Emma Johnson: Songs of Celebration
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Label: Nimbus - Alliance
Cat No: NI6431
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 2nd September 2022
Contents
Works
Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'Songs of Celebration
Variations on 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'
Christmas Suite (arr. Emma Johnson)
Artists
Emma Johnson (clarinet, narrator)John Lenehan (piano)
The Choir of Gloucester Cathedral
Conductor
Adrian PartingtonWorks
Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'Songs of Celebration
Variations on 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'
Christmas Suite (arr. Emma Johnson)
Artists
Emma Johnson (clarinet, narrator)John Lenehan (piano)
The Choir of Gloucester Cathedral
Conductor
Adrian PartingtonAbout
‘Oddly, the lyrics for Precious Gift, came to me whilst waiting in an NHS hospital waiting room. Perhaps influenced by my surroundings, I focus on the pain inherent in baby Jesus’ story! An epilogue from the clarinet expressing grief completes the story and turns the mood around in readiness for the final carol.
‘There is No Rose of Such Virtue is another early 15th-century poem equating Mary with a vigorously growing rose, a popular metaphor of the time. It was very gratifying to see the children in Gloucester Cathedral Choir singing this carol with gusto, relishing its beat boxing and glissandi which felt at once incongruously modern and yet perfectly apposite in the cathedral surroundings.’
‘Late in 2009, Emma Johnson approached me with an enticing idea: she would become the Pied Piper, using her clarinet as the pipe. Could I set Browning’s poem to music? A well-known actor might narrate the poem. I suggested that it could be even more exciting if she were to narrate the poem herself.
‘The piece took on larger dimensions when the commissioner invited us to include massed recorder players. I realised that the youthful players could conjure up the infestation of rats with some penetrating squeaking. In a more melodic vein, the recorders could then create a magical atmosphere when the Piper changes his tune to summon the children of Hamelin. They could echo the infectious music, as more and more children join the dance. Finally, the young performers could abandon their instruments altogether and burst into song.’
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