Miserere

This accessible choral work is a setting of the Latin text from Psalm 51. It was originally composed as part of the music for a live stage production recounting the events in the Book of Acts. Its solemn opening is layered on with a weeping motif in the upper voices that together build with increasing desperation as the Psalmist pleads for forgiveness. It works well as a concert work, and also makes a suitable choral offering for any church service that focuses on penitence and humility (e.g. Ash Wednesday or Lent). Choirs appreciate its straightforward writing and audiences are moved by its dark and searching tone.