Light of Glory
I used a hand held video camera to record the sound. Excuse the clicks and rustles.
An anthem for advent. Not based on one particular religion. Performed at St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey in December 2016 by Chigwell Chapel, School Choir. Conductor Howard Ebden. Music by Jeffery Wilson. Libretto by me. Both available for performance.
Lifting Voices Heavenward for Charity
​The Chapel Choir have been involved in the production of two charity, fund-raising services. The first was an Advent service entitled Share the Light, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square and the second a Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols at St. Margaret’s, Westminster Abbey. The two services were supported by readers from a variety of backgrounds including; John Simpson – BBC World Affairs Editor; Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards – Olympian; Ruthie Henshall – from Musical Theatre; His Excellency Eduardo dos Santos - Ambassador of Brazil; Rt Hon James Brokenshire - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; The Rt Hon Greg Hands, MP, Minister for International Trade; Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC – Chairman of the Bar Council; Jeffery Wilson – Musician, composer and educator.
The Chapel Choir in tremendous form, sang works by Tavener, MacMillan, Mendelssohn, Mawby, Todd, Rutter, Cornelius, Archer and McKie as well as world premiering ‘The Light of Glory’ written for the Choir by Jeffery Wilson, set to words written for the Advent Service by Bez Berry. In the words of Revd Katherine Hedderly, St Martin-in-the-Fields the Choir ‘lifted their voices heavenward’. All monies raised from the work of the Chapel Choir this year will go to the Essex based charity Kids Inspire. For more information go to http://www.kidsinspire.org.uk/