A Song to Saint Helena (1989)
SATB choir, soprano and baritone soloists and orchestra. Duration c.22 minutes
This work was commissioned by Colchester Choral Society to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the granting of the town’s Charter. The text is from various sources connected with Colchester’s history. First performed by the Colchester Choral Society and Colchester Sinfonia, conductor Ian Ray, with Jacquelyn Fugelle (soprano) and Ian Caddy (baritone), in the Moot Hall, Colchester, on 25 November 1989
Sop solo, bar solo, SATB choir: orchestration: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 bn: 3 tpt: timp, 2 perc: strs`
Effective, distinctive, and original’ – East Anglian Daily Times
Unpublished and available from the composer
A section near the end – bell inscriptions combined with the Charter of 1189, leading into the Prayer of Saint Helena: and here is a link to a complete performance, on YouTube