for SATB (with divisions) unaccompaniedThis setting of the Vesper Responsory exudes a confident radiance and sure belief that the 'Lord he shall be with you'. First published in Advent for Choirs, this setting is both approachable and gripping. A worthwhile alternative to the familiar Palestrina version.
Gabriel Jackson (b.1962)
"Gabriel Jackson describes his music as essentially contemplative. This is true of both responses, which have a fluid but calm quality throughout. Through voice quality and varying tonalities - not to mention exquisite harmony - Jackson plays with different textures and colours to illustrate his text. These are challenging pieces, not least in respect of the control needed to sustain long lines and true intonation; but for the choir who could cope, they would be a worthwhile alternative to the Matin and Vesper Responsories by Palestrina." - Music Teacher June 2004
"Gabriel Jackson has been steadily building a reputation since the early 1990s as one of the UK's most accomplished writers of choral music . . . Tomorrow go ye forth, for SATB choir, pays tribute to Tavener in its spare monodies over low drones at the fifth, alghough Jackson's own voice shines forth at the work's exultant, 'fiercely bright' E major climax . . . Jackson's assimilation of a range of influences and choral experience has resulted in a highly personal and rewarding idiom that can offer something to choirs of pretty much any ability level. It is good to see OUP making his work more widely available." - Matthew Greenall, The Singer, Feb 2004
