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A Song of the New Jerusalem (And I saw a New Heaven) was commissioned by the Sanders Society in 2011 and first performed by the choir of Gloucester Cathedral in July that year. It is dedicated to the late Dr John Sanders OBE who was organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1967-1994. The piece serves as an alternative to the well-known and much loved classic by Edgar Bainton, and is designed to be of similar choral difficulty, though the organ part is generally a little more involved. It consists of shimmering effects, arresting motifs and builds towards a grand climax for the words Behold, I make all things new . The music then subsides and disappears as quickly as it emerged. It is a particularly effective anthem for Remembrance and Advent, but also for more general use throughout the liturgical year.

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Born in 1976, Matthew Martin studied music at Magdalen College, Oxford and the Royal Academy of Music. He began composing at an early age at school and is now gaining recognition as an exciting and original voice in choral music. His works are regularly performed, broadcast and recorded both in this country and further afield, and appear on both the Hyperion and Chandos labels. He has written music for many leading choirs, including the Cardinall's Musick and the choirs of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral. Recent commissions for new works have come from the BBC Singers (Latin Nunc Dimittis - 2011), St John's College, Cambridge (The St John's Service - 2011) and the New London Children's Choir. Matthew was Assistant Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral from 2004 to 2010, having previously held positions at Canterbury Cathedral and New College, Oxford. During his time as Acting Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in 2008, he directed a rare and highly acclaimed recording for Hyperion of Victoria's Missa Gaudeamus with the Lay Clerks.

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