Elspeth Bawden
Elspeth Bawden is a soprano (and alto) whose clear, warm voice is heard in baroque solo lines and wordless contemporary choral writing on Australian chamber recordings.
On A Baroque Christmas (MCD 607) her soprano in O Jesulein süß was noted for sweetness, persuasive clarity and warmth. She also sings soprano and alto parts in wordless choral meditations on The Night Sky Glory (MCD 650).
Elspeth Bawden appears on
The Night Sky Glory: Songs and Choral Works by Lachlan Brown
Vocal works by Lachlan Brown: songs on poems by Victor Hugo, Heinrich Heine and Rainer Maria Rilke, with wordless vocalises and choral meditations for multi-tracked voices.
A Baroque Christmas
The music on this CD is a historical Christmas “pick of the pops”, from the late 1400s to the end of the Baroque period. Directed by Douglas Lawrence, the Australian Chamber Choir offers a programme recorded live in concert during their 2019 European tour. The 17 tracks are drawn from lesser-known seasonal works, championing a sublime repertoire that is all too often neglected.