Bob Chilcott's Move him into the sun was commissioned in memory of Wilfred Owen, a Shropshire soldier/poet who lived in Shrewsbury from 1907, and was first performed 100 years after his death in action.
Composition History
Cecilia McDowall's Standing as I do before God uses the poignant last words of Nurse Edith Cavell, who was executed for treason after sheltering wounded soldiers during the German occupation of Brussels.
Composition History
James MacMillan's A Child's Prayer was written in memory of the sixteen young pupils and one teacher who died in the 1996 Dunblane massacre at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's music is tied together by the themes of darkness to light, remembrance, hope, redemption, and acceptance.
Composition History
Bob Chilcott's Canticles of Light uses three Latin texts, two from the evening service of Compline asking for protection through darkness, and one from the morning service of Lauds singing of God as 'light born from light'.
Performer Biography
The NFM Choir, formed in 2006 as a resident ensemble of the Wrocław Philharmonic, has collaborated with renowned conductors like Bob Chilcott and James MacMillan, both composers featured on this album.
Performer Biography
Bob Chilcott, a composer and conductor featured on this album, sang in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and in the vocal group The King's Singers.
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