Tim Watts
Première: June 2012, Madingley
Composed by Madingley's Musician-in-Residence for Ishirini's Jubilee concert, Though I speak is a setting of one of the most quoted passages in scripture, 1 Corinthians 13. There is much arresting imagery in St. Paul's letter which is played out in the piece, and the paramount importance of love in the text is reflected at a deep structural level. The variety and vibrancy of the choral writing sustains interest in this substantial a cappella work.
