With a range that embraces both renaissance polyphony and the close harmony of jazz classics as well as specially
commissioned new works, Canticum is impressing audiences and critics alike with a distinctive mix of technical
excellence and sheer musicality.
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Saint Saviour, Lupus Street, St George's Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 3QW
Simon Speare "Songs of Belonging" 1st performance
For Choir/Soloists/Audience/Children's Choir/Narrator/Percussion
"Simon Speare has produced a remarkable piece: a series of songs linked by a narrator but with everyone from audience to
chamber choir involved. From the Biblical Flight to Egypt to life in contemporary Britain, it draws on universal concerns of
asylum seekers: the hopes and fears of those who seek a place of safety."
