Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption, for countertenor (mezzo-soprano), cello, mixed chorus, strings, harp and percussion, vocal/piano score

ISMN: 979-0-060-13677-1

Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption is a sequence of reflections on the theme of mercy, in response to the recent and ongoing tragic conflicts in the Middle East and other regions. Woven around verses selected from Psalm 51, the inspiration for composers from Allegri to Pärt, the work features an eclectic range of settings of Rumi, St Thomas Aquinas, Isaac Watts, Carol Barratt and Dylan Thomas. Scored for countertenor (or mezzo-soprano), solo cello, mixed chorus, strings, harp and percussion, Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption is a profound meditation on humanity and atonement, from the composer of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Requiem, The Peacemakers and Stabat Mater.

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Composer's note
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Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption
1. Principium
2. Miserere mei, Deus
3. Hymnus: Ubi caritas
4. Sacramentum
5. Lavabis me
6. Hymnus: When I survey the wondrous cross
7. Panis Angelicus, Panis Hominum
8. Hymnus: Locus iste
9. Praise, Joy & Gladness
10. Canendo
11. Hymnus: Eli Jenkins' Prayer & Epilogue
12. Rahma
13. Contemplation & Benediction