Temptations of Christ:
2014-2015

  • Jesus - baritone – Satan - tenor – Soprano soloists (two) – Alto/mezzo-soprano solo – Tenor solo – Baritone solo

    SATB choir – children's choir – perc. (1): tub. bells – organ

  • 45 minutes

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The Temptations of Christ - a cantata for soloists, two choirs, organ and percussion - was nominated for a 2017 BASCA British Composer Award in the choral category.

The cantata 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). 

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)​​.

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