Sacred Ayres CD
CD available directly from Paul for £10 (plus £1.75 UK postage and packing)
from Presto Music the disc is £14.95, from Regent Records it's £14.52, and from the composer direct it's £11.75!
YouTube preview of the entire album (demo mix)
within the UK
(1) to order via bank transfer, please send GBP11.75 to Paul Ayres, account no: 30553638, sort code: 40 47 82, bank: First Direct (HSBC)
(2) to order via PayPal, click on this link: www.paypal.me/paulayresmusic/12.45 (includes 70p recipient fee)
(3) to order by cheque, post to Paul Ayres, 12 Bennetts Avenue, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8AU (cheques for GBP11.75 payable to "Paul Ayres")
- and, whichever method you choose, please send an email to paulayres@clara.net, with your address for delivery
- you can call or text your order, too! call 020 8632 1854 or text 07821 587670
orders from USA
US$22.00 (check in the mail) or US$23.25 via PayPal - includes shipping
please send an email to paulayres@clara.net to place an order
orders from mainland Europe
GBP15.90 via PayPal (PayPal will work out the currency conversion) - includes shipping
please send an email to paulayres@clara.net to place an order
orders from other countries
please send an email to paulayres@clara.net to enquire about prices in other currencies, and international postage rates
REVIEWS
...Written with practicality in mind, Ayres’s anthems are all about generous simplicity: big, juicy unison lines, warm three- or four-part homophony and affirmative, tonal-with-a-scrunch harmonies. They cry out for a school or college choir of hundreds but are nicely showcased by the leaner Selwyn Choir, who have a more ingenuous, youthful sound than their rivals Clare or Trinity that’s well suited to the material. Works like A new commandment, This is the day and When the song of the angels is stilled demonstrate Ayres’s range and his instinct for a graceful melody – choirs of all abilities can find something within their grasp... This joyful Eastertide gets a lovely, light-footed treatment, and there’s a geeky pleasure to Ayres’s Bach-inspired Crimond reimagining...
Gramophone
...many of these pieces are beautifully written for voices, clearly making them singable yet something of a challenge, so ultimately satisfying for performers and audience... lyrical voice and imaginative part writing... the voice that comes over is appealing and engaging, many of the works sound eminently performable (and most are available through Paul Ayres' website), and so should appeal to choirs of all sizes and standards...
Planet Hugill
track listing
YOUTUBE LINKS TO FOLLOW SOON
When I consider thy heavens - catalogue link - youtube link
The Lord my shepherd is - catalogue link - youtube link
Crimond (The Lord's my shepherd) - catalogue link - youtube link
The Lord my pasture shall prepare - catalogue link - youtube link
This is the day - catalogue link - youtube link
Be thou my vision - catalogue link - youtube link
Grant O God Thy protection - catalogue link - youtube link
This joyful Eastertide - catalogue link - youtube link
Let all mortal flesh keep silence - catalogue link - youtube link
A new commandment - catalogue link - youtube link
Didn't my Lord deliver - catalogue link - youtube link
Go down Moses - catalogue link - youtube link
Motherless Child - catalogue link - youtube link
Deep River - catalogue link - youtube link
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho - catalogue link - youtube link
On this mountain - catalogue link - youtube link
God be in my head - catalogue link - youtube link
Quanto sei bella - catalogue link - youtube link
The angel Gabriel - catalogue link - youtube link
Go tell it on the mountain - catalogue link - youtube link
When the song of the angels is stilled - catalogue link - youtube link
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs - catalogue link - youtube link
YOUTUBE LINKS TO FOLLOW SOON