Premiere of a new anthem by James Burton

At Evensong on Saturday 9 November, New College Choir performed the premiere of a new anthem by James Burton, acclaimed conductor and composer, commissioned by Edmund’s Trust in memory of Edmund Bridges. The anthem is a setting of a text by the medieval mystic and composer, Hildegard of Bingen, O iter fortissimum (O most certain path). The Trust’s aims are to support new sacred choral music and encourage musical training in schools. 

You can hear the new commission on the choir youtube site. The anthem is at 39.28.