Anna Lapwood & The Pembroke College Girls’ Choir
 Announce New EP The Waiting Sky


First Track ‘Abendlied’ – out now



“She is much more than a gifted organist, choral conductor and social media sensation…
she’s a star on a mission”
– The Sunday Times

“She had rightly become “the world’s most visible organist” – New York Times 

“Imaginative, open-minded and a brilliant musician, the organist and conductor Anna Lapwood is the dream ambassador for classical music.” – Gramophone

After being crowned one of the fastest selling classical artists and the first female musician to reach number 1 on the Classical Artist Album Chart in 2023 with her stunning album Luna, organ sensation Anna Lapwood returns as conductor of the Pembroke College Girls’ Choir for a beautiful 6-track EP The Waiting Sky – out November 8th on Sony Classical. First track ‘Abendlied’ is out today – listen here.

Two songs – ‘Winter Time’ & ‘The Waiting Sky’ – both written collaboratively by the entire choir, demonstrate the choir & Anna’s fundamental belief in empowerment through composition. As Anna beautifully describes it; “One of the things I love most about working with the Girl Choristers at Pembroke is that they are constantly surprising me with what we’re capable of. Winter Time & The Waiting Sky were both written by the girl choristers as a group, with everyone chipping in and making suggestions. There have been so many points over the past couple of years where the choristers and I have been chatting and one of them will say ‘can you imagine us doing this 4 years ago’?! I think this EP is all about capturing that sense of achievement, progression, and joy that comes from making music together as a group, growing together and constantly breaking through our own perceptions of what we can achieve, whether that’s writing our own compositions, or singing music in 6-part harmony.”

The announcement comes in the midst of a wave of exciting activity as Anna prepares to travel to Berlin to accept ‘Solo Recording Instrument of the Year’ for Luna at The Opus Klassiks – Germany’s equivalent of Classic Brit Awards on October 13th. This comes on top of Anna’s recent impromptu organ lesson with Tom Cruise at the Top Gun: Maverick film screening at The Royal Albert Hall, where she resides for midnight rehearsals. Recent concerts include sold out performances with the London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Antonio Pappano & pianist Yuja Wang, as well as guest appearances with both Aurora and Florence and The Machine.

Last year, Anna’s album Luna was received warmly, with The Sunday Times describing it as “illuminating and inspiring”, along with features on both BBC & Sky News Breakfast. As well as receiving the prestigious RPS Gamechanger Award at The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, Anna put on a mesmerising, TikTok-trending display with her performance of Bach meets Faithless at the Ministry of Sound Classical concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

This December will see two special Christmas performances with the Choirs of Pembroke College at Snape Maltings Concert Hall (Dec 7th) and Smith Square Hall, London (Dec 9th). December 18th will then see Anna take part in a special festive evening at the Royal Albert Hall with national treasure Sandi Toksvig for an evening of fun.

The Waiting Sky – Track Listing

1. Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God (Composer: Kerensa Briggs)

2. Peaceful Was The Night (Composer: James McCarthy)

3. Cradle Lullaby (Composer: Owain Park)

4. Winter Time (Composer: Anna Lapwood & The Pembroke College Girls’ Choir)

5. Abendlied (Composer: Josef Rheinberger)

6. The Waiting Sky (Composer: Anna Lapwood & The Pembroke College Girls’ Choir)

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