'Patrick Hawes has carved out a niche as a contemporary composer who writes melodic, atmospheric and, frankly, beautiful music' (Gramophone)

'Hawes’s admirers will find much here to confirm their warm response to his music’s quiet strength and individuality. A minor problem is the collection of so many short items which, heard through on a single album, can’t help sounding more similar than they are. Among the best are The Call—a setting of George Herbert for soprano and string quartet, cannily conjuring the sound of an Elizabethan viol consort—and the atmospheric After the Rain for string quartet and piano. The excellent performances feature the tawny loveliness of Julian Lloyd Webber’s cello-playing, plus two fine solo singers' (Classic FM Magazine)