ChoralCast with St Martin’s Voices
Oct 2, 2026 · 57 min · 12 segments
In this October episode of *ChoralCast*, Sophie and Beth chat with composer and jazz pianist Will Todd about our latest album, *The Promise*, a festive collection blending jazz and choral music…
Will ToddGuestSophieHostBethHostSo, um, this month, um, we are talking to Will Todd, and this is all about the wonderful, amazing album that's coming out on the 16th of October.
I'll say that now before I forget.
Coming out on the 16th of October, which is, um, an album called The Promise, which is jazz choral compilations.
Ooh, so a mixture of jazz music and choral music.
Um, and St Martin's Voices are presumably providing some voices for that.
No, no, they weren't invited at all.
[laughs]
Yes, they were there.
Um, yep, and so there's Will Todd's band, plus St Martin's Voices, plus, um, some soloists as well, um, all coming together to make this wonderful music.
And The Promise, so my link with the mince pies is because The Promise has some festive music on it, doesn't it?
I thought you were gonna say [laughs] because you promised me mince pies.
[laughs]
Mince pies.
[laughs]
[laughs]
No, but you know what?
[laughs]
That-
I don't think that's what Will intended f- with the title
Well, you know, the promise of something hopeful to look forward to, Advent, mince pies.
It's all interpretation.
That is true.
But it is festive music, isn't it?
Uh, yes, it is.
Sorry, now my brain's thinking about the follow on album for The Letdown, which is what Sophie did-
So, um, this month, um, we are talking to Will Todd, and this is all about the wonderful, amazing album that's coming out on the 16th of October.
I'll say that now before I forget.
Coming out on the 16th of October, which is, um, an album called The Promise, which is jazz choral compilations.
Ooh, so a mixture of jazz music and choral music.
Um, and St Martin's Voices are presumably providing some voices for that.
No, no, they weren't invited at all.
[laughs]
Yes, they were there.
Um, yep, and so there's Will Todd's band, plus St Martin's Voices, plus, um, some soloists as well, um, all coming together to make this wonderful music.
And The Promise, so my link with the mince pies is because The Promise has some festive music on it, doesn't it?
I thought you were gonna say [laughs] because you promised me mince pies.
[laughs]
Mince pies.
[laughs]
[laughs]
No, but you know what?
[laughs]
That-
I don't think that's what Will intended f- with the title
Well, you know, the promise of something hopeful to look forward to, Advent, mince pies.
It's all interpretation.
That is true.
But it is festive music, isn't it?
Uh, yes, it is.
Sorry, now my brain's thinking about the follow on album for The Letdown, which is what Sophie did-
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