Nunc dimittis
Ben Finn
Commissioned for the Palestinian Choral Festival, September 2013
Première: July 2013, Hythe
The Biblical text, beginning ‘Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace’, is sung at every Anglican choral evensong and has been set to music by numerous composers. This setting expresses the words’ mixed emotions - praise, hope, and resignation to death - by imitating pealing and tolling bells.
