This memorial CD celebrates the beautiful music, heart, and soul of gifted composer Barry Seaman, who was tragically lost to Covid-19 on April 5, 2020, aged just 73, when the UK was in the first lockdown and 'normal' funerals were not allowed. Born on 10th December 1946, Barry realised from a young age he wanted - needed - to be a composer, dedicating himself to that vocation, and later studying music and composition at York University from 1969 to 1972. He was a prolific creator and a natural teacher with a unique style, passionate about sharing and communicating his love of music, film, and art. His many friends have spoken of Barry's distinctive voice, his talent as a composer who combined modesty and boldness, whose sincerity was obvious in everything he did, of a gentle man, one of a kind, who deserved many, many more years. A man who touched so many people's lives, who is greatly missed - and who leaves something beautiful and everlasting behind him. Although we have lost Barry, we must not lose his music. Through the transcendent beauty he created, he lives on. Jane Seaman, December 2022

Tracklist:

Six Songs for piano and female voice: My dove, my beautiful one
Six songs for piano and female voice: At that hour when all things have repose
Six songs for piano and female voice: Love that came to us in time gone by
Six songs for piano and female voice: Rain has fallen all the day
Six songs for piano and female voice: Bid adieu
Songs for piano and female voice: Strings in the earth and air
Philomel
Imagine Two Rivers
White Bird Flying
Ben's New Piano
Orpheus Piano
MIDI Pianos
Carol for unaccompanied Soprano
Lincoln Voluntaries 1
Lincoln Voluntaries 2
Lincoln Voluntaries 3
Lincoln Voluntaries 4
Lincoln Voluntaries 5
Lincoln Voluntaries 6
Lincoln Voluntaries 7
Lincoln Voluntaries 8
Lincoln Voluntaries 9
Lincoln Voluntaries 10
Gabriel's Greeting
The Eve of St. Agnes
Ada's Song
Philomel for female voice and piano
Tango from Mirabai

UPC: 7141148060365
Label: Imports
Release Date: 5.5.23
Format: CD

Francesca Saracino / Casey / Honeybourne / Morgan - Imagine Two Rivers: The Music Of Barry Seaman (Uk) (CD)