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Pupils recording the Song Cycle at St Francis, St Michael’s and Sprowston schools. - Credit: Into Opera Hundreds of children at six primary schools in Norwich are set to share a message in song about the coronavirus pandemic. Pupils have been working with Into Opera and internationally renowned composer, Will Todd, to develop a major artistic song cycle that captures a slice of social history and encourages youngsters to share their thoughts and feelings about the impact of Covid-19. Sprowsto...

Gospel, moving into secular moving, into r & b and into soul, into pop, into opera, and throughout her life sort of bobbing and weaving between different types of music. >> yeah. you made a great point just a little bit earlier that she was the queen of so much more than soul. one of the greatest artists to prove that a voice that was steeped in black music traditions like gospel and soul could then go on to conquer the worlds of pop and even perform an operatic contest. i was actually a recordi...