‘The Vasari Singers and Jeremy Backhouse have few equals … [their] qualities are much in evidence here in music ranging from the harrowing grief of Jonathan Rathbone’s ‘Absalon, my son’ to the exhilarating ‘Bless the Lord’ by Jonathan Dove’ (Gramophone)

‘Our great British choral tradition would be infinitely poorer but for the dedication of groups like the Vasari Singers. The choir recently commissioned 10 composers to write works ‘that might reflect the state of the world at the start of the new millennium.’ Nine of them are recorded here for the first time, with three others also new to disc. The consistently high level of invention and diverse styles contribute to the album's overall success’ (Classic FM Magazine)