Good music is good music no matter what, but a little extra girl power never hurts. In observance of the story of Ethel Smyth and the critic who praised Smyth for 'composing like a man', tenThing knew that this had to be the title of their new album, released on the LAWO Classics label. It's both wonderfully provocative and something to bring a wry smile to the face. From Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn to Florence Price and Ethel Smyth, this programme celebrates the work of female composers from around the world in world premiere transcriptions for the brass ensemble.

Tine Thing Helseth is a Norwegian trumpet soloist specializing in classical repertoire. Since her breakthrough in 2006 with the Eurovision Young Musician Finale, Tine Thing Helseth's development has moved on at an amazing pace. In 2009 she was made a Borletti-Buitoni Fellow, and her diary is now filled with concert dates all over the world. On 'My Heart is Ever Present', Tine teams up once again with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, led by Elise Båtnes. Isa Katharina Gericke joins in for versions of Handel's two showpieces for soprano, trumpet and orchestra, plus "Eg veit i Himmelrik ei Borg" (I know a Castle in Heavens High). And among the all time classics of Bach/Gounod, Holst, Reger and others, Tine also presents a beautiful piece she has written herself: "Engledans" (Angels' dance).