for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Text: English and Latin (Words of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St Juan Diego, December 1531, and 14th century antiphon)
Duration: 4'00''
Difficulty: 3/5


This work was composed in 2011. It was first performed at the ordination of Lawrence Lew OP on 17 September that year at Blackfriars, Oxford, by an ad hoc choir conducted by the composer.


James MacMillan
Born in Scotland in 1959, James MacMillan studied at Edinburgh and Durham Universities and now lives in Glasgow. His early successes as a composer in the 1990s included The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, premiered at the BBC Proms, and the percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmanuel written for Evelyn Glennie. MacMillan has a special interest in choral composition, ranging from simple liturgical settings for use in church services, to major works for choir and orchestra including Seven Last Words from the Cross, Quickening and St John Passion. His music has been championed and recorded by leading choirs and vocal groups including Cappella Nova, Polyphony, The Hilliard Ensemble, The Sixteen, Westminster Cathedral Choir and the Netherlands Chamber Choir. With their Gaelic inflections and characteristic mixing of ancient and modern, his works have also proved popular with amateur chamber choirs around the world.