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Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Великобритания
Добавлен 4 фев 2014
Contemporary vocalist & Choral composer
Love Came Down (SATB) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' album)
🏆 Editors' Choice 2024, J.W. Pepper (USA)
COMPOSER NOTE
The beauty of Christina Rossetti’s poem is in its simplicity, which is reflected in this SATB setting. To this end, I would urge choirs to sing it with sparing use of vibrato and certainly without defaulting to a rolled “r” in the word “Christmas”. The rule of thumb is to sing the words as naturally as possible. Wherever the words “love came down” are forming the accompaniment to the verse, please keep the consonants gentle and the phrasing legato. Also, the crescendo and diminuendo hairpins should be subtle, not overt. For verse 3, I would encourage choir directors to invite any sopranos who can manage an Ab below middle C to join the...
COMPOSER NOTE
The beauty of Christina Rossetti’s poem is in its simplicity, which is reflected in this SATB setting. To this end, I would urge choirs to sing it with sparing use of vibrato and certainly without defaulting to a rolled “r” in the word “Christmas”. The rule of thumb is to sing the words as naturally as possible. Wherever the words “love came down” are forming the accompaniment to the verse, please keep the consonants gentle and the phrasing legato. Also, the crescendo and diminuendo hairpins should be subtle, not overt. For verse 3, I would encourage choir directors to invite any sopranos who can manage an Ab below middle C to join the...
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Green Christmas (SATB/piano) Words & Music Joanna Forbes L'Estrange arr. Alexander L'Estrange
Просмотров 7014 часов назад
"What if Christmas could be green instead of white?....." An easy-listening, retro-style, jazz song for your choir to sing in their Christmas concert. Green Christmas (SATB/piano) Track 17 from 'Winter Light' album (SIGCD873) Words & Music by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange SATB arrangement by Alexander L'Estrange (available to download from www.lestrangemusic.com/shop) CREDITS London Voices, directed...
Jesus Christ is Born Today (SATB/organ) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange, words by Timothy Dudley-Smith
Просмотров 12716 часов назад
An uplifting, deceptively simple, SATB/organ setting of Timothy Dudley-Smith's acrostic poem. Recorded by London Voices (directed by Ben Parry) and Richard Gowers (organ) for the 'Winter Light' album (SIGCD873) SHEET MUSIC from the RSCM CREDITS London Voices, conducted by Ben Parry with Richard Gowers (organ) Engineer - Al Forbes Producer - Alexander L'Estrange Videographer - Tom Mungall Record...
Winter Light (SATB/organ) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' album)
Просмотров 133День назад
Winter Light began its life as a poem written by Angier Brock, a member of the congregation of Bruton Parish Church in Virginia USA whose choir director commissioned this piece. The poem’s powerful words portray the birth of Jesus as the light coming to banish the world’s darkness, a darkness which continues to loom large today in the form of ‘conflict, dread and new dangers.’ Ultimately it’s a...
Carol of the Crib (SATB/organ) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' SIGCD873)
Просмотров 15414 дней назад
BEST-SELLER. Set to Timothy Dudley Smith's 'Light of the world, a child is born', Joanna Forbes L'Estrange's Carol of the Crib sensitively conveys, through shifting modes and dynamics, the banishing of darkness when the light of the world, Jesus Christ, was born. Carol of the Crib is ideal for Christmas Eve services such as the Blessing of the Crib or Christingle. SHEET MUSIC www.rscmshop.com/b...
Reality Check (from 'Winter Songs') by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange & Alexander L'Estrange (SIGCD873)
Composed for the 60th anniversary of Finchley Children's Music Group, 'Winter Songs' comprises three affecting songs, for two-part upper voice choir and piano, on the subjects of hibernation, homelessness and human kindness. Published by Faber Music Recorded by London Voices, directed by Ben Parry with pianist Harry Baker Engineered by Al Forbes Produced by Alexander L'Estrange Videographer Tom...
Hibernation (from 'Winter Songs') by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange & Alexander L'Estrange (SIGCD873)
Composed for the 60th anniversary of Finchley Children's Music Group, 'Winter Songs' comprises three affecting songs, for two-part upper voice choir and piano, on the subjects of hibernation, homelessness and human kindness. Published by Faber Music Recorded by London Voices, directed by Ben Parry with pianist Harry Baker Engineered by Al Forbes Produced by Alexander L'Estrange Videographer Tom...
The Three Wise Women (SSA/piano) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' album SIGCD873)
"Every year we sing about the three wise men Who found their way by foll'wing a star, so Now it's the turn of the three wise women - Are you ready to learn who they are?....." Step forward Mary, Elizabeth and Anna, one young, one middle-aged and one old, and hear how they played crucial roles in the Christmas story with this jazzy, fun carol for upper voice choirs. Words & Music by Joanna Forbe...
A Present for the Future (SATB/organ) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' SIGCD873)
Published in 'Carols for Choirs 6' (OUP) Words & Music by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange A beautiful new carol with a topical theme. The author suggests that, instead of gold, frankincense and myrrh (or their modern-day equivalents), we might do well to consider giving presents which will help preserve the future of our planet. Recorded by London Voices, directed by Ben Parry with organist Richard Go...
A Story of Light (SATB/organ) by Alexander L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' album SIGCD873)
With words by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange, this uplifting carol has a joyous, catchy chorus which brings a smile to choirs and audiences alike. (Optional part for unison children's choir). Recorded by London Voices, conducted by Ben Parry With organist Richard Gowers From the album 'Winter Light' SIGCD873 Engineered by Al Forbes Produced by Alexander L'Estrange Videographer Tom Mungall Sheet music...
O Virgo Virginum (SATB) by Harry L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' album)
Просмотров 19414 дней назад
Described by John Rutter on BBC Radio 3 as "An absolutely perfect little carol", this SATB setting of the Advent Antiphon for December 23rd was composed by Harry L'Estrange when he was a 10-year-old chorister in the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, under Andrew Nethsingha. The sheet music is available to download from lestrangemusic.com www.lestrangemusic.com/shop-sheet-music-choir-type/o...
In the Bleak Midwinter (SSAA/harp) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange. From the album 'Winter Light'.
Просмотров 14114 дней назад
"The ideal pairing with Britten's Ceremony of Carols" "A delightful flight of the composer's imagination" "Sits proudly alongside the famous settings by Holst and Harold Darke" COMPOSER NOTE I’ve always felt that Rossetti’s famous winter poem is more suggestive of a minor tonality than a major one. The various images she describes of bleakness, wind blowing, earth hardening and the rivers freez...
I Will Hold Him (SATB) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange ('Winter Light')
Просмотров 19621 день назад
Featuring soprano Grace Davidson, 'I Will Hold Him' is the 3rd track on the album 'Winter Light', recorded by London Voices, conducted by Ben Parry, released on Signum Records in October 2024. Words & music: Joanna Forbes L'Estrange Scoring: SATB (unaccompanied) Duration: 3:30 Difficulty: easy COMPOSER NOTE I took as my inspiration for this piece a wonderfully evocative painting by my friend th...
Song of the Shepherds (SAB/organ) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' album SIGCD873)
A fun carol with a swinging chorus and a great opportunity for audiences and congregations to play "name that tune" during each of the the organ interludes! Sheet music from RSCM London Voices, conducted by Ben Parry with organist Richard Gowers Videographer Tom Mungall Words ©JoannaForbesL'Estrange There were shepherds on the hillside, looking after their sheep Through the night they had to ke...
Isaiah's Prophecy (SAB/organ) by Alexander L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' SIGCD873)
Просмотров 126Месяц назад
Words - Joanna Forbes L'Estrange; Music - Alexander L'Estrange Scoring - S/A/Men organ SHEET MUSIC www.rscmshop.com/books/A4136/lestrange-isaiahs-prophecy-for-s-a-men organ COMPOSER NOTE As is the case with the vast majority of my choral pieces, the most important aspect here is the "steady and funky" groove. Although the time signature alternates between 7/8, 4/4 and 3/4, the tempo of the crot...
Advent 'O' Carol (SATB div.) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' SIGCD873)
Просмотров 582Месяц назад
Advent 'O' Carol (SATB div.) by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (from 'Winter Light' SIGCD873)
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange talks about her choral re-imagining for 2025 of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Просмотров 3322 месяца назад
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange talks about her choral re-imagining for 2025 of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
'A Season to Sing' - a choral re-imagining of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
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'A Season to Sing' - a choral re-imagining of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
A Season To Sing. A new choral piece by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange based on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Просмотров 3265 месяцев назад
A Season To Sing. A new choral piece by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange based on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Byrd Song by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange, commissioned and performed by Jubilate Ladies' Choir
Просмотров 4917 месяцев назад
Byrd Song by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange, commissioned and performed by Jubilate Ladies' Choir
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E4) - The Chorister's Prayer by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 1507 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E4) - The Chorister's Prayer by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E15) - Go Forth In Peace by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 1027 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E15) - Go Forth In Peace by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E14) - The Mountains Shall Bring Peace by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 387 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E14) - The Mountains Shall Bring Peace by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E13) - Saint Richard's Prayer by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 1257 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E13) - Saint Richard's Prayer by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E12) - The St Helen's Service by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 2417 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E12) - The St Helen's Service by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E11) - High As The Heavens by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 407 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E11) - High As The Heavens by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E10) - Drop, Drop, Slow Tears by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 1697 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E10) - Drop, Drop, Slow Tears by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E9) - For The Beauty Of The Earth Joanna Forbes L'Estrange & Alexander L'Estrange
Просмотров 957 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E9) - For The Beauty Of The Earth Joanna Forbes L'Estrange & Alexander L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E8) - Faith, Hope and Love by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 607 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E8) - Faith, Hope and Love by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E7) - Give Us Grace by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Просмотров 647 месяцев назад
BEHIND THE DOTS (S1E7) - Give Us Grace by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
This is great love the harmonies
Sublime !
What a delightful carol, and so beautifully sung! Thank you! ❤
Beautiful piece, thank you for sharing ❤😊
Fabulous!
Does anyone understand what is meaning of showing a red- green buoy stuck in the rock in a mid scene?
Really beautiful music and wonderfully sung. 🤩
Jeetje wat is dit mooi.
A lovely challenge for many an average church choir
What you share about singing is very special. I can only croak. A champion like you helps to let the world sing.
Rebecca is my cousin ..
Delicious,are you angels?
I would love to have the opportunity to sing this 😍
I would love to sing this. It sounds so beautiful.
This is outstanding, stunning, beautiful
This is so beautiful @choiroftheearth we must sing this!
@choiroftheearth @mrbenengland @nikki chilton this would be amazing to sing
Voice not good enough..... sorry but true
really good, loved the bass.
Stunning arrangement of a beautiful composition -and what a bass-line! Quite made my day. Thank You.
What a wonderful piece - I heard it first a few months ago when visiting Belfast Cathedral during Evensong. I’ve been searching for it since and finally found it! Thank you :)
Thank you for composing music for choirs which have no real sopranos!
omg, they sound like victims of some kind of atrocity.
absolutely fantastic
So interesting to hear your thought process! Lovely set of responses.
Any chance working with #Choiroftheearth ?!
That would be fantastic 😍
What a fantastic idea! Absolutely loved singing on Joanna’s Choir of the Earth course before. So inspiring. It would be brilliant to sing more of Joanna’s music 😊
This is Soul music. Amen!
🤗🤗🤗
I echo all the appreciations.
Lovely interpretation.
émouvant . aussi pour les victimes de 2015 en France
Sublime. Magnifique interprétation. Je ne m'en lasse pas. Bravo et Merci pour ces émotions.
Earth Day! Yes! We are doing it this weekend! Thank you Joanna! ❤️😍
Brava, this is perfect. Warren I still miss you after all this time.
One of my favorite songs. Eva Cassidy
Beautiful ❤
WOW! Great ideas I never thought could be put into consideration when composing. So inspiring!
Really interesting to hear a bit about how you compose. Thanks for sharing :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good recording, and maybe a good acoustic. I have never got near that quality and clarity with an X-Y setup.
Thanks!
Our Anthem last Sunday but one. I wanted to see how to do it "proper".@@joannaforbeslestrange71
Truly exquisite. And what a beautifully diverse group of singers. This is heaven on earth indeed.
Thank you so much
Perfect for a wedding, a funeral, a church service, every day listening - thank you Joanna!
Thank you :-)
Yet another beauty from the heart and mind of Joanna. Stunning!
Wow, thank you!
Absolutely gorgeous! What a talented composer and sensational voices.
This setting is sublime
Love the syncopation! We're using this for our Evensong on Music Sunday ❤
My 9 month old often will fall asleep to this.
Just gorgeous work here. BRAVI TUTTI!!
🤘 'PromoSM'
This is the best arrangement of this song I have ever heard. Great job.