Launched in 2015, British a cappella vocal quintet Papagena has turned out a regular flow of imaginatively curated albums (2018’s The Darkest Midnight was highly placed on that year’s Limelight Christmas playlist). Founded by Sarah Tenant-Flowers, and including singers Imogen Ram-Prasad, Lizzie Drury, Suzzie Vango and Shivani Rattan, they are known for not only exploring a diverse range of musical styles – from medieval to folk and beyond – but for invariably ‘getting it right’.

Their latest is Tomorrow is Today, a collection focusing of songs of love, beauty and the passing of time. Composers range from Hildegard von Bingen, Monteverdi and Purcell to contemporary masters such as James MacMillan, Caroline Shaw and Kate Bush (yes, you heard me). First of all, the singing is immaculate, their light, bright voices creating a stimulating blend without ever straying into what might be described as the all-female edgy territory. Not only that, they don’t try too hard to swing the non-classical numbers, which on the whole are presented in original arrangements that suit both the blend and the...