"Malinda Wagstaff took on the challenges of Vaughan Williams' writing for the solo soprano and vanquished every one. Near the end of the first movement, for example, her voice soared above the full fortissimo of the massed chorus and orchestra with the phrase, "One flag universal," to complete it with "one flag above all the rest" with the warmth and intimacy of a lullaby. This is certainly a voice to keep listening for."