Her Day

By Sayan Kent (music) & Vanessa Oakes (libretto)
hmv Empire, Coventry

Written for four sopranos, a women’s community chorus, and a small ensemble (flute, violin, cello, double bass, piano).
World premiere in March 2022 as part of Coventry City of Culture.

Musical direction by Berak Dyer.
Directed by Lucy Bradley.
Cast: Nina Bennet, Kelly Glyptis, Grace Nyandoro, and Claire Wild.

Supported using public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Spirit of 2012 via Coventry City of Culture Trust, and the Heart of England Community Foundation.

Red Seed

An operatic work in development, a short extract was performed with the Mosaic Collective at Grimeborn 2018, Arcola, with international soprano Jessie Tse.