NO wonder Jacqui Dankworth, Sara Colman and Liane Carroll call themselves The Passion - the emotion and pure feeling that the trio put into their songs was intense.

There was a strong feminist feel too on some of their songs, notably the plaintive One Good Reason, written by Jacqui about an abusive relationship.

The trio's glorious voices and Liane's quirky piano style united in some upbeat songs too, notably on the honky-tonk style Neverland and a cover of The Isley Brothers' Harvest For The World.

A highlight of the second half came when 54 members of the audience who had attended a vocal workshop earlier joined the ladies on stage to perform a joyous gospel song.