Bob Chilcott:
Canticles of Light
Move him into the sun
Sing the Colour of Peace

Cecilia McDowall:
Standing as I do before God

Francis Pott:
Lament

James MacMillan:
A Child’s Prayer

‘Canticles of Light’ is Bob Chilcott’s ninth album on Signum Records. Featuring celebrated composers including Cecilia McDowall, Francis Pott and James MacMillan each work has been carefully selected by conductor and professor Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny, with the final track written especially for the NFM Choir.

Hailed by The Observer as ‘a contemporary hero of British choral music’, composer and conductor Bob Chilcott has enjoyed a lifelong connection with singing and choirs. As a composer he has a large catalogue of music published by Oxford University Press that reflects his broad view of musical styles and genres.

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Recorded in the Main Hall of the National Forum of Music from 23rd to 26th March 2019.