‘In the 1970s the Bevan Family Choir, consisting of 10 siblings under the direction of their father Roger Bevan, released an album of choral music and toured the country, even making a documentary for ITV. Now, some of the children of those singers – 15 of the 53 first cousins…are set to release their debut album with conductor Graham Ross. The album is a celebration of their musical heritage and contains works by Stanford, Victoria, Palestrina, Tallis, David Bevan, Lobo and more.’

Graham Ross is Director of Music and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, co-founder and Principal Conductor of The Dmitri Ensemble, and in demand as a regular guest conductor. Recent collaborations have included LPO, LMP, OAE, BBC Singers, BBCCO, Aurora Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Norwegian Wind Ensemble, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. At the age of 25 he made his BBC Proms and Glyndebourne debuts, and he has conducted and recorded many world premières including James MacMillan, Judith Bingham, Palestrina, Giles Swayne, Vaughan Williams, Imogen Holst, Nico Muhly, Brett Dean, Lydia Kakabadse and Matthew Martin. As a composer commissions have included BBCCO, City of London Sinfonia, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra, Park Lane Group, and Wigmore Hall. He is founder and Artistic Director of Singers Abroad, running annual courses for singers of all ages, and a Trustee and Patron of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music. He is a regular contributor on BBC Radio, an Honorary Fellow of the University of Macau. He studied music at Clare College, Cambridge - where he first met the Bevans - and conducting at the Royal College of Music, London. He is delighted to have collaborated again with the Bevan Family Consort on this recording.