Light of Light

SKU: HL.14020975

UPC: 884088860066. 8.75x8.25 inches.

Chamber opera in a prologue and one act. A ghost story telling of the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in the Hebrides. This is a mystery story in the form of a chamber opera. The prologue is set as a court of enquiry into the unexplained disappearance of the three keepers from a lighthouse. Questions are posed by a solo horn, which may sound from among the audience, and three officers give answer. Gradually, they move from straight testimony into fantastical imaginings of evil during a 'flashback' to the lighthouse; but then we snap back to the courtroom. In the main act the three singers become the vanished keepers. They have been together for months, long enough to be fully aware of each other's weaknesses; petty bickerings suggest a relationship which is stable, but liable to become highly unstable at any moment. They sing songs to reduce the tension, Blazes beginning with a rough ballad of street violence, accompanied by violin and banjo. Sandy's song, with cello and out-of-tune upright piano, is a thinly disguised description of sexual bliss, and Arthur's with brass and clarinet, is a tub-thumping hymn. But the songs serve only to resurrect in their minds ghosts from the past, and as the fog descends each of the keepers becomes convinced that he is being claimed by the Beast. They prepare to meet its dazzling eyes, which become the lights of the relief vessel, and the three men reappear as officers, met at the lighthouse only by an infestation of rats. They leave, and at the end the last hours of Blazes, Sandy and Arthur begin to play over again. Libretto only. Duration c. 1h 25mins.

SKU: FP.FWS10

ISBN 979-0-57050-321-6.

The collected songs for voice and piano of aclaimed choral conductor and arranger Stephen Wilkinson. This album includes settings of Marvell's poem The Garden, a joyful expression of horticultural delights that cleverly combines an almost atonal idiom with elements of a Gilbert and Sullivan patter song. The title work The Sunlight on the Garden is a setting of the MacNeice poem of the same name, and evokes darker moods of wartime by the use of a constantly evolving harmonic palette. In the field of choral music, Stephen Wilkinson is a genius. (Yorkshire Post) Simply a great choral conductor (South China Times) No praise could overstate the merits of Stephen Wilkinson's direction (The Guardian).

SKU: HL.290771

UPC: 888680923853. 5.0x5.0x0.14 inches.

Just like the classic Step in Time 54 years prior, Trip a Little Light Fantastic reigns as the no-holds-barred, large-scale production number from the corresponding movie starring everyone's favorite British nanny. With lamplighters taking the stage in lieu of chimney-sweepers, the spirit of this song, which takes its name from an old phrase meaning to dance nimbly, is preserved in this rousing arrangement that shines brightly!

SKU: MN.80-120

UPC: 688670801204. English.

A thoughtful and comprehensive source of Advent resources. Structured under five varied themes, each having a candlelighting song and some sort of specific litany or responses, this comes from the creative brain of Michael Burkhardt, an expert at aligning music and liturgy.

SKU: HL.421305

UPC: 196288061205. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches. Job 29:3, Luke 8:16, Psalm 18:28.

This lively seasonal number will put a smile in your heart. Spiced with an “islands” feel, the easy-to-learn vocal parts and lightly rhythmic accompaniment assure success.

SKU: HL.14025878

ISBN 9781846090486. UPC: 884088441012. 6.75x9.75x0.069 inches. Lyrics by Nicholas Wright.

An arrangement of one of the songs from The Little Prince, a fabulous, moving and melodic opera by Rachel Portman with luxurious counter melodies and placid harmonies. This opera is based on French philosopher and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery's novella, Le Petit Prince, an international classic penned in 1943. It was composed by Rachel Portman, the first woman to win an Oscar for a film score (Emma-1996), with text by Nicholas Wright. While Saint-Exupery's moving parable of self-discovery is the foundation of the opera's appeal, it is Portman's music that gives the work its dramatic impact. The characters are brought to life and portrayed with a delicate combination of humour and poignancy. This SSA and Piano arrangement of The Lamplighters by Richard Allain.

SKU: HL.457063

UPC: 781462218997. 14.5x46.25x4.75 inches.

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