Gabriel Jackson Not no faceless angel

Not no faceless Angel is a beautifully reflective work. Originally commissioned by Joy Hill and the RCM Junior Department, the work is a sensitive setting of words by Tanya Lake. The themes of loss and love are articulated through expressive melodic lines and touching imagery. A recording by Polyphony and Stephen Layton is available on Hyperion CDA67708.

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Another photograph to put on a shelf In my minds eye Another picture that I’ve painted. But faces hide what the heart really feels In my dreams you are here And our love is true and real. And I don't have to walk for miles Until my feet burn with fire Just to get to where I want to. For you are here Holding me just like a child And in my dreams you are not no faceless angel. for online perusal only Let me sleep For in dreams you’re alive. Oh, let me sleep through tomorrow And live through tonight. For deep in the stillness of slumber you are mine And I've found my eternity in your eyes. Gently sunbeams encase us in a golden light And sweetly fall the rains from heaven. But if I took the stars that shine in your eyes And threw them to the skies Then we'd all fall in love with night. Tanya Lake (b.1987)

Tanya Lake (b.1987) "To Joy and all her fantastic singers and players, from their biggest fan" Commissioned by the Royal College of Music Junior Department for Joy Hill and the Junior Department Chamber Choir with funds provided by the Friends of RCMJD and the Wrest Park Music Club SOPRANO Steady q = c.60 Not no faceless Angel GABRIEL JACKSON ALTO TENOR BASS VIOLONCELLO for online perusal only Steady q = c.60 jeté II f mp 3 mf S. A. T. 4 p A - A no - ther pho p - no - ther pho - to - graph to put 3 on a shelf on a - to - graph to put shelf 3 B. Vc. p jeté II First performed by the Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir with Theo Balkwill (violoncello) and Suzie Thorn (oboe), directed by Joy Hill, at Holy Trinity Church, South Kensington on June 11th 2005. Not no faceless Angel is recorded by Polyphony, directed by Stephen Layton, on Hyperion CDA67708 Music © Oxford University Press 2009. Text © Tanya Lake. Reproduced by permission of the Author. Gabriel Jackson has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1998, to be identified as Composer of this Work. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL. 3 3 Duration: 9'