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Perfect DayWords and Music by Colin Towns
Arranged by Daniel Brinsmead
00286431 2-Part US $2.15
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PERFORMANCE NOTES
Perfect Day is a wonderfully evocative song by British composer Colin Towns. It famously featured as the theme song to the animated TV series The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, which aired from May 1992 to June 1995. Miriam Stockley provided the vocals for the original soundtrack recording.
I have fond memories enjoying this beautifully animated series and Beatrix Potter’s books full of unassuming, flawed, sinister, and endearing characters. A highlight of the series is Colin Towns’ pastoral and romantic score. The quiet and steady piano ostinato of Perfect Day sets a dream-like reverie. Musically, it moves between moments of introspection and spaciousness. The text suitably conjures up the picturesque landscape of Beatrix Potter’s home in the Lake District, United Kingdom.
Perfect Day prompts a variety of responses. Is it nostalgic, melancholic, haunting or hopeful? Choral singers and conductors alike may reach their own conclusions. I hope to acquaint this indelible song for the enjoyment of choirs and audiences for generations to come.
ABOUT THE ARRANGER
Daniel Brinsmead (b. 1988) is an award-winning composer and graduate of the School of Music at the Australian National University where he received a Bachelor of Music with Honours for performance studies in Classical Voice. In 2016 he completed a Master of Music majoring in Choral Conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, UK. His choral composi-tions and arrangements have been performed worldwide. He was selected as one of eight winners from 918 international entries to record his composition Come Sleep for the Abbey Road Anthem Competition in 2011 to celebrate the studio’s 80th anniversary. This recording was conducted and performed by Eric Whitacre and his singers. He has several published choral titles. Daniel currently resides and works in Melbourne, Australia, as the Musical Director of several choirs, a singing and piano tutor, accompanist, composer, arranger and orchestrator. Visit www.danbrinsmead.com for more information.
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Perfect DayWords and Music by
COLIN TOWNS
Copyright © 1992 Frederick Warne Co. Ltd. This arrangement Copyright © 2018 Frederick Warne Co. Ltd.
All Rights Administered by Universal Music - MGB SongsInternational Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
Arranged by DANIEL BRINSMEAD
For 2-Part and Piano
Duration: ca. 2:15
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