Tracks of My Life with Denise Leigh
Episode 56, Dec 24, 07:00 PM
Tracks of My Life is a show on RNIB Connect Radio presented and produced by Toby Davey where he invites a guest to take us on a journey through their life, sharing the tracks that mark important moments which bring back memories to them.
Their chosen tracks of their life might include the first track they can remember hearing, the first track they bought, a number of tracks that mark moments in their life and the final track, a track that they would like to pass on which might give people hope for the future.
In this trimmed down podcast version of Tracks of My Life Toby is joined by talented blind opera soprano singer Denise Leigh, winner of Channel 4’s Operatunity opera competition semi-finalist in Britain’s Got Talent 2024 who has performed on many stages over the year’s including the London Coliseum and patron of a number of charities too.
Denise’s Tracks of My Life musical journey will start with a great sounding Northern Soul track from her early life growing up in Crewe.
To a track dedicated to Denise’s cousin Andy who sadly passed away in 2013 and a track that they would duet together on over the noise of the hairdryer while Andy was styling Denise’s hair.
Then to one of Joni Mitchell’s tracks from the album The Hissing of Summer Lawns which came out in 1975 which Denise says is a great example of story telling and showing Joni’s voice too.
We will then have a track that has mixed emotions for Denise taking her back to school and also a moment in the garden in the sunshine during the Covid lockdowns in her family bubble with her son playing this track too.
Before we hear Denise’s final track we have a couple of tracks relating to the time when Denise won the Channel 4’s Operatunity competition a piece from Verdi’s Rigoletto and a track for Chris, a close friend who helped Denise out with some of that physicality and presence needed for the filming of the competition and also for performing on stage too.
If you would like to find out more about Denise’s singing career and much more do visit her website - https://www.deniseleigh.com
(Image shows Denise and Stefan on stage at the Britain's Got Talent semi-final)
Their chosen tracks of their life might include the first track they can remember hearing, the first track they bought, a number of tracks that mark moments in their life and the final track, a track that they would like to pass on which might give people hope for the future.
In this trimmed down podcast version of Tracks of My Life Toby is joined by talented blind opera soprano singer Denise Leigh, winner of Channel 4’s Operatunity opera competition semi-finalist in Britain’s Got Talent 2024 who has performed on many stages over the year’s including the London Coliseum and patron of a number of charities too.
Denise’s Tracks of My Life musical journey will start with a great sounding Northern Soul track from her early life growing up in Crewe.
To a track dedicated to Denise’s cousin Andy who sadly passed away in 2013 and a track that they would duet together on over the noise of the hairdryer while Andy was styling Denise’s hair.
Then to one of Joni Mitchell’s tracks from the album The Hissing of Summer Lawns which came out in 1975 which Denise says is a great example of story telling and showing Joni’s voice too.
We will then have a track that has mixed emotions for Denise taking her back to school and also a moment in the garden in the sunshine during the Covid lockdowns in her family bubble with her son playing this track too.
Before we hear Denise’s final track we have a couple of tracks relating to the time when Denise won the Channel 4’s Operatunity competition a piece from Verdi’s Rigoletto and a track for Chris, a close friend who helped Denise out with some of that physicality and presence needed for the filming of the competition and also for performing on stage too.
If you would like to find out more about Denise’s singing career and much more do visit her website - https://www.deniseleigh.com
(Image shows Denise and Stefan on stage at the Britain's Got Talent semi-final)