making of her second album “Close-ups”, set for release in May 2024 on Delphian Records. The repertoire on the album will be an ever-surprising programme of works for voice & strings, in a variety of combinations. New arrangements of stunning early works by Hildegard von Bingen, Julie Pinel and Barbara Strozzi will sit alongside four new pieces of her own as well as a beautiful song by Errollyn Wallen and three expansive and glowing semi-improvised instrumental tracks which will frame the album. For this album, Héloïse is thrilled to be collaborating with a stellar lineup of musicians: Max Baillie, Julian Azkoul, Ruth Gibson, Colin Alexander, Marianne Schofield and Kit Downes.