Earthcar Music

Hello! After three decades in the automotive industry, I decided to go back to what I love - music. In the past I have written pop music in various styles but now I have more time I prefer to write orchestral pieces. I wrote “Lesley’s Crossing” as program music to sit behind my recital of Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar" at Mum's funeral. I originally composed the piece on piano, and then orchestrated it using a process I found on YouTube explained by Christian Henson, a co-founder of Spitfire Audio. Although the piece begins sombre and thoughtful, it moves through hope and optimism before the final calm. The poem is short - hence the one minute duration of the track! I do hope you like it. I like to think Mum would have done.

“Crossing the Bar” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

Lesley’s Crossing release date:- 26 June 2024