I’m delighted that my second set of “Preces and Responses” have been released by Edition HH Ltd. 

They were composed for the Leidse Cantorij who sang them in Peterborough Cathedral during their tour.

I tried to approach the texts as prayer, considering not only the words themselves, but the circumstances in which a person might be moved to make such a prayer. This led to some interesting atmospheres: for example, the text “Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only Thou, o God” became vulnerable, not miltant.

St. Pancras’ refers to the original name of the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden, the Netherlands, where I’m composer in residence.