Zimbe! Come, Sing The Songs Of Africa!

齊姆貝！來唱非洲的歌吧！"是一首長達 40 分鐘的非洲歌曲與爵士樂融合的合唱曲，由 SATB 合唱團、兒童合唱團和爵士五重奏組成。兒童合唱團的加入為成人或中學 SATB 合唱團提供了一個與當地小學或青年合唱團合作的機會，通過歌唱將社區凝聚在一起，而這正是亞歷山大-埃斯特朗日一直熱衷宣導的

作曲家: L'Estrange, Alexander
樂器: Children's Voices, Mixed Voices, Jazz Ensemble, Drum Kit, Double Bass, Congas , Alto Saxophone, World Percussion, Percussion, Piano
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
Zimbe! Come sing the songs of Africa! is the 40-minute choral fusion of African song and jazz for SATB chorus, children’s choir and jazz quintet which established composer Alexander L’Estrange's name worldwide and spawned a hugely successful series of large-scale works for the same forces. The addition of the children’s choir provides an opportunity for adult or secondary school SATB choirs to team up with local primary school or youth choirs, bringing communities together through singing, something for which L'Estrange has long been a passionate advocate. The work opens and closes with an attention-grabbing Njooni Zimbe*! Nyimbo za Africa! imploring us to "Come, sing the Songs of Africa!"; by the time you've heard the vibrant sequence of twelve songs, which includes playground, wedding, funeral, drinking, protest, worship songs and lullabies, you will want to do just that. Zimbe! is the ideal piece for choirs who have enjoyed performing L'Estrange's Songs of a Rainbow Nation, works by Karl Jenkins or David Fanshawe's African Sanctus. (* "Zimbe" is the anglicised version of the Swahili word "Ziimbe") Conductor’s score and band parts available for hire (contact: hire@fabermusic.com); Children’s rehearsal CD available on request; SATB part-learning CDs available here; Children's choral part available as sheet music download. Ideal for projecting or printing copies. Full CD also available.