The Peacemakers” is a choral work extolling peace, dedicated to the memory of all those, especially innocent civilians, who lost their lives during armed conflict.

Featuring texts from iconic figures that have shaped history including Gandhi, Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Anne Frank and Mother Teresa. These have been set alongside new text by Terry Waite CBE, English poets Shelley and Mallory as well as excerpts from the Old Testament, the Qur’an, the Persian mystic poet Rumi and the founder of the Bahá’í faith Bahá’u’lláh Originally released 2012

Artists

Simon Halsey (chorusmaster), Laurence Cottle (bassguitar), Ashwin Shrivanasan (woodflute), Jody K. Jenkins (percussion), Clive Bell (shakuhachi), Davy Spillane (uilleannpipes), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Chloë Hanslip (violin), Nigel Hitchcock (saxophone), London Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Youth Chorus, Rundfunkchor Berlin, The Really Big Chorus - 1000 Voices, Karl Jenkins