Beamish: Sangsters, a work which grew out of a poem, written in Scots by Betty McKellar. The sangsters (singers) of the title are sky-larks and seals, and with its three strophes the poem inspired Beamish to a work in three parts, where each movement features different soloists from within the orchestra.
Music Web International: outstanding; Gramophone: outstanding; International Record Review: outstanding.