This is a song about those times when really bad things happen to you, things so bad that you just don't want to talk about them - and it's a song that lets you know, it's ok to feel that way

Island of Silence

Singer, Composer, Vocal Coach

Hailing from the island of Guernsey, Lydia Jane Pugh is an award-winning composer specialising in choral and chamber music, with much of her work being inspired by the islands’ history, culture, and beautiful landscapes. Her music’s universal appeal has lead to performances around the world by several professional groups, including the ‘Ebor Singers’ (UK), and the ’Empire City Men’s! Chorus’ (USA). Her work has made the finals of several awards, including the National Centre for Early Music's Young Composer Award (UK), the Songdoor International Songwriting Competition, and the Australian Boys Choir Choral Composition Competition. Most recently she was awarded the Nathan Davis Prize in Composition at the Young New Yorker’s Chorus Young Composer Competition 2018 for her piece ‘Adiraï (Misplaced)’. She has also had the great joy of being selected to participate in several Composer Institutes, including the Lehigh Choral Composers Forum, the Choral Chameleon Summer Institute, and the Charlotte New Music Festival. Her chamber piece ‘Voul-ous enne p’tite goute?’, written for and recorded at the Charlotte New Music Festival was recently released by Ablaze Records on their compilation album, ‘Millennial Masters; Volume 9’. As a singer, she delights in exploring genres with a soaring range, writing original songs and creating insightful interpretations of modern day songs in the jazz idiom. Lydia’s music truly transcends genres, and gets straight to the heart of it’s listeners.