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Joanna Estelle: Transmutation

Joanna Estelle's album Transmutation features Ewashko Singers performing Songs from the Heavens, 11 sacred pieces for the Ukrainian Catholic liturgy. Artistic Director, Laurence Ewashko, is joined by soloists Grayson Nesbitt, Oleksii Fishchuk and Irina Medvedeva. The album also features recordings by Trio Casals, and cellist Ovidiu Marinescu with the London Symphony Orchestra.


Joanna Estelle was awarded the Gold Medal for Best of Show for her album Transmutation in the Global Music Awards categories contemporary classical and composer in December 2023.


One of the pieces in Songs from the Heavens (Svyatyj Bozhe) was also awarded a Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the classical category in September 2023.


The following review, also published in Fanfare magazine, is highly complimentary of the choral work: https://www.amazon.ca/review/R1JS7XFMC4K3UZ/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv


The album can be downloaded or purchased at: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6559/


We are grateful to the Shevchenko Foundation for their generous financial support of this project.

From our YouTube Channel

Svyatyj Bozhe by Joanna Estelle (Storoschuk)

We hope you enjoy this excerpt from Joanna Estelle (Storoschuk)'s Songs from the Heavens.

Ewashko Singers Supports the Ukraine

This arrangement of the Ukrainian National Anthem (poetry written by Pavlo Chubynskyj, arranged by Oleksandr Koshetz), including a rarely sung second verse, was discovered in a rare hundred year old edition that was printed for the 1919 world tour of the National Choir of Ukraine, conducted by Koshetz.

Ewashko Singers marks Remembrance Day

As we honour and acknowledge the sacrifice of the men and women who have served our country, we invite you to listen to our two new musical offerings: In Remembrance by Canadian composer Eleanor Daley and Godfrey Ridout's choral arrangement of O Canada including the rarely heard and moving second verse (full playlist on YouTube)

Brahms Requiem

Ewashko Singers sings the Brahms Requiem for Pontiac Enchanté

May 4, 2019

Va Pensiero

Laurence Ewashko and Ewashko Singers perform  Verdi's Va Pensiero accompanied by Claire Stevens

Noël Alleluia!

Canadian composer Diane Loomer's Noël Alleluia! performed by Ewashko Singers and guests

December 14, 2019

Christmas Carols

Recorded in Ottawa, December 7, 2020 (full playlist on YouTube)

Audio

Joanna Estelle: Water Canticle

From "Emergence": CD Released in May 2018 by Parma Records. https://www.performingartsreview.net/artists/#/composer-joanna-estelle-emergence

https://drive.google.com/a/parmarecordings.com/file/d/14fKziC_4JUmBZrGbTClBxBwJgg6eMQq5/view?usp=sharing

NACO Recording and Playlists

New Worlds

Released in March 2017, this JUNO- Winning CD on the Analekta label features Ana Sokolovic's enchanting composition, "Golden slumbers kiss your eyes", set for counter-tenor, chorus and orchestra. Commissioned by the NAC Orchestra in honour of its founding conductor, Mario Bernardi.


Analekta, the National Arts Centre's  record company partner, has created some Spotify and Apple Music playlists for some of their principal artists, including NACO’s. Golden slumbers kiss your eyes is featured on both playlists, with two movements – II. Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, and III. Mie mama mata mata/Lazarice. You can find the links here:  

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/32eJ6bfyUncjrsX7lrIkJp


https://music.apple.com/playlist/voici-lorchestre-du-centre-national-des-arts-et-alexander/pl.087214b5ac76434ea6073de31f4916dd?mt=1&app=music&at=11l8MW


Committed to Choral Beauty


Generously Supported by the City of Ottawa