Winter Light London Voices

• Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (b. 1971): Advent ‘O’ Carol:
• 1L'Estrange: Advent ‘O’ Carol06:47
• Alexander L’Estrange (b. 1974): Isaiah’s Prophecy:
• 2L’Estrange: Isaiah’s Prophecy03:19
• Joanna Forbes L'Estrange: I Will Hold Him:
• 3L'Estrange: I Will Hold Him03:28
• Harry L’Estrange (b. 2008): O Virgo Virginum:
• 4L’Estrange: O Virgo Virginum02:28
• Joanna Forbes L'Estrange: Carol of the Crib:
• 5L'Estrange: Carol of the Crib04:41
• Winter Light:
• 6L'Estrange: Winter Light04:54
• Jesus Christ is Born Today:
• 7L'Estrange: Jesus Christ is Born Today02:25
• In the Bleak Midwinter:
• 8L'Estrange: In the Bleak Midwinter04:01
• Love Came Down:
• 9L'Estrange: Love Came Down02:49
• Song of the Shepherds:
• 10L'Estrange: Song of the Shepherds02:40
• Alexander L’Estrange: A Story of Light:
• 11L’Estrange: A Story of Light04:00
• Joanna Forbes L'Estrange: A Present for the Future:
• 12L'Estrange: A Present for the Future04:27
• The Three Wise Women:
• 13L'Estrange: The Three Wise Women03:23
• Hibernation (Winter Songs):
• 14L'Estrange: Hibernation (Winter Songs)03:11
• Reality Check (Winter Songs):
• 15L'Estrange: Reality Check (Winter Songs)05:11
• Presence (Winter Songs):
• 16L'Estrange: Presence (Winter Songs)02:37
• Green Christmas:
• 17L'Estrange: Green Christmas03:54
• Spring Will Come Again:
• 18L'Estrange: Spring Will Come Again03:36
• Traditional: Auld Lang Syne:
• 19Traditional: Auld Lang Syne03:55
• Total Runtime01:11:46

Info for Winter Light

Following her first album on Signum Classics, Winter Light is an album of works (complete with some world premiere recordings and new arrangements) celebrating the season of Winter, as well as Christmas and Advent by composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange. The common themes linking all 18 tracks are of light triumphing over darkness, good overcoming evil and, ultimately, love conquering all. The first half of the album tells the Christmas story, and the second takes on a different tone; veering towards jazz and folk styles. Jo’s wish is to introduce choirs to some new Winter and Christmas-themed pieces which they might like to add to their own repertoire.

Richard Gowers, organ
Olivia Jageurs, harp
Harry Baker, spoken word, poet
London Voices
Ben Parry, conductor

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