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Post by Bamafan on Sept 13, 2012 6:52:03 GMT
Ok, here's the full track list: 1. Walking In The Air 2. Ave Maria (J. S. Bach) 3. Memory 4. All I Ask Of You 5. Somewhere 6. The Mists of Islay 7. Ave Maria (Schubert) 8. Bright Eyes 9. Pie Jesu 10. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again 11. I Dreamed A Dream 12. Love Changes Everything ~BONUS TRACKS~ 13. God Defend New Zealand 14. Amazing Grace (Live) -Taylor i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Sept 13, 2012 7:49:37 GMT
Libby, ...I'm not sure I've even heard of that one. Either that or I got it confused with the other... one? Two? However many came before Pure  *** Bamafan, Definitely don't know that one! Thanks for the track list  |
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Post by chungchunglee on Sept 13, 2012 17:23:11 GMT
I know you believe in Hayley's amazing songwriting talent, and you know I am yet to be convinced. I will definitely agree that it would be great to hear her perform some new songs that were especially written for her, though. Songs that will push her to the same kind of impossible heights as Dark Waltz (Which I do not truly believe that anyone else can actually sing). Maybe Ennio will do that, as he does seem to enjoy working with her Hi ! Elliot ! & Hi ! Guys !!! So glad to hear that the song "Dark Waltz" being Mentioned . It's also one of my favourite , if NOT the Most Loved , Hayley song . Together with "Listen to the Wind" & "Bridal Ballad" & "On The Wings of Time" .  Regarding Hayley being able to sing to such impossible heights , I guess, if we were to also take operatic sopranos like Sumi Jo or Natalie Dessay into consideration , then .......... yeah , their techniques & skills would INDEED enable them to sing THAT high . Not to dwarf our Princess of Light in this aspect , rather than that , I do believe that Hayley is to be commended , simply for , demonstrating her potential to , basically "Work her Vocal Chops" to reach up to those "Operatically" high notes , at such a fair & tender young age (Pure being released in 2003) & WITHOUT posting damage to her vocal health. ANYWAY , back on this topic .......... The other day , I just accidentally stumbled upon a Youtube Video featuring the performance of veteran British soprano Dame Emma Kirkby . She was seen , in the video , performing the Aria <Who may Abide> written by Handel , & actually is a part of the <Messiah> . & I just could not help it . I couldn't help noticing Dame Emma's voice having that same quality or extremely similar quality as Hayley's . They BOTH have that "Pure as White Crystal" tonal purity in their voice . I know that THIS might seem to be a Big Stretch or a bit "Too Much" for any Hayley fans who actually prefer her "More Poppy" songs . But I guess, we may take some other considerations when it comes to this suggestion . e.g. If ever Hayley were to perform or give a performance in the form of helping to raise some funding or financial support for a charity event , being a lead vocalist in the <Messiah> would actually be kind of "Good Publicity" for her , whether it be "Further Enhancing her good reputation" or for the purpose of "Getting more people to know her" . I knew that Katherine Jenkins had , back then , done something very similar to celebrate a very important event for the Pope in Vatican . I don't see any reason as to why Hayley would not be allowed to pursue something similar to what Katherine had done . Recently , I also heard of the very very sad news that , because of the Earthquake Disaster that had struck Christchurch , the Cathedral (sp.  ) would sadly have to be demolished for safety reason . THIS got me into formulating that <Messiah> idea ............ So , with THIS being said , I guess I had better NOT to make this post too long & too tedious ............ but please just , keep this ball rolling , we would be having more & more ideas ! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifBest Regards Chungie Fixed quote... Joe |
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Post by Bamafan on Sept 14, 2012 0:32:43 GMT
Libby, ...I'm not sure I've even heard of that one. Either that or I got it confused with the other... one? Two? However many came before Pure *** Bamafan, Definitely don't know that one! Thanks for the track list Hey Elliot! Hayley had three albums before "Pure": Walking In The Air (not for general release), Hayley Westenra, and My Gift To You. -Taylor i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif |
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Post by Libby on Sept 15, 2012 23:59:07 GMT
Chungie, I listened to a bit of Emma Kirkby's "Messiah, But Who May Abide". It does sound very high. Hayley probably could do it, but hasn't sung a song with that many high notes in it in a long time. She would've been amazing singing it in her Pure days, though. Not that she wouldn't be now, but you know what I mean. Think Benedictus, or something. I don't see her singing that ever again, but you never know.
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Post by chungchunglee on Sept 17, 2012 17:58:46 GMT
Chungie, I listened to a bit of Emma Kirkby's "Messiah, But Who May Abide". It does sound very high. Hayley probably could do it, but hasn't sung a song with that many high notes in it in a long time. She would've been amazing singing it in her Pure days, though. Not that she wouldn't be now, but you know what I mean. Think Benedictus, or something. I don't see her singing that ever again, but you never know. Hello ! Libby ! "Not that she would not be ..........." Well , Ummmmm ............. No , sorry , you really got me this time , Libby , & ............ is it because of the FACT that Hayley would want to do some more "Experimental" stuff & try to do more "Writing her own original songs" endevors ? as a matter of fact , I DID remember her saying something like that in several interviews , as far as my memory goes . So, you meaned Hayley would prefer "kind of changing her orientation a little bit" & just "putting down the Classical stuff for a while" , right (well , then again , we ALL know that she can always pick it back up , as she wishes to) Chungie |
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Post by lifelongfan on Sept 17, 2012 20:01:50 GMT
I would like to hear song "Only hope" from movie "Walk to remember". I think this song could suit Hayley.  |
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Post by Libby on Sept 18, 2012 3:05:19 GMT
Chungie, I listened to a bit of Emma Kirkby's "Messiah, But Who May Abide". It does sound very high. Hayley probably could do it, but hasn't sung a song with that many high notes in it in a long time. She would've been amazing singing it in her Pure days, though. Not that she wouldn't be now, but you know what I mean. Think Benedictus, or something. I don't see her singing that ever again, but you never know. Hello ! Libby ! "Not that she would not be ..........." Well , Ummmmm ............. No , sorry , you really got me this time , Libby , & ............ is it because of the FACT that Hayley would want to do some more "Experimental" stuff & try to do more "Writing her own original songs" endevors ? as a matter of fact , I DID remember her saying something like that in several interviews , as far as my memory goes . So, you meaned Hayley would prefer "kind of changing her orientation a little bit" & just "putting down the Classical stuff for a while" , right (well , then again , we ALL know that she can always pick it back up , as she wishes to) Chungie What I meant by what you quoted me on was that I wasn't saying she wouldn't sound amazing singing it now, I just think this song would have suited her voice when she was younger and she was better able to hit high notes... or, at least, more willing to! You completely misunderstood me. But yes, I would like her to sing more of her own songs NO MATTER WHAT GENRE THEY ARE. Unless it was rap or "heavy metal", or something, but I'm pretty sure she won't do that. :wink: |
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Post by Libby on Sept 18, 2012 3:06:24 GMT
I would like to hear song "Only hope" from movie "Walk to remember". I think this song could suit Hayley. Yes!! That's one song I've thought of before, too! I think I might've mentioned it here pages ago in this thread, too. |
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Post by chungchunglee on Sept 18, 2012 21:01:23 GMT
Hello ! Libby ! "Not that she would not be ..........." Well , Ummmmm ............. No , sorry , you really got me this time , Libby , & ............ is it because of the FACT that Hayley would want to do some more "Experimental" stuff & try to do more "Writing her own original songs" endevors ? as a matter of fact , I DID remember her saying something like that in several interviews , as far as my memory goes . So, you meaned Hayley would prefer "kind of changing her orientation a little bit" & just "putting down the Classical stuff for a while" , right (well , then again , we ALL know that she can always pick it back up , as she wishes to) Chungie What I meant by what you quoted me on was that I wasn't saying she wouldn't sound amazing singing it now, I just think this song would have suited her voice when she was younger and she was better able to hit high notes... or, at least, more willing to! You completely misunderstood me. But yes, I would like her to sing more of her own songs NO MATTER WHAT GENRE THEY ARE. Unless it was rap or "heavy metal", or something, but I'm pretty sure she won't do that. I got your point , Libby ! & .......... thank you for clarifying your meanings on the previous post. You see , I think that the MAJOR point here is the "AGE" factor . I DO understand that back in her "Pure" days , Hayley's voice was ABSOLUTELY pure , pristine , Crystaline just like a Snowflake viewed through the lens of a science laboratory microscope . & NOW that she's ALL grown & has become a beautiful , sophisticated & mature "Mini-Diva" who has come of age .  But I DO believe that she has NOT lost those "Raw Beauty" in her singing voice . It's just a little bit "Different" now . The "AGE" factor that the two of us may probably differ on , is that , when we look back on Dame Emma Kirkby , being basically a "British-National-Treasure-Level" veteran soprano singer who , in her own right , has accomplished some AMAZING feats , both for herself & in terms of "Service to Music" . Widely regarded as "The Queen of Early Music" , her singing voice , although NOT exactly as Over-Powering as that of an Opera Diva such as Dame Felicity Lott's , has basically retained ALL those Youthful & Pure qualities of that of a ........... almost like a "Nubile Water Nymph" in ancient Greek Mythology .  i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif **Impressed** .......... & although , the FACT is that , in real life , Dame Emma is ALREADY very very old.  So , when we take reference at THIS , maybe we can at least , speculate that , the <Messiah> Arias would still very much be "a Big Possibility" for our girl Hayley . & What is more is that , ANOTHER factor that we need to consider , is that , "Being one of the Lead Vocalists" in the grand piece <Messiah> is, actually , a rather DEMANDING & STRESSFUL job to do . So maybe , it would even be better for Hayley to consider doing this type of work when she herself has gotten more experience as a performing artist , rather than having her do it when she was just 16 or 17 back in her "Pure" days .......... because doing this daunting task ie. the <Messiah> , at the tender age of 16 , might , in retrospect , caused her a lot of UN-neccessary psychological stress . None of us would have wanted to see her suffering from something like THAT . well, just my two cents . Chungie |
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Post by Libby on Sept 19, 2012 6:17:17 GMT
Well, couldn't she just record one of the arias for her next Christmas album? :wink: That's probably quite a few years away, though, since she just had one 3 years ago.
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Post by chungchunglee on Sept 19, 2012 18:55:01 GMT
Well, couldn't she just record one of the arias for her next Christmas album? That's probably quite a few years away, though, since she just had one 3 years ago. I Totally Agree ! Libby ! It DOES take quite a number of years for Hayley to "Become" as old as Dame Emma .......... LOL ......... Sorry ........... sometimes , I may be behaving like a Chatterbox & a bit of a Buffoon ........... Ummm .........  ........ .........  Chungie |
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Post by Bamafan on Sept 19, 2012 21:35:06 GMT
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Post by Libby on Sept 20, 2012 2:32:08 GMT
Well, couldn't she just record one of the arias for her next Christmas album? That's probably quite a few years away, though, since she just had one 3 years ago. I Totally Agree ! Libby ! It DOES take quite a number of years for Hayley to "Become" as old as Dame Emma .......... LOL ......... Sorry ........... sometimes , I may be behaving like a Chatterbox & a bit of a Buffoon ........... Ummm ......... ........ ......... Chungie Chatterbox, maybe. Buffoon, no. |
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Post by Libby on Sept 20, 2012 2:51:50 GMT
Speaking of the Messiah, you reminded me of a song my youth group choir sang one time at Chrismastime, called Send the Messiah. It wouldn't necessarily have to be sung for Christmas, although that's what the Messiah is normally associated with. I find it to be quite a powerful song. I suppose it's sort of along the lines of the Majesty song, so some may find it "too religious". But I think it's a wonderful song. I can imagine Hayley singing it, because her voice is more powerful now, and she sings with more emotion. The video I found of it on youtube makes it even more powerful. It's a song written by a Dr. Daniel Perrin, who is currently a music director at a church in my state. I am not sure who is singing in the video, since it was put out by Perrin's church. It's probably their choir. There appears to be a version recorded by Matthew Ward on a Various Artists album called The Reconciliation, but I can't find anything of him actually singing it, so it might not even be the same song. I will dare to post the link in case it is okay. If it disappears, just search for Send the Messiah on youtube, and you'll find it. Here it is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3O2b2pTr0M |
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