In July 2018 the top choirs of Westlake Girls and Boys High Schools (Choralation and Voicemale) undertake a tour to Italy. As part of that trip the choirs sang Mass in St Peter's in Rome. For the performance I had been asked to write five new pieces for the choirs to sing. These were an Introit, an anthem, two pieces for communion and a blessing for the end of the service.
Having missed the premiere of "Songs of the Moon and Stars" by the NZ Secondary Students Choir (in order to be in Rome the same weekend), I left the Westlake tour and returned to Hong Kong to hear the choir sing there. Combining with two local choirs, my piece was given a lovely performance conducted by Andrew Withington, and featuring local erhu and guzheng players.
With David Squire in St Peter’s, Rome.