572022 bk Wiseman 8/18/08 4:30 PM Page 12 Debbie Wiseman Different` Voices Based on an original idea by Don Black • Story by Andrew Brenner • Different Voices lyrics by Don Black Produced in association with Lupus Films • Images created by Robin Shaw and Sherbet Ltd. Music preparation by Tony Wharmby • Music published by Chester Music Recorded by Floating Earth at Cadogan Hall, London, on 9th April, 2007 CD mastered by Mike Brown at Original Sound Hayley Westenra • Stephen Fry Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • Debbie Wiseman 8.572022 12 572022 bk Wiseman 8/18/08 4:30 PM Page 2 1 Ellie’s Theme 3:49 0 The Building Work Starts 3:28 2 Jo’s Theme 2:27 ! Ellie Loses Her New Friend 4:29 Different Voices 3 The Mayor’s Theme 2:40 @ Ellie Finds the Developer’s Plans 2:30 4 Ellie’s Mother 2:32 # Stopping the Builders 2:46 Lyrics by Don Black 5 Nanny Talia 3:02 $ Pleading with the Developer 2:29 6 The Story Begins... 3:54 % Ellie Doesn’t Arrive 2:38 Section 1 7 Ellie’s Song 2:19 ^ Next Morning... 2:28 Different Voices all around 8 The Builders 2:08 & Saving the Park 2:15 Every one a different sound 9 Heading Off to the Park 2:51 * Different Voices 3:26 Some are big and some are small Some are never heard at all Different Voices old and young All have songs that should be sung If no one can hear your voice There’s no reason to rejoice Section 2 Different Voices time to speak Build the dream that we all seek Use your voices let them know How far we’re prepared to go Different Voices follow me Show them how strong we can be There are changes we can bring All we have to do is sing Section 3 Different voices old and young All have songs that should be sung All our voices in the end Are pure magic when they blend When different voices become one You feel that you could touch the sun Different voices strong and free Come let’s sing in harmony And as the barriers fall You’ll find that different voices Are not really different at all. 8.572022 211 8.572022 572022 bk Wiseman 8/18/08 4:30 PM Page 10 Debbie Wiseman (b. 1963) Different Voices How it all started… “How about composing a new Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra?” suggested Ian Maclay, the General Manager of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. “Benjamin Britten’s piece is wonderful, but it’s been played so many times…maybe it’s time for a new piece that introduces the different sections of the orchestra to the audience in an appealing way”. I’ve always loved composing for full symphony orchestra, so this was a challenge that simply had to be met! I’d recently been lucky enough to work with lyricist Don Black on some songs, and I mentioned the proposal to him. He loved the idea, and immediately set about coming up with the concept for the piece. He wrote the storyline and set the narrative in a gorgeous park full of a variety of diverse and colourful characters which were to be represented by the different sections of the orchestra. He also crafted the lyrics for the Different Voices song which is threaded throughout the piece. Writer Andrew Brenner then took Don’s concept and storyline and expertly developed it into the full narrative, while simultaneously I was composing the music to describe the story. Many of the characters were being sketched at the same time by Robin Shaw, which provided plenty of visual inspiration for the music. I conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the first live performance at London’s Cadogan Hall with Hayley Westenra adding her special touch to the song and Stephen Fry narrating in his own inimitable fashion. The images of the characters were projected above the orchestra on a giant screen. The result of that live performance is this CD. It was a truly memorable and exciting experience, and I hope you enjoy listening to Different Voices as much as I enjoyed composing the piece. Debbie Wiseman 8.572022 10 3 8.572022 572022 bk Wiseman 8/18/08 4:30 PM Page 4 Hayley Westenra Debbie Wiseman Hayley Westenra is among the top selling artists of the Debbie Wiseman is one of Britain’s most prolific film present century. Her début international album PURE and television composers, with a list of over 200 film and went straight in at No. 8 in the UK pop album charts television credits. These include the scores for The and No. 1 in the Classical Charts, making her the Passion, Jekyll, Flood, Judge John Deed, Wilde, Tom & fastest-selling début classical artist of all time. The Viv, Freeze Frame, The Guilty, Before You Go, Othello, album turned Gold in the United Kingdom in one week Arsène Lupin, He Knew He Was Right, Michael Palin’s and has since hit Double Platinum, with similar New Europe, Sherlock Holmes & the Baker Street Photo: Peter Searle Photo: Simon Fuller success elsewhere. She has performed for Her Majesty Irregulars, My Uncle Silas, Tom’s Midnight Garden, the Queen on a number of occasions, President Bush Warriors, Johnny & the Bomb, Haunted, Catherine the and Tony Blair, Prince Charles, Colin Powell, Great, Stig of the Dump, The Private Life of Samuel Condoleeza Rice, and New Zealand Prime Minister Pepys, Beaten, Middletown, The Andrew Marr Show, Helen Clark and in July 2007 was asked to perform for Manhunters, Feather Boy, Serious & Organised, P.O.W. the Dalai Lama. She is the youngest ever Ambassador and The Project. Her album of music to accompany the for UNICEF, and her Bikes for Ghana campaign was fairy stories of Oscar Wilde was nominated for a a huge success and provided 6,000 bikes to help young Grammy Award and was then made into a trilogy of Ghanaian girls attend school and find a better future. animated films – Wilde Stories - for Channel 4. She has She has also been an Ambassador for Save the been nominated for two Ivor Novello Awards, and has Children, Hong Kong, is a patron of the Raukatauri won a TRIC Award and two RTS Awards. In 2007 she Music Therapy Centre in Auckland, and is Matron of was awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British WEN (Women’s Environmental Network). She has also recently been made Ambassador of Classic FM’s official Academy of Composers and Songwriters, and was charity, Music Makers. Hayley Westenra has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Wembley awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the Guildhall Arena, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace, and the White House, and has duetted with Andrea Bocelli, José School of Music and Drama, and Trinity College of Carreras and Bryn Terfel. She has also appeared as a special guest with the world’s leading orchestras. In February Music. As well as her composing work, she also appears 2008 she received the Global Kiwis Young Achiever Award 2008, established to recognise a young Kiwi under the in concert halls across the country conducting her film age of 35, at the start of their career, who has made remarkable achievements in their field of endeavour in the UK, scores. She is a regular guest at the Royal Philharmonic achieving recognition on at least a national scale if not on a European or global scale. Orchestra’s annual “Filmharmonic” concert at the Albert Hall, and has conducted the Royal Philharmonic www.hayleywestenra.com Orchestra in a sell-out concert of her film and television scores at London’s Cadogan Hall. In 2004 she was honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list with an M.B.E. for services to the music and film industry. www.debbiewiseman.co.uk 8.572022 49 8.572022 572022 bk Wiseman 8/18/08 4:30 PM Page 8 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Patron: HRH The Duke of York Photo: David Lindsay Founded in 1946 by Sir Thomas Beecham, with his vision of bringing world-class performances of the greatest music written to the length of the country, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues to maintain Beecham’s legacy by offering audiences in the UK and abroad the highest possible standards of music-making, accompanied by some of the most acclaimed artists of the day. Since its formation, the Orchestra has been directed by some of the world’s finest conductors, most notably Rudolf Kempe, Antal Doráti, André Previn and Vladimir Ashkenazy. The RPO continues to thrive, undertaking a busy concert, touring and recording schedule, under the inspired leadership of Maestro Daniele Gatti. From the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, Charles Dutoit will become Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, with Daniele Gatti continuing as Conductor Laureate. The Orchestra is London-based and performs regularly at Cadogan Hall (as Resident Orchestra), the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall. These high-profile performances in the capital are complemented by a comprehensive regional touring programme and a busy schedule of international concerts. The RPO extends its artistic work through a vibrant and innovative Community and Education programme. Using music as a powerful and motivating force, the RPO works in a variety of settings including projects with young homeless people, youth clubs, the probation service, schools and families. The RPO records widely for all the major commercial record companies, with no less than eight of its CDs featuring in the record charts last year.