International Choir marks global Remembrance Days with choral tribute to the fallen
Global digital choir, Choir of the Earth, has recorded John Williams’ Hymn To The Fallen as a touching tribute to all those who have fallen in any and all conflicts around the world. Their performance will screen on YouTube this Friday at 11am and 6pm GMT to mark those national Remembrance Days held on 11 November 2022.
Over 500 voices from around the world have been mixed in the studio to record a choral arrangement of Hymn To The Fallen, composed by John Williams and known to many as the main theme to the hit movie, Saving Private Ryan.
The Choir was led by Guest Director and Conductor, Libby Crabtree, who will premiere their performance via a public livestream at 11am GMT on Friday 11 November, available here:
The piece will later be streamed as a standalone video at 6pm GMT the same day, to allow those in other time zones the opportunity to join the Choir in remembering the fallen, available at:
The Choir will host additional streams for other key international Remembrance Days over the coming months, including Anzac Day on 25 April 2023 and US Memorial Day on 29 May 2023.
Founder of Choir of the Earth, Mark Strachan BEM, explains why this project has been so important to the Choir:
Choir of the Earth is just that - a global choir - and when we have previously sung together music relating to war, such as Jenkins’ The Armed Man or our The Bunny Walks project with Shchedryk Children’s Choir in Ukraine - it has been poignant to discover that several of our Members are veterans of the armed forces themselves, and many others have family members who have fought in various global conflicts, sometimes on opposing sides.
Yet the common feeling, regardless of nationality, background or politics, has inevitably been that any loss of life is tragic, with devastating consequences for countries, communities, families and individuals.
Joining together from all corners of the world to sing this beautiful piece is our way of remembering with sadness and gratitude those who have fallen and looking forward with hope to a more peaceful future for our world.”
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Choir of the Earth began life as The Self-Isolation Choir, which was founded in March 2020 as a response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Its rebranding from as Choir of the Earth in 2021 reflects how the choir has grown and matured from a pandemic phenomenon to an established choir, leading the way with digital singing innovation and climate-friendly music-making. Further information about current, future and previous projects is available at choiroftheearth.com.
Libby Crabtree is a freelance musician with a wide range of performing and teaching skills. She specialised as a baroque soprano singing with top London ensembles for 20 years, touring and recording as a solo artist. She is an accomplished choral conductor and currently directs many choral societies and community choirs in Scotland. She runs day workshops, adjudicates music festivals, examines for the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music and has 10 years’ experience as Head of Music in an Edinburgh school. Read more about Libby on her website at: https://www.libbycrabtree.org.
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