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Tidings of Joy - Joseph M Martin - OKTAVE

Tidings of Joy by Joseph M. Martin is a full length Celtic Christmas Cantata, performed by OKTAVE - The Chamber Choir. Inspired by Celtic music traditions and time-honored carols, this cantata overflows with seasonal spirit. From prophecy to Epiphany, the cantata covers the entire Christmas story and wraps it in jubilant music created by a fusion of 10 carols in 4 part harmony to be sung by a mixed voice choir OKTAVE - The Chamber Choir, presents this beautiful work, composed just last year, as a music video, with each of the 10 carols shot at a unique destination across the island and each with their own theme. Being a multi-denominative and religious choir, OKTAVE included different Christian churches, in an effort to be inclusive to all the members of the choir and a wider audience. Locations were set at St. Andrew’s Scotts Kirk (Presbytarian), St. Pauls’s Kynsey Road (Anglican), The Warleigh Church in Dick Oya (Anglican), The gardens of the Cathedral of Christ the Living Savior at Baudhaloka Mawatha (Anglican), St. Mary’s Church Bambalpitiya (Catholic), Methodist Church Hatton (Methodist) , and Thrithva Bhavana in Attidiya (Catholic). A few numbers were also set in neutral settings; including a reenactment of a choir gathering, a formal dinner, and a performance at the Lionel Wendt. Oktave is directed by one of Sri Lanka’s best known pianists, organists and accompanists, Neranjan De Silva, also acting as sound engineer on this project and handling the recording and mixing of the final tracks, as well as managing the videography and editing for each video. The concept for the videos and video direction was provided by veteran theatre practitioners, Neidra Williams and Jehan Bastians, both members of Oktave, assisted by Naresh Anthony, all of Silent Hands. Specialized lighting for the Lionel Wendt and Hunters End locations were handled by Gihan Jayathilake, with lighting for the other eight videos handled by Aloker Perera and Naresh Anthony. Sureka De Silva provided invaluable support to the production team in capturing sound and video, and the talented Roshni De Bond created the artful choreography for the carol “Sing of a Merry Christmas”, with narrations handled by Tahsha De Silva and Mathew Williams-Bastians. The songs included in the Cantata are: 1. “A Christmas Invitation”, based on the Wexford Carol A Traditional Irish Melody, 2. “A Festival Gathering of Carols”, based on 5 carols; The Galician Carol, I saw Three Ships, Sussex Carol in Dulci Jubilo, and Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day 3. “Upon the Wind, there Comes a Song”, based on the Moreen (a traditional Irish melody) 4. “From the Prophet Comes a Promise”, incorporating the tunes of the Kerry Dance and Clonmel 5. “A Song of Joy”, based on the Scottish Melody the Kelvingrove 6. “The Silent Stars go by”, based on the traditional Irish melody the Star of County Down 7. “Comfort and Joy”, incorporating the tune of the traditional English melody God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 8. “Look to the Silver Sky”, incorporating tunes of Sky Boat Song, I saw Three Ships and Adeste Fideles 9. “Sing of a Merry Christmas”, based on the traditional Irish melody the Galway Piper 10. “Glad Tidings of Great Joy”, Incorporating the tunes Joy of my Life, Antioch, The First Nowell, Gloria, In Dulce Jubilo and I Saw Three Ships The members of OKTAVE featured in this Cantata are: 1. Anila De Silva - Soprano 2. Aloker Perera – Tenor 3. Eshan DeMel – Bass 4. Eshantha De Andrado – Bass 5. Jason Senanayake – Tenor 6. Jehan Bastians – Tenor 7. Lauren Williams Bastians – Alto 8. Michelle Hills Senanayake - Soprano 9. Neha Thambiahpillai - Soprano 10. Neidra Williams – Soprano 11. Neranjala Thambiapillai - Soprano 12. Parshene Rodrigo – Alto 13. Sashyani Rodrigo - Soprano 14. Seneli Premaratne – Soprano 15. Sherine Vaas – Alto 16. Srimanthaka Senanayake – Tenor OKTAVE wishes you a Blessed Christmas, and hopes that you, their audience, will have as much joy listening to this wonderful Christmas Work as they did producing it. #tidingsofjoy #josephmartin #oktave #chamberchoir #neranjandesilva #aniladesilva #alokerperera #eshandemel #eshanthadeandrado #jasonsenanayake #jehanbastians #laurenwilliamsbastians #mishellehillssenanayake #nehathambiahpillai #neidrawilliams #niranjalathambiahpillai #parshenerodrigo #sashyanirodrigo #senelipremaratne #sherinevaas #srimanthakasenanayake #nareshanthony #roshnidebond #music #christian #church #chapel #cathedral #srilanka #music #video #audio #satb #orchestra #cantata #live #recording #studio #colombo #dickoya #warleigh