The Lakeside Singers
Our spring concert series, "Celebration" was a fabulous success and you can buy a CD of the entire Spring Concert. This is your first chance to buy a live album of one of our concerts.
To buy the CD click here.
As a courtesy, we sent recordings of the classical half to living composers, including Daniel Gawthrop, composer of Sing Me to Heaven. He wrote us back and had this to say:
I get to hear a LOT of performances, both live and recorded, of Sing Me to Heaven. Indeed, since that piece was published in 1991 it has become SO frequently performed that I eventually found myself unable to encounter it with much pleasure.
Nevertheless, when another recording shows up, well, sometimes it may sit for a while before I can bring myself to listen to it. I confess that your .mp3 fell into this little procedural crevasse and languished for an unconscionably long while.
My loss!
When I finally ran out of excuses and hit the PLAY button I was astounded to hear your group offer a simple, heartfelt, technically impressive reading of what has become for me a very tired piece. You made it fresh again and restored my faith in the work.
Many thanks for this stellar performance. Yes, I would LOVE to have your singers lavish similar care and affection on some of my other scores, but so long as they're singing this one so magnificently, I'll just shut up and listen.
To hear what Dan Gawthrop raved about, click here to download a free mp3.
