/ THE TEMPTATIONS OF CHRIST
soloists, SATB chorus, children's choir, percussion, organ
The Temptations of Christ was nominated for a 2017 BASCA British Composer Award in the choral category.
The Temptations of Christ was commissioned by Illuminare choir and first performed on 4 March 2017 in Holy Trinity, Sloane Square by Illuminare choir and soloists conducted by Christopher Stark. This 45-minute cantata follows the temptations of Christ in the wilderness by the Devil. It takes words from Matthew 4: 1-11, John Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained as well as poems by Wilfred Owen (1893-1918), Sean O'Brien (1952-present) and Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967).
Watch extracts from the first performance ↗
PREMIERE
Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, 4 March 2017. Illuminare choir, Recital choir of St Paul’s Juniors (directed by Philip Berg).
Christopher Stark (conductor), Jeremy Cole (organist), George Barton (tubular bells), Laurence Williams (Jesus), Hiroshi Amako (Satan), Rachel Ambrose Evans (soprano 1), Hilary Cronin (soprano 2), Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Gebhard (tenor), Michael Craddock (baritone).
