Rebecca Lea Presents "The Winter Songbook" on Convivium Records

 

Rebecca Lea Present "The New Winter Songbook" on Convivium Records

Discover this collection of twenty-one songs reflecting contemporary experiences of, and attitudes towards, the winter season, performed by soprano Rebecca Lea and pianist Caroline Jaya-Ratnam.

A new collection of twenty-one songs reflecting contemporary experiences of, and attitudes towards, the winter season from composers spanning a range of experiences and backgrounds. Many, though not all, are settings of secular texts.

Whilst more traditional winter themes do recur within the songs – those of cold, loss, stillness, grief and darkness – those of belief, faith, and hope, offer an emotional counterbalance.

Each individual composer approaches and explores these themes from their own perspective, lending their voice to a musical tapestry, expressing what it means to reflect upon and celebrate the season of winter today.

The songs are to be published by Hal Leonard as an anthology in November 2025.

01: Dust of Snow - Jamie W. Hall

02: North - Errollyn Wallen

03: On White Meadows - Judith Weir

04: Sundowning - Ben Nobuto

05: Winter Spell - Héloïse Werner

06: Frost Fair - Adam Gorb07: The Darkest Midnight - Eoghan Desmond

07: The Darkest Midnight – Eoghan Desmond

08: Winter Fragments - Jessica Dannheisser

09: Christmas Eve at Sea - Cecilia McDowall

10: Cradle Song - Helen Neeves

11: Natural State - James Weeks

12: Twelfth Night - Martin Bussey

13: The Core of Time - Cheryl Frances-Hoad

14: Villanelle: New Year's Eve - Peter Foggitt

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