Freedom! The Power of Song - CD recording
Freedom! The Power of Song - CD recording
Freedom is the fifth in the popular series of 40-minute community choral works for SATB chorus, massed unison children’s choir and instrumental quintet. This time Alexander has collaborated with his wife Joanna Forbes L’Estrange. This powerful and emotive work celebrates the vital role communal singing has played throughout history, bringing people together in solidarity at times of upheaval, struggle and change. From Martin Luther King’s civil rights movement and the suffragette marches to the spontaneous singing of soldiers in the trenches of WW1 and the non-violent Baltic ‘singing revolution’, singing has played a part in changing lives for good.
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We are delighted to announce the arrival of the latest piece in the popular series for SATB chorus, unison children’s choir and instrumental quintet: Freedom! The Power of Song was jointly composed by Alexander L’Estrange & Joanna Forbes L’Estrange to mark four important historical landmarks: 100 years since the end of WW1; 100 years since some women first won the right to vote; 50 years since American Civil Rights movement; 25 years since the Baltic Revolution. This powerful new work celebrates the important role communal singing has played throughout history, bringing people together in solidarity at times of upheaval, struggle and change.
The piece comprises original songs by Alexander and Joanna as well as arrangements of classic songs such as We shall not be moved, We shall overcome and How can I keep from singing? It promises to bring the whole community together in a joyous and heartfelt celebration of the power of song.
The piece was commissioned by Jeremy Backhouse for Salisbury Community Choir which premiered on 3rd November 2018 in Winchester Cathedral. Vocal Score is also available from www.alexanderlestrange.com
Soprano/alto: Joanna Forbes L’Estrange and Joanna Goldsmith Eteson
Tenor/bass: Tom Bullard and Alexander L’Estrange
Children’s choir: Toby & Harry L’Estrange
The ‘Call Me Al’ quintet: trumpet: Mark Armstrong, guitar:Mark Ridout, piano: Alexander L’Estrange, bass: Flo Moore, drums: Felix Higginbottom.
Engineered & produced by Alexander L’Estrange at Old Stable Studio, Hertfordshire, UK November/December 2019