COMPOSER’S NOTE

In 2012 I was very pleased to be asked by Decca Records to write a whole album on the theme of angels.  The resulting album – Angel – recorded with the Choir of New College Oxford and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, went straight in at Number One in the UK classical charts.

This piano prelude aims to create a sense of weightlessness and tranquility whilst at the same time having momentum and energy.  Like the Seraphim, the Cherubim are ceaseless in prayer, and the repeated-note figurations are designed to enhance this image.