A tale about the various stages of a terrible pandemic

Music copyright 2022 Jesse Voogt
All images by Midjourney and DALL-E

Available on youtube: https://youtu.be/kQ3c8qoj3QY

Pandemic's Progress

Incidental music for the classic Washington Irving tale, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".

Cover image by Andy Walsh

Sleepy Hollow Suite - The Hessian

Crepusculaire
for piano

Pianist: Jakub Niewiadomski - on instagram as https://instagram.com/niewiadomski.pianist

Watch the performance on youtube: https://youtu.be/9_uxwhirRWE

Before it was performed by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, "Crepusculaire" was a simple piano piece. In this new recording, I feel that Jakub captures the essence of the music.

Crepusculaire for piano

"Danse Arabe" from my upcoming ballet suite, the NOTcracker...

Arabian Dance

The orchestrated version of my second Satie-inspired Gnossienne. As with my first Gnossienne, this one was first composed for piano (a recording of which is available to stream as well).

Mockup: Orchestral Tools all the way! 
Mastered using Logic Pro's new mastering tools

Watch the quirky YouTube video: https://youtu.be/WZxf4RdSJIQ?si=ILoJJtMMsvqhdzCE

Gnossienne 2 For Orchestra

A chance encounter in the rain marks the start of a love affair on a cold Valentine's day. A tender kiss, a warm embrace, two lovers dancing in the dark, all because of one quietly whispered word: "stay"...

für Shaheen

STAY

From the menu of "A Suite of Sweets" for string orchestra, the second to last dish in the 2nd course: Slightly Bitter Suite

Recipe description:
This Soviet-era cake truffle got its name because it is shaped like a potato. We make our version with home-made sponge cake, walnuts, hazelnuts, and cognac (optional). Contains egg, dairy, & nuts.

Suggested consumption time: 4’57”

The Last Kartoshka

Merfolk's Lament

[CHILDREN'S CHOIR]
Somewhere in the wine dark blue ocean 
the merfolk lived undisturbed unbroken 
so long ago before the conquerors. 
now, they won’t be found in sea or sound 
but still if you are pure of heart...

you may hear their singing (you may hear their singing)
[FEMALE CHOIR MERMAIDS]
(ah ah oh oh)

[CHILDREN'S CHOIR]
sailors came and chased them away from their home 
so they swam far, far away 
far away to a magical place 

[BASSO PROFONDO]
beneath the waves,
in coral caves, 
where they could be forgotten sheltered from the 

[FULL CHOIR]
storms that man tried 
to unleash on gentle merkind. 


you may hear their singing 
you may hear their singing
you may hear their singing

Merfolk's Lament

This is the story about a boy and his dog that venture out from home, but as the fog thickens they get lost in an eerie bog. Finally they come upon a strange hut on stilts...

By this point, word has spread and so the worried townsfolk set out to look for the pair, but after a long search with no sign, overhead an indistinct shape flies above the bog. There's a chill in the air, even the frogs are suddenly silent...

Bog Witch

Lamentation 
for mezzo soprano, strings, & harpsichord
für Elke

Winter brings its cool breeze.
Fall took all of our green leaves.
Now the air that we breathe, 
it chills and it offers no relief.

Shadows cling to my wall.
Phantoms lost in empty halls.
The distant stars all fade to black,
leaving me, leaving me 
in a dark and lonely room,
missing you…

Dearly departed,
yet still here in my heart!

Lamentation

A "song" that is meant as a dialogue between a woman and an unwelcome visitor.

Cover Artwork: Study For The Waiting by Joëlle Voogt: www.joellevoogt.com

The Grim (for piano)

This is my orchestration of Lili Boulanger's(1893-1918) piano piece "D'un jardin clair" ("Of a bright garden", circa 1914), from "Trois Morceaux" ("Three Pieces").

Cover Artwork:
Keukenhof: Tulips and Daffodils (14"x14")
Oil on Canvas by Joëlle Voogt: www.joellevoogt.com

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