On 14 December 1918, women were permitted to stand for Parliament and were granted the vote for the first time in British history. As part of the centenary celebrations for this milestone and to raise awareness of persistent inequalities in society, Blossom Street presents repertoire by famous and lesser-known female composers, both living and those from previous generations, including Rebecca Clarke’s Ave Maria, Judith Weir’s Holy Innocents, Kerry Andrew’s Night-Time Songs, Elizabeth Poston’s The Water of Tyne, and Stef Conner’s setting the Hildegard von Bingen poem O Splendidissima Gemma.

​All of the performers on the Naxos disc This Day, recorded in 2018 and released in January 2019, are women, showcasing works for upper voices.

Sopranos: Vanessa Bowers, Jillian Christie, Melissa Davies, Ellie Martin, Elinor Jane Moran, Emily Wenman

Altos: Felicity Buckland, Rosie Clifford, Lucilla Graham, Clara Kanter, Philippa Thomas, Emma Watkinson

Pianist: Annabel Thwaite

Organist: Anna Lapwood

Clarinettist: Hannah Lawrance

Producer: Tom Shorter

Engineer and editor: James Bull

Booklet notes: Katy Hamilton

Cover art: Jillian Christie