Ailish Tynan Katie Bray – Stephen Dodgson: Turn Ye To Me – Songs Vol. 3

SOMM Recordings adds to it’s already extensive catalogue of music by the British composer and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Stephen Dodgson(1924- 2013) with a third volume of his songs titled Turn Ye to Me. SOMM’s previous Dodgson song releases include The Peasant Poet [SOMMCD 0659], hailed by Opera Today as “an incredibly interesting and engaging disc… done excellent service by all the performers;” and The Distances Between [SOMMCD 0673], about which theBritish Music Societysaid “the performances (by some prestigious names) and the warm, lifelike recording are impeccable.” The performers on this third volume of Dodgson songs include prior SOMMartists also featured in Volumes I and II: Irish soprano Ailish Tynan and British mezzo-soprano Katie Bray, both past winners of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition; doctor-turned-tenor James Gilchrist, who is noted for his forthright and passionate style; Roderick Williams, one of the most sought-after