Alyssium – upper-voice, a capella, choral ensemble
Description: Alison West is a singer, choral director and composer, and has over 30 years of experience performing as a musician, both widely in this country and in Europe.
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Alison West is a singer, choral director and composer, and has over 30 years of experience performing as a musician, both widely in this country and in Europe. She lives and works in the heart of the Pennines, a hill chain in the north of England, whose inhabitants tend to be gritty, creative and resilient. For many years she directed the Hepton Singers . In 2010 she founded, and continues to direct and sing with, the upper-voice vocal ensemble Alyssium . She currently sings with Borealis , a professional c
Alison has composed mostly unaccompanied choral music since 2006, drawing on her extensive experience as a singer and choral director. Her music is atmospheric, evocative, and sometimes humorous, inspired by the natural world. Birds are a particular inspiration for her, and feature prominently in her work.
She has collaborated with a number of local poets/writers. These include:
Alyssium – upper-voice, a capella, choral ensemble