The Peacemakers sets words of peace from iconic world-changing figures such as Gandhi Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King along with other inspirational quotations of Mother Teresa Albert Schweitzer Anne Frank and the Dalai Lama. Also included are religious texts from the Bible the Qur an St Francis of Assisi and Bahá u lláh and the poetry of Shelley Malory Terry Waite and Carol Barratt. One line from the Persian mystic poet Rumi sums up the ethos of the work: All religions all singing one song: Peace be with you . Scored for soprano solo SATB chorus optional SSA chorus flute guitar (acoustic classical or fretless bass) strings & percussion with optionalsoprano saxophone brass timpani solo violin and organ/electronic keyboard. English & Latin text with peace in many languages. Performance materials available on hire. Recorded on EMI CD 50999 0 84378 2 2. Duration: 70'
SKU: HL.48025302
UPC: 196288174806. 7.25x10.25x0.413 inches.
One World deals with a fractured world (populist governments, plagues, climate change, human trafficking, disrespect for basic humanrights, terrorism, war) and heralds a vision of a peaceful and egalitarian planet. The work is best encapsulated by one of the textsset: “Tikkun Olam”, Hebrew for “repair the world”, a Jewish concept of stewardship over Gods creation. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra in Jenkins's inimitable style familiar from such works as Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Requiem and The Peacemakers. His vision for One World takes inspiration from diverse texts including the Bible, the Hindu Gayatri Mantra, the poetry of the English Romantic Percy Bysshe Shelley, African-American abolitionist Frances Harper (c1850) and Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran. As in many of Jenkins's works, Carol Barratt contributes impactful text and adaptations. Recorded on Decca by Lucy Crowe soprano, Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano, Roderick Williams baritone, the World Choir for Peace, The Stay At Home Choir and the World Orchestra for Peace, conducted by Karl Jenkins.
SKU: HL.48024826
ISBN 9781784545673. UPC: 840126902464. 7.25x10.25x0.302 inches. Psalm 51.
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 Part, 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.
