Choral (SATB choir a
cappella)
SKU:
HL.48024424
SATB a
cappella. Composed by
James Macmillan. BH
Secular Choral.
Classical, Concert.
Octavo. 8 pages. Boosey &
Hawkes #M060135354.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes (HL.48024424).
UPC: 888680931292.
6.75x10.5
inches.
This is an
SATB a cappella setting
of this perennially
favorite religious text
(John 14: 15-17, King
James Version).
Commissioned by The
Elders (independent
global leaders working
together for peace and
human rights) as a
parting gift to
Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Although the presentation
took place in 2013 the
work did not receive its
first performance until
2018, by Royal Birmingham
Conservatoire Chamber
Choir, conducted by Paul
Spicer. Composed in
predominantly homophonic
style, and harmonically
chromatic yet without
extreme dissonance, this
offering from a leading
composer will be seized
upon by choirs of
intermediate standard and
above.