Padre Pio Prayer -MacMillan, R.Panufnik, Todd : Christophers / The Sixteen

Padre Pio - Prayer
MacMillan, Panufnik, Todd

MacMillan: Padre Pio's Prayer *
MacMillan: The Lamb has come for us from the House of David
Todd: Among Angels * - Fear not / Find only joy / Seek out light
MacMillan: On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
Todd: Stay with me (Padre Pio's Prayer) *
Panufnik: Prayer
MacMillan: A New Song
Panufnik: Stay with me (Padre Pio's Prayer) *

*Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor

Digital Recording: 05/2008

The result of a fascinating partnership with the Genesis Foundation, this disc features new commissions from three of Britain's most respected contemporary composers: James MacMillan, Roxanna Panufnik and Will Todd. Whilst all are based on the prayer of the Capuchin priest, Padre Pio (the familiar name by which millions know St Pius of Pietrelcina), each new work is very different, but communicates equally powerfully the multitude of emotions expressed in the prayer - anxiety, frailty, warmth, confidence, ecstasy and, ultimately, peace. The brilliance of these three composers is exemplified not just by these remarkable new pieces but also by other works featured on this CD which The Sixteen brings to radiant life. ( CORO )