Times and Seasons: 8 songs for upper voices

ISBN-13: 9780193530881 / Angielski

Bob Chilcott

Opis

for upper voices with piano accompaniment or unaccompanied A compelling collection exploring different times of the day and the four seasons, Times and Seasons presents a fruitful collaboration between Bob Chilcott and poet Delphine Chalmers. Four of the pieces are unaccompanied, while the remainder have characterful and supportive piano accompaniments; the voices sing in unison or two parts, making this collection eminently accessible. Suitable for performance as a suite or as stand-alone pieces, these charming songs will be a welcome addition to the repertoire of any children's or upper-voice choir.

Recenzje

Young singers will love Times and Seasons . . . It is based on some fantastic, fresh poems by Delphine Chalmers, who at the time of writing was about to complete her final year at the University of Oxford. All of the songs, which can be performed as stand-alone pieces or as a suite, have beautiful melodic lines that cry out to be sung. Four of the pieces are accompanied, while the others have soothing and often exhilarating piano accompaniments where the voices sing in unison or two parts . . . There is so much to enjoy in this collection; and something that also stand out â beyond the texts, the beautiful melodies and brilliant vocally enhancing piano accompaniments â is that the pieces were written for school choirs in Japan, Australia, England, and Germany. If given the scores, this can display to young performers a bigger artistic picture beyond their own choir and the positive message that choral music can unite people.

O autorze

Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.