Christophers/Sixteen - A Meditation

The five new choral works on this album � by James MacMillan, Will Todd, Anna Semple, Eoghan Desmond and Lisa Robertson � all grew from a meditation by St John Henry Newman. Newman was a theologian of towering stature and broad influence. Canonised in October 2019, Newman's writings represent a rich and thought-provoking legacy and, alongside the new works presented, are immortalised in three well-known hymns and Sir Edward Elgar�s exquisite elegy 'They are at rest'. Also included are two of Elgar�s psalm settings � 'Great is the Lord' and 'Give unto the Lord'. These are monumental works for choir and organ, full of grandeur and drama, but also inherently simple. The album ends with a Bonus track by Bob Chilcott - also a Genesis Foundation commission - based on Psalm 139.