Born in 1977 in Latvia Eriks Esenvalds is an original and sought-after voice of the Baltic music tradition. Commissioners have included the Latvian Radio Choir and State Choir ‘Latvija’ the Britten Sinfonia Trinity College Choir Cambridge Temple University (USA) the Boston Symphony Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. His work is recorded on a number of CDs. Eriks Esenvalds is a former Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College University of Cambridge.

For years Jude Roldan has been composing music for the world-famous children's choir that his wife conducts Hail Mary the Queen Children's Choir. Although often based on sacred words as is common in the Philippines this is a concert piece. It begins gently but soon breaks into a dynamic and pulsating &ldquo