dear members of ACDA composer, I would like to invite you to discover the excellent Rocky Mountain Chamber Choir who has been recording a number of my pieces dedicated to the choir for some time now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhck1bhNheY&list=PLvbHlp1mVwIW2GDgR9qJ7V9z2FbPzKzv9 Jean-Christophe Rosaz http://www.jeanchristopherosaz.eu
New Recordings
Avshalomov “We Hold These Truths”–new recording
Dear Colleague, Please take 8 minutes to listen to this new demo recording of “We Hold These Truths”, the climactic middle movement of my Jefferson oratorio, “Principles”, with piano (orchestration also available). This movement sets the salient parts of the Declaration of Independence. Its message has great urgency today. Never before in our history have […]
Philip Stopford ‘Sacred Choral Music’ – NEW CD on the Naxos label
NEW Naxos CD of Sacred Choral Music by Philip Stopford Philip Stopford is admired in Britain and America for his beautifully crafted music, rooted in the Anglican tradition. His works are memorable and colourful, as these world premiere recordings demonstrate. The biggest piece on this album is the Missa Deus Nobiscum, a sacred concert work […]
WINTER LIGHT – new release from Joanna Forbes L’Estrange
WINTER LIGHT Joanna Forbes L’EstrangeLondon VoicesBen Parry, conductorRichard Gowers, organOlivia Jageurs, harpHarry Baker, piano ‘….simply beautiful choral writing by someone who knows, from a singer’s perspective, how to compose music which every choir will want to sing.’ – Sir John Rutter CBE, British choral composer Following Heaven to Earth, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange’s first album on […]
A song for International Peace Day
A song for International Peace Day (Sept 21): “Sing, little children, and play your games. Your hearts are too young to know sorrow.But the conscience of countries will never know rest –Should your songs be stilled on the morrow.” https://youtu.be/8Fw7AztSFRo?list=PL6F-ucaLKW-wEaWG2wK-2GtbngtcybjBn
Frobisher Bay – by James Gordon, arr. Diane Loomer
One of the very few folk songs from Canada’s frozen North. It’s the tale of the captain of a whaling ship who decides to push the late summer season to catch “one more whale”, but finds himself and his crew frozen in for the winter. Diane’s arrangement, and this performance from the Voicemale Choir under […]