Saylon Dola, FLYCUB 20107
Format: CD
Price: £7.00
Chameleon are:
Olive Simpson (soprano) Lindsay John (alto) Jeremy Taylor (tenor) Michael Dore (baritone) David Beavan (bass)
In celebration of acclaimed singing group Chameleon's 15th anniversary, the long-awaited new edition of their debut album (originally released simply as 'Chameleon') is released on 13th June, 2005. The brainchild of acclaimed film and television music composer Nigel Hess and winner of the Music Retailers Association award for Best MOR Vocal Album, 'Saylon Dola' has been a constant favourite with Radio 2 listeners and presenter Desmond Carrington in particular.
Due to unprecedented demand Cube Soundtracks are reissuing the original 14-track album in a newly expanded edition. Unavailable in the shops for ten years, this expanded edition includes THREE special bonus tracks :
'She Moved through the Fair' : previously unreleased, this exquisite track which had been recorded during the original album sessions was only rediscovered by Olive during the compiling of this edition of the album
'The Willow Song' : written for a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Othello and pre-empts a different version to appear on Nigel's forthcoming 'Food Of Love' album
'An Affair in Mind' : a popular TV theme featuring Olive, it's inclusion enhances the overall experience of the album.
From The Top Olive Simpson,
Michael Dore, Jeremy Taylor,
Lindsay John and David Beavan
About Bucks Composers/Writers Music/Songs Shop
Saylon Dola by Chameleon
Cube Soundtracks: FLYCUB 20107
SAYLON SPLICE
Nigel Hess, Chameleon's creator and the composer/arranger of most of the music on the album, is one of the most distinguished musicians currently working in the fields of television, theatre and film. After reading music at Cambridge he became Company Music Director and House Composer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was awarded the New York Drama Desk award for Outstanding Music in a Play for the productions of Much Ado About Nothing and Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway.
Nigel has composed numerous scores for both American and British television productions, and is the recipient of two Ivor Novello awards, a Television & Radio Industries Club award, and two nominations from the Royal Television Society.
Recent film projects include Ladies in Lavender, starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, performed by violin virtuoso Joshua Bell with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and nominated for a Classical Brits award. Nigel has recently completed work on the second series of the highly successful BBC drama series New Tricks, and is currently working on a film project called Food of Love, developed from a live concert starring Judi Dench and Patrick Stewart. The Willow Song (track 10 on the Chameleon CD) will eventually feature as part of the new score.
The lead singer with Chameleon and a key player in making the album such a great success is the distinguished soprano Olive Simpson, who started out as first soprano with The Swingle Singers, performing and recording music ranging from big band to avant-garde, and premiering operas by Berio in Florence and Milan. She is the soprano soloist on Pierre Boulez?s definitive recording of Berio's Sinfonia.
Olive now sings and records regularly with The Deller Consort, The King's Consort, The Sixteen, Synergy Vocals and Chameleon. Recent solo engagements have included Purcell's King Arthur, Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, Bach's St. John Passion, Handel's Samson, and John Adams's Grand Pianola Music, conducted by the composer. Olive is also increasingly in demand as a teacher and recording producer, and has devised and presented a two-hour special on life as a singer for the BBC Radio 2 Arts Programme.
To read Olive Simpson's own notes regarding the original release of this magnificent album CLICK HERE
SPECIAL NOTE : the original track sequence for this edition included as track 18 'Maigret', the TV theme classic by Nigel and Olive, which is a flagship programme in ITV3's digital TV schedule, and won 'Music from the Movies' award for Best BBC theme. A handful of promotional edition copies sneaked out to radio prior to the removal of the track from the final running order.
Track Listing
- Saylon Dola
- Long Long Ago
- Sona Mia Han
- An Affair In Mind
- Shona Tu
- Unay Garm
- Rosheen Du
- Sereg Anna
- The Water Is Wide
- Willow Song
- Summer Night On The Water
- Tu Sherrin So
- She Moved Through The Fair
- Bell Tune
- Lulla Loel
- The Meeting Of The Waters
- Carmina Valles (Valley Of Songs)
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