In search for meaning
2025
In search for meaning
In my search for meaning I wanted to get in touch again with my younger self and started a musical dialogue with it to see if I, also musically, was still on the the right track in life and did stay true to myself. [Stephen Emmer]
Tracklist
Stephen Emmer - Composer, arranger, orchestrator, mixing producer
Anthony Weeden - Co-orchestrator, transcriber & orchestra conductor
Andrew Dudman - Recording and mixing engineer (Stereo and Atmos)
Oli Morgan - Mastering engineer (stereo and Atmos)
Rob Sannen - Technical support
Hilary Skewes, Sophie Procter, Jenny Plant - Orchestra fixer Hilary Skewes & Co
Ben Dawson - Soloist on piano
Nigel Short - Choirmaster
Joshua Davidson - Solo treble
Musicians
Conductor - Anthony Weeden
Piano - Ben Dawson
Violin I
Jonathan Morton (orchestra leader), Max Baillie, Thomas Gould, Magdalena Filipczak, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Amy Tress, Ronald Long, Yuliya Ostapchuk
Violin II
Ben Hancox, Magnus Johnston, Beatrix Lovejoy, Marije Johnston, Helena Wood, Ciaran McCabe, Juliette Roos, Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro
Viola
James Boyd, Meghan Cassidy, Clifton Harrison, Ann Beilby, Eoin Schmidt-Martin, Stephen Upshaw
Cello
Ashok Klouda, Ben Chappell, Katherine Jenkinson, Victoria Harrild, Stephanie Tress, Chris Murray
Double Bass - Leon Bosch, Diane Clark, Lucy Shaw, Dominic Worsley
Flute - Karen Jones (double alto flute), Thomas Hancox (double piccolo)
Oboe - Philip Harmer (double cor)
Clarinet - Alan Andrews (double bass and contrabass)
Bassoon - Gavin McNaughton (double contra)
Horn - Richard Watkins, Corinne Bailey, Anna Douglass, Elise Campbell
Trumpet - Philip Cobb
Trombone - Andy Wood, Ed Tarrant, Becky Smith
Tuba - Adrian Miotti
Percussion - Joby Burgess, Paul Clarvis, Robert Farrer
Harp - Hugh Webb
Celeste - Catherine Edwards
Choir Abbey Road Studio 2 - 24 January 2024
Choirmaster - Nigel Short
Solo treble - Joshua Davidson
Vocals
Sopranos
Emma Walshe, Victoria Meteyard, Aine Smith, Katie Trethewey, Isabella Gibber, Rosanna Wicks, Laura Newey, Laura Oldfield
Tenors
Jeremy Budd, Nicholas Madden, Ben Alden, Hamish MacGregor, Jack Granby, Carlos Otero, Jacob Ewens, Ed Woodhouse
Alto
Martha McLorinan, Hannah Cooke, Shivani Rattan, Elizabeth Drury, Joy Sutcliffe, Elisabeth Paul, Christopher Mitchel, Hannah King
Bass
Jimmy Holliday, Jonathan Pratt, George Vines, Alex Semple, Tom Herring, Simon Whiteley, Alexander Hopkins, Thomas Lowen
Other
Ray Morimura - Original art image
Maarten Bousie - Graphic Design & Webmaster
Connie Kemp - Project manager
Thanks to Dan, Ed, Ellie, Sophie, Julia, Inez, Daphne