DESCRIPTION

Art can often take us outside ourselves, beyond our everyday concertns. In The Art of Worship, the Reverend Nicholas Holtam presents his favourite paintings from the National Gallery alongside selected prayers, poems and quotations. His thoughtful and often highly personal observations encourage private prayer, contemplation and meditation.

A unique collaboration between the National Gallery and St Martin-in-the-Fields, this companion CD to The Art of Worship features sung settings of some of the prayers in the book by a wide range of twentieth and twenty-first century composers,  including some recorded for the first time. From the joyfully uplifting to the sublimely serene, this is music to refresh the soul.

Track list

1. All you works of God, Bless your Creator – Andrew Earis

2. A Cosmic Prayer – Carson Cooman

3. Lord Make us Instruments of Thy Peace – Martin Shaw

4 Christ is the Morning Star – Will Todd

5 A Prayer of Desmond Tutu – James Whitbourn

6 Day by Day – Martin How

7 Morning Glory, Starlit Sky – Barry Rose

8 Magnificat – Ben Parry (premiere recording)

9 The Lord’s Prayer – David Fanshawe

10 Greater Love Hath no Man – John Ireland

11 Let all the World in Every Corner Sing – Kenneth Leighton

12 There is no Rose – Graham Ellis

13 God of Truth – Will Todd (premiere recording)

14 God, Grant us Grace – Andrew Earis (premiere recording)

15 Bring us, O Lord God – James MacMillan

16 Littlemore Tractus – Arvo Part

17 God be in my Head – Philip Moore (premiere recording)

18 Go Forth into the World in Peace – John Rutter

The Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by Andrew Earis

Martin Ford – organ, Will Todd – piano, Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam – reader

Produced and Engineered by James Bull, Panphonic Productions

Recorded at St Martin-in-the-Fields on 27^th September, 4^th, 10^th October 2011

Designed by Vermillion Design