Album Description
The result of a fascinating partnership with the Genesis Foundation, this disc features new commissions from three of Britain’s most respected contemporary composers: James MacMillan, Roxanna Panufnik and Will Todd. Whilst all are based on the prayer of the Capuchin priest, Padre Pio (the familiar name by which millions know St Pius of Pietrelcina), each new work is very different, but communicates equally powerfully the multitude of emotions expressed in the prayer – anxiety, frailty, warmth, confidence, ecstasy and, ultimately, peace. The brilliance of these three composers is exemplified not just by these remarkable new pieces but also by other works featured on this CD which The Sixteen brings to radiant life.
Artists
The Sixteen
Harry ChristophersTrack Listing
James MacMillan (b.1959)
1. Padre Pio’s Prayer *
MacMillan
2. The Lamb has come for us from the House of David
Will Todd (b.1970)
Among Angels *
3. Fear not
4. Find only joy
5. Seek out light
MacMillan
6. On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
Todd
7. Stay with me (Padre Pio’s Prayer)*
Roxanna Panufnik (b.1968)
8. Prayer
MacMillan
9. A New Song
Panufnik
10. Stay with me (Padre Pio’s Prayer)*
TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 1hr 4mins
*Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation
