The message of the lyrics in this song comes directly from the heart of someone who has thought a great deal about what Christmas means to her.
Song Stories: That First Christmas Night
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Song Stories: In The Bleak Midwinter
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This song is one of the most popular songs I’ve ever composed….and here’s its story!
Song Stories: Aves Beati Cuthberti
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It’s a song/anthem all about St. Cuthbert. This video tells the story of the song on its own, but if you want more information, read on… Some of the story of Aves Beati Cuthberti, with a performance by Rock Festival Choir in 2019 of the SATB version. InspirationIt’s a song inspired by the story of […]
Song Stories: Silent Early Stroll Songs
Categories: Choiry Endeavours, Song Stories
During the first half of 2021, I embarked on a composing project, setting some of poet Ian McMillan’s Early Stroll Tweets to music for The Bridge Singers.
Song Stories: An Hour Before The Dawn
Categories: Song Stories
A song inspired by various dawn walks and sunrises at Ross Sands in Northumberland, the castles at both ends and the seals you sometimes find.
Song Stories: Golden Rain Baby
Categories: Music Teaching Activities (Secondary), Song Stories
Golden Rain Baby is a lullaby for choir with melody instrument which was inspired by a Javanese piece of music, Bubaran Hudan Mas.
Song Stories: When I Was A Pilot
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An “air shanty” composed at the request of a friend for her husband who was retiring from the RAF in 2020.
Song Stories: Alleluia! Into The Light (a miner’s carol)
Categories: Song Stories
A Christmas Eve carol of a miner at work underground looking forward to a day off tomorrow and all the happy sensations that brings.
Song Stories: Knit Me Together
Categories: Choiry Endeavours, Composery Life, Song Stories
A setting of parts of Psalm 139 selected by Richard Evans, who commissioned Cheryl to compose the piece in memory of his wife Carol, who died in 2024.
Song Stories: A Takeaway Sunrise
Categories: Choiry Endeavours, Song Stories
A song using a new text by Ian McMillan for The Bridge Singers. It’s about sunrises in Northumberland!
