The St. Martin's Service
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
2025
Item #: G-11653
Octavo for $3.45
Status: In-preparation
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Status: Available
Vocal Forces: SATB
Accompaniment: Organ
Series: RSCM
Description:
Composer’s Notes: My first set of canticles were broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 in 2024 as part of an Evensong service at St Martin-in-the-Fields to mark the Eve of the Ascension. It was poignant to celebrate this compositional milestone in a place which embodies such sentimental, artistic and educational value for me. In the Magnificat, I wanted to conjure a light and ethereal atmosphere, with freely flowing harmonies and frequent metrical shifts to accommodate the flow of the text. The piece gradually builds to a powerful and transcendental Gloria. The Nunc dimittis is more serene, and the harmonic structure reimagines the Gloria as an expression of homecoming and comfort.
Number of Pages: 28
Format: Octavo