Scala Radio Sessions Live
Hear the live performances on Friday 4th March
Last updated 4th Apr 2022
To honour Scala Radio turning 3 years old on Friday 4th March, we held a sparkling evening of classical music hosted by Penny Smith at The House of St Barnabas.
The evening may have been and gone, but nothing is stopping us from sharing harpist Cecilia De Maria, vocal group The Queen’s Six and Laura Wright's performances with you.
Listen across the day on Friday 4th March to hear every magical moment from the night.
Watch the Scala Radio Sessions Live performances here:
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Cecilia De Maria
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Laura Wright, Lauren Kosty, Cecilia De Maria, The Queen's Six and Penny Smith
Meet the Scala Radio Sessions Live performance
Cecilia De Maria
Born in the UK to Maltese parents and named after the Patron Saint of Music, Cecilia De Maria started her musical life as a pianist before taking up the harp at the age of ten.
In 2008 Cecilia De Maria made her concerto debut at the Barbican with the London School Symphony Orchestra and in the same year was a string finalist in BBC Young Musician of the Year, where she was honoured with the award of the Walter Todds bursary.
A natural performer, Cecilia has performed regularly at international venues around the world and is also a sought-after teacher, being passionate about the positive impact of music education on all aspects of personal well-being.
Cecilia De Maria is signed exclusively to Sony Music Masterworks.
The Queen’s Six
Based at Windsor Castle, members of The Queen's Six make up part of the Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel, whose homes lie within the Castle walls. This rare privilege demands the highest musical standards, as they sing regularly for the Royal family at both private and state occasions. In 2018 this included the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and in 2021, three members of the group sang at the funeral of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Most significantly however, it is the familiarity of living and singing together in Chapel every day that lends this group its distinctive closeness and blend, as well as an irresistible informality and charm.
Since 2019, the group has recorded on the Signum Classics label, releasing albums of British folk songs, Hispanic Renaissance music, and arrangements of the songs of Tom Lehrer. In February they released a recording of pop love songs, their first professional pop album, called 'From Windsor with Love'.
Laura Wright
Laura Wright is an international singer, presenter and composer whose illustrious career began when she was just 15 years old. After winning BBC Chorister of the Year 2005, Laura became one of the decade's biggest-selling artists.
Her performances at high profile events have been broadcast to several millions of people from some of the most iconic venues around the world. She performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her 90th birthday, in Thailand at the state funeral of the late Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, in the O2 Arena (and on its roof!), on the Great Wall of China, at the Dodger Stadium in L.A., in 10 Downing Street, Wembley Stadium, Westminster Abbey, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Opera House, just to name a few.