Par . Terri Lyne Carrington, Founder and Artistic Director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, has curated a wide range of jazz compositions written by women composers, from obscure to popular, historic to current, blues to be bebop, and beyond in this important collection. These compositions are supplementary and alternatives to the jazz standard canon that has served students, teachers and professionals throughout the development of jazz music. The compositions span nearly a century, including Lil Hardin Armstrong's work from 1922 to songs written in 2021 by recent Institute graduates. It features 101 compositions from a remarkable range of acknowledged titans, young visionaries and unsung heroes in jazz: Mary Lou Williams, Alice Coltrane, esperanza spalding, Geri Allen, Maria Schneider, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Dorothy Ashby, Nubya Garcia, Nicole Mitchell and many others. The book includes a 1922 piece by the influential Lil Hardin Armstrong and songs written in 2021 by emerging artists from Carrington's Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. New Standards also celebrates the global world of jazz, from Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana to Japanese American pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and other international composers. / Date parution : 2022-12-12/ Recueil / Tout Instrument

Arranged for SSSAAATTTBBB the lyrics are from an anonymous writer of the fourteenth century and have been adapted by the composer.The composer says: 'Woefully arrayed is a supreme choral setting by William Cornysh Junior who died in 1523 of a text usually regarded as of anonymous composition though there have been some attributions to John Skelton. It is a thoughtful powerful meditation on Christ on the Cross and though Cornysh’s setting has remarkable intensity and contrapuntal artistry I felt a strong wish to add my own response to this fine text. The different versions of it have different verses that used by Cornysh has three verses (plus therefrain) while there are others with four or even five (one attributed to Skelton has five). I have chosen to restrict myself to the three used by Cornysh using my own adaptation of the modernised words which yet incorporates some archaisms a deliberate choice for reasons of rhythm and verbal sound. This setting was commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival 2009 for Stile Antico to whom it is dedicated.''Difficult to perform but not difficult to listen to this 2009 Three Choirs Festival commission was first performed by Stile Antico who have since toured it. It is a heartfelt response to the fourteenth-century text passionate and anguished Christ is on the cross ‘woefully arrayed’. Although written for a secular choir it is a piece that could be sung by many cathedral and collegiate choirs: there is considerable doubling between the sixteen lines and a keyboard reduction to help the initial sorting out. Above all it is dramatic and would communicate directly to audiences if given a chance to hear it.'       - James L Montgomer RSCM review

The singing of hymns and psalms in worship pre-dates Christianity. It is something that Jesus himself would have been familiar with in the temple and he certainly sang at the Last Supper; and after psalms had been sung they leftfor the Mount of Olives writes Matthew. Although none of the hymns on this recording can be dated from the time of our Lord we do start at the 7th century and the listener will hear many of the hymns most loved by today'sChristians.Some of the hymns are sung in the traditional manner; others have been newly arranged in a strikingly original way by Colin Mawby while the remainder are prefaced or followed by a short improvisation byMalcolm Archer. We feel that the recording amply demonstrates that hymn-singing is not just alive and well but flourishing beyond all measure.Malcolm Archer and Colin Mawby made the arrangements for this recording a factthat speaks for itself! Plenty of style.

With this ample collection of ballads and songs you can immerse yourself in the rich tradition and heritage of American folk music. Discover the diversity spontaneity free-flowing melody and sheer invention of scores of songs sung by cowboys and convicts lumberjacks hobos miners plantation slaves mountaineers soldiers and many others.Musicians musicologists folklorists singers - anyone interested in American fok music - will welcome this treasury of timeless song gathered in one handy inexpensive volume.

Margaret Rizza has chosen 218 of the most beautiful hymns which are contemplative in nature and which invite us to enter more deeply into prayer. They are perfect for moments of prayer and meditation during churchservices. Choir leaders will find many are particularly fitting for use during the service of Holy Communion.Margaret Rizza has included some of the hymns for the music others for their words many for thesimplicity and beauty of both. 'But nearly all were chosen because I have heard them sung - people spontaneously expressing their love and dependence on God through music ' she explains. 'I pray that in singing these hymns you maybe drawn more deeply into prayer and to 'Be still and know that I am God' (Psalm 46:10).Joyce Huggett who has contributed the Foreword to Be Still and Know summarises its essentialqualities: 'I feel certain that countless Christians who will use them in church services prayer and meditation groups and Christian communities will also be humming them in their hearts as they shop commute bath the baby prepare to pray or to worship or simply bask in God's love’.