A Prayer for Deliverance - Joel Thompson - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

A Prayer for Deliverance received its UK premiere in Tenebrae’s eponymous tour in 2023. Atlanta-based composer Joel Thompson wrote this setting of Psalm 13 in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic when he was moved by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police and the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. It is a bold, ambitious and moving piece, and one which is now firmly part of Tenebrae's core repertoire. To hear this piece and others live in concert, join Tenebrae in London on 19th June: https://www.tenebrae-choir.com/events... To pre-order and pre-save Tenebrae's album, A Prayer for Deliverance, released 20th June: https://lnk.to/TenebraeDeliverance ___ O God, my God! How long? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts And hold sorrow in my heart day after day? Look at me and answer me! Give light to my eyes, O God, Or I will sleep the sleep of death. But I trust in your unfailing love. May my heart rejoice in your salvation! I will sing praises, O God, when You deliver me. Amen. ___ Recorded in March 2025 in St John's Church, Hyde Park by kind permission of the Vicar & Churchwardens. Produced by Knight Classical. ___ Front row (from left to right): Katie Trethewey (solo), Victoria Meteyard (solo), Martha McLorinan (solo), Hannah Cooke, Olivia Shotton, Elisabeth Paul, Emma Walshe, Áine Smith, Rachel Haworth, Rosanna Wicks, Laura Newey Back row (from Left to right): Jeremy Budd (solo), Nicholas Madden (solo), Joseph Edwards (solo), Angus McPhee (solo), Jimmy Holliday (solo), Johnny Howard, George Vines, Tom Robson, Jack Granby Director: Nigel Short https://www.tenebrae-choir.com/ If you enjoy our videos, please support us with a donation: https://www.tenebrae-choir.com/support