Publications by WordSong/AESS members

The AESS is delighted that David Good of Goodmusic Publishing Ltd has now published ‘Still Glides the Stream’ by Owen Ho.

Owen was the 2019 joint 1st prizewinner of our Composers Competition.

Listen to the song here Brian Parsons – Tenor & David Pollard – Piano

“Dreamers” by Tim Ravalde was the 2018 prize winning song which is also now in print.

The AESS is very grateful to David Good of Good Music Publishing for kindly agreeing to publish our winning songs.

Publications by WordSong/AESS members

Featuring 3 of our AESS Authors

Steven Varcoe

is well known in the UK and internationally as a bass-baritone with a wide-ranging repertoire. His love of the English language and English music, coupled with his particular gift for singing songs with clarity and meaning, has prompted him to crystallise and set down some of his ideas.

His book is specifically aimed at British students who might otherwise receive little encouragement to explore their own cultural heritage, but it will also appeal to foreign singers who are looking for guidance in singing English.

Nicola Harrison

Nicola Harrison’s series of Wordsmith’s Guides focus on the music of Roger Quilter and Ivor Gurney where she examines the poetry and lyrics of their songs, taking into account the context in which the words were written – the symbolism, mythologies, religion, philosophy, and the many other influences on the writer – digging deep into the text with fascinating results.

Her exploration of English Song is entertaining, witty and illuminating, exploring the magical relationship of words and music, and the way each separate art is painted by the other.

Michael Pilkington

Michael Pilkington’s series of 7 books aims to cover the whole repertoire of English song and is designed not merely as a practical guide for singers and teachers but also to be of use to the ever-increasing number of students wishing to study the subject – the music, the poetry or both.

Each piece features detailed information of the song’s origin and nature. This is an invaluable anthology, presenting the enormous repertoire available but unfortunately little known to those who should be most concerned – English singers themselves.