Images of Peace (2018)
Choral Suite in 5 movements for SATB unaccompanied
Images of Peace resulted from a request for a work that would encourage peace and understanding while not focussing on any particular creed or belief, and Alan Bullard approached this concept by choosing texts from a range of sources, including the English metaphysical and pastoral traditions, and the Taoist, Jewish, and Christian traditions. The set of five songs are designed as a symphonic whole, with the first and last (‘Sweet Peace’ and ‘Bread of Peace’) partly sharing the same material, book-ending three contrasting movements, a lively scherzo (‘Rainbow of Peace’), an expressive slow movement (‘Peace in the world’), and an elegant allegretto (‘Doves of Peace’). The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th movements can also be performed separately, and the 1st and 5th can be combined together.
Oxford University Press: details
Complete recording with scrolling music
Complete recording on SoundCloud
Bullard – Images of Peace – sample pages
Link to blog about this piece
The third movement, Peace in the world, is also available separately here