We are delighted to announce that Paul’s new album with the University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir, Immortal Memory, has entered the UK Classical Charts at number 3. You can find out [more about the album here]
Paul Mealor
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As Patron of the Welsh Music Guild, accompanied by Dr Jeremy Huw Williams (Secretary to the Guild) I had the very great honour and pleasure in presenting the John Edwards Memorial Award to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, for HRH's enormous support, encouragement and dedication to and for Welsh Music, composers, performers, art and culture. HRH has consistently championed Welsh composers and performers including William Mathias, Alun Hoddinott, Sir Karl Jenkins, Grace Williams, Sir Bryn Terfel etc, etc, and in the creation of Harpist to the Prince, put the harp central to Welsh cultural life.
"If I cannot fly, let me sing.” Stephen Sondheim's beautiful lyric reminds us all of the power of music to transport us, to lift us as if flying; to heel us emotionally and teach us what it is that really matters in life. Thank you to the fabulous #SameStream Choir and James Jordan for the most exhilarating week in Philadelphia recording my music. It's been inspirational. When the final chords of 'The Lord Bless You and Keep You' fell on our last recording session, I felt very sad indeed that it was over.
"Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.”
Thank you to Adrian Peacock, Andrew Mellor, the board and supporters of The Same Stream and to Cory Everly and Max Jefferson for a fab after show party. Until the next time...
"The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day
runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures."
Take a listen to my arrangement of Suo Gan and take a look at the Basilica here! #TheSameStream
360 video from our recording of the 2nd movement of Celtic Heart by Paul Mealor.
Settling into my flight to New York to work with the FABULOUS Dr Dr James Jordan and the AMAZING Same Stream Choir! Our concert is on 7th August at the Cathedral Basilica of St Peter & St Paul in Philadelphia!! Can't wait. If you like my Stabat mater, you're going to LOVE what these guys do with it!!
First full rehearsal for my new requiem to beautiful words by Grahame Davies commemorating the centenary of the death of Hedd Wyn is tomorrow: hundreds of singers, children choirs, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, two TV crews from S4C and BBC 4 and actors, video screens, etc, etc... SO excited! I hope it is a fitting tribute to one of our greatest poets who died on the third day of Passchendaele aged just 30. A short tv prologue tonight at 8:25pm on Welsh TV, S4C...