About

Soprano Hayley Swanton is a vibrant musician,  often recognized for her energetic and refreshing approach to classical repertoire. Her concert highlights across Canada and the U.K. include Bach’s B Minor Mass and Magnificat, Fauré’s Requiem, Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass, Handel’s Alexander’s Feast, Dixit Dominus, and Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Solemn Vespers, and Requiem, as well as Vivaldi’s Gloria. Since moving to Manchester, she has worked as a soloist with many established choral societies including the Altrincham Choral Society, Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir, Southport Bach Choir, Keele Bach Choir, Tatton Singers, Pershore Choral, and King Edward Musical Society.

She is an accomplished recitalist, and in 2017 gave the world premiere of the Henry Kunkelmann autographs of Debussy’s Pierrot, Les roses, and Rondel Chinois with pianist David Jones. Hayley also regularly works with collaborative pianists Rachel Fright and Jonathan Fisher. Jonathan and Hayley are a featured duo on Julian Dawes Love, Life, and Lyric album produced by Simon Weir from Classical Media and due to be released March 2022. They recently appeared in London’s award winning 1901 Arts Club performing Dawes’ Songs of Ashes.

Rachel and Hayley have enjoyed many successes together and were finalists in the 2020 Oxford Lieder Young Artists Platform as well as the prestigious 2019 Patricia Routledge National English Song Competition. They have also been featured performing Debussy’s Apparition on BBC Radio 3’s Music Matters programme entitled Debussy’s Paris.

When she is not singing, Hayley enjoys being a community radio broadcaster and is host of her own classical music radio show, Classical Escapades, which airs each Sunday at 8pm on 97.2 Wythenshawe FM. Her motto is to bring Wythenshawe, the surrounding communities, and beyond their weekly fix of the not so boring classics. She also uses her show to help promote local classical musicians. An enthusiast of sacred and secular choral music, she has held multiple choral conducting, vocal coaching, and choral scholarship positions and is a dedicated teacher of singing.

Hayley holds her Master of Music in Performance (Distinction) from the Royal Northern College of Music where her studies were graciously supported by the Royal Canadian Legion.