Beverly Glenn-Copeland announced a new album, Laughter in Summer, due out February 6 via Transgressive. It follows his diagnosis with a form of dementia in 2024, and he made it with his partner Elizabeth Copeland, who produced the album with their musical director Alex Samaras. See the cover art and tracklist below.
They’ve shared two tracks, “Let Us Dance (Movement One),” which opens the album, and “Children’s Anthem.” “Let Us Dance’ holds deep personal meaning for us as a couple, and it’s one of our most favorite songs to perform together,” Glenn and Elizabeth say. “It’s a gentle reminder that life invites us to embody joy through movement, no matter the circumstances, no matter how difficult the path. Originally published on Keyboard Fantasies, this choral rework features a newly minted Montreal choir that we met mere moment before recording Movement One. It’s raw and honest — much the way we live our lives now.”
“‘Children’s Anthem,” was one of our very first creative collaborations as a couple,” they add, “originally written in 2007 for an anti-bullying conference. We’re bringing it back on this new album with a fresh arrangement dedicated to our precious granddaughter Freya. We hope it will serve as a rally cry to support and protect all the children of the world. At a time when violence has become endemic, this song and its message is more critical than ever.”
Glenn and Elizabeth are on tour this month in the UK, and you can see all dates below.
BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND – LAUGHTER IN SUMMER TRACKLIST
1. Let Us Dance (Movement One)
2. Ever New
3. Laughter in Summer ft. Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland
4. Children’s Anthem ft. Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland
5. Harbour ft. Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland
6. Middle Island Lament ft. Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland
7. Shenandoah
8. Prince Caspian’s Dream
9. Let Us Dance (Movement Two)
BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND FT. ELIZABETH COPELAND – 2025 TOUR DATES
10/7/25: Dublin, IE – Vicar St.
10/10/25: Cardiff, UK – Llais Festival
10/15/25: London, UK – Hackney Empire
10/19/25: Manchester, UK – Aviva Studios
10/29/25: Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique at KVS