Hayley Westenra: Pure

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After her world tour, Westenra recorded a live DVD, Hayley Westenra: Live from New Zealand, featuring duets with baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes and soprano Sophie Westenra in St. James Theatre. David Horn, the producer of her live TV special, which aired on the PBS program Great Performances, said, "Her singing is so gorgeous, it's reminiscent of the great boy-soprano sound of Anglican church choirs." [8] [24] [25] She joined the Boston Pops Orchestra as guest soloist for their Christmas tour at the end of 2004.

Hayley Westenra bringing angelic sound to Bournemouth Pavilion". DAILY ECHO. 28 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015 . Retrieved 4 February 2012. Hayley". CelticWoman.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010 . Retrieved 29 September 2009. Hayley Westenra Suite (Plaque outside performing arts building). Bryndwr, Christchurch: Cobham Intermediate School. 23 April 2007. Westenra was born on 10 April 1987 at Christchurch Women's Hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand. [6] Her parents, Gerald and Jill Westenra, have two younger offspring, Sophie and Isaac. Sophie is an academic and teaches law at Oxford. [7] Westenra's grandmother Shirley Ireland was a singer, and her grandfather was a pianist who also played the piano accordion. [8] She has Irish, Dutch and English heritage. [9] [10] On 27 July 2011, Westenra was announced as the voice of UK broadcaster ITV's coverage of that year's Rugby World Cup, with her special version of " World in Union". [3] [5] Philanthropy and charity [ edit ] In the 2000s [ edit ]Artists profile of Hayley Westenra". DECCA Records. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012 . Retrieved 3 August 2011. I come from a musical family, and one with a real sense of history. My forefathers were on the maiden voyage from Ireland to Christchurch, New Zealand in 1850 – there's even a commemoration plaque in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, which bears the name Westenra. My grandmother used to sit me on her knee and sing songs like Danny Boy from as early as I can remember. A singer herself in her earlier years, she has always been a never-ending source of songs. It's this legacy of music that she's been passing down to me since my childhood, and it's many of these beautiful old songs that I've explored here on my album."

Tour Info". CelticWoman.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008 . Retrieved 29 September 2009.April 2011). "EPT online – Πρόγραμμα Τηλεόρασης". Tvradio.ert.gr. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011 . Retrieved 15 September 2011. Hayley Westenra sings at the Chch Memorial Service". TVNZ News. 21 November 2011 . Retrieved 7 January 2012. UNICEF NZ Children's Charity | Helping Children Survive & Thrive". Unicef.org.nz . Retrieved 15 September 2011.