Joby Talbot

Path of Miracles was commissioned by Tenebrae with grateful thanks to Barbara Pollock. The first performance given by Tenebrae and conducted by Nigel Short took place on 17th July 2005 at the church of St Bartholomew-the-Great London as part of the City of London Festival.5 Sopranos4 Altos4 Tenors4 BassesCrotales

Path of Miracles was commissioned by Tenebrae with grateful thanks to Barbara Pollock. The first performance given by Tenebrae and conducted by Nigel Short took place on 17th July 2005 at the church of St Bartholomew-the-Great London as part of the City of London Festival.5 Sopranos4 Altos4 Tenors4 BassesCrotales

The Wishing Tree was composed by prominent composer Joby Talbot in 2002 and was first performed in that year by the BBC and King's Singers. With text by Kathleen Jamie this particular arrangement forMixed Choir was made by the composer at the request of Hilary Summers. Joby Talbot has composed prolifically in a great variety of styles with perhaps his most famous works being for Film andTelevision. He has composed the score for the series 'The League of Gentlemen' as well as the films 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' 'Son of Rambow' and 'Penelope'. As an arranger he has worked with a large number ofmodern pop musicians. In 2002 he composer this The Wishing Tree for part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee to great positive acclaim.