Over the Rainbow (Review by RSCM's CMQ) This is a soothing recital of meditative pieces sung by siblings Will and Kate James, two of the finalists in the 2019 BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year competition. The performances are impressive with clear, crisp diction. There’s [...]
Over the Rainbow ★★★★★ (Review by Fanfare Magazine) A celebration of youth in a cornucopia of well-chosen popular songs here. There is a touch of Christmas about the program, as a quick scan of the title will reveal. There are two clear talents here, the 13 year [...]
Over the Rainbow (Review by Expressive Audio) Over The Rainbow is not only a song that has become synonymous with supporting the NHS during these challenging times, but is also the debut duet album between two young choral protégés, siblings Will and Kate James. The album, released on [...]
Over the Rainbow (Review by Classical Notes) Just time before Christmas to add a late review of a lovely disc I received from Convivium Records. Over the Rainbow is a collection of songs and duets performed by brother and sister BBC2 Young Chorister finalists from 2019, Will James [...]
A new commercial recording by The National Children's Choir of Great Britain Will and Kate (as members of The National Children's Choir of Great Britain) were delighted to have sung for the commercial recording of Cecilia McDowall's cantata The Girl from Aleppo. Released in May 2020, it is [...]
A new commercial recording by The Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace Will is currently a chorister at Hampton Court Palace and was delighted to be part of choir singing an album of early-seventeenth century choral works by Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) for Resonus Classics. Featuring elaborate [...]
Will and Kate both finalists in BBC Radio 2 - Young Choristers of the Year Competition Will and Kate were delighted to be selected as two of the eight finalists for the BBC Young Chorister of the Year, broadcast on Sunday 22nd December 2019. The competition celebrates the talent of [...]
Will sings one of the three treble boy roles for the Royal Opera House (Opera Today) In November 2019, Will was fortunate enough to be cast as one of the three treble boy roles in the Royal Opera Company’s production of ‘Die Zauberflöte’. Commenting in a review [...]
