This new collection of choral music features recent commissions from choirs near and

far. The overall theme of the album is one of hope but also concern for our relation- ship with living things and the planet we inhabit. Alongside this are Christmas set- tings and other choral songs. The timbres weave between the more classical ‘a cap- pella and strings’ texture, towards a more jazz inflected sound world in tracks such as

On This Night and Let All The People Praise You. “I have worked many times with the inspirational Newcastle-based choir Voices of Hope who won BBC Choir of The Year in 2016 and who have continued to grow in vocal magic and audiences since that time. It’s been a joy to work with them and their choir director Mark Edwards alongside my own ensemble and string players from The Alina Orchestra.” - Will Todd