BOB CHILCOTT  

A former chorister and Choral Scholar of King's College, Cambridge, and member of the King's Singers, Bob Chilcott has been a full-time composer since 1997. He served for seven years as conductor of the chorus of the Royal College of Music in London and is Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers. His compositions include a quantity of choral music, with music for children's choirs, that has found a wide international audience. His 'My Prayer', a setting of words from Psalm 102, in a more contemporary musical language, is a moving petition, an intense meditation and effective contrast to the more traditional chants here recorded.