Their soul is from the sea (2024)

Commissioned by the members of Huanui Music Society Guernsey (www.huanuimusic.org) to mark the eightieth anniversary of Liberation Day on 9th May 1945. First performed by the Town Church Choir and Director of Music and Organist Stephen Le Prevost on 9th May 2025 at Town Church, Guernsey, as part of the official commemoration service. The text of the piece draws on “L’Archipel de la Manche (The Channel Islands)” by Victor Hugo, and from Psalm 46: 1 and Luke 1: 78, 79. These texts were kindly suggested to the Composer by the Rector of Town Church, the Reverend Penny Graysmith