Asman - St Peter's Hope (John 21) | The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

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The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge and Director of Music Steven Grahl perform 'St Peter's Hope (John 21)' by Conrad Asman (b.1996). The text is by Rory Stewart.

This composition and filmed performance were commissioned as part of the Choir & Organ New Music 2025 series, in partnership with The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge.
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/choir-and-organ/new-music-series

St Peter's Hope (John 21)
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Dawn finds me ankle-deep
on an old boat in yesterday's water
Casting towards what I can still measure:

The lifeless surface
of an inland sea
I call this being optimistic
Though the net frames only
what I will not catch
My claim about this new enterprise:
Just a statement of what cannot be

But who would shed these fishing clothes
Drop these nets, and plunge into dark water
To break towards that shoreline fire
Where food has been
prepared too soon for me.

Rory Stewart

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Free score of 'St Peter's Hope (John 21)' (until 28 February 2026):
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/choir-and-organ/music-series/article/conrad-asman-saint-peter-s-hope-john-21

The music of composer Conrad Asman (b.1996) has gained international recognition as being “innovative and cutting edge” (Chorosynthesis) and spans a wide emotional range from “heart-rending” (The Esoterics), to “fun and festive” (Creative Feel). His works have been performed in Africa, Asia, Europe and America in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Arts Centre, Wigmore Hall, the Jinji Lake Concert Arena as well as Alice Tully Hall. Engagements with ensembles such as the Shanghai, London and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestras, the Nash Ensemble, the Esoteric Singers, Philadelphia Orchestra and Cape Town Opera have all led to his work winning multiple major awards, scholarships and commissions worldwide.

https://conradasman.com/
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Film by David Hinitt for Classical Films
https://classicalfilms.co.uk/

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The Choir & Organ New Music Series is an annual programme of specially commissioned pieces for choir or organ. The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge is the commissioning partner for New Music 2025.

Free scores of all Choir & Organ New Music 2025 commissions are made specially available free of charge for six months from date of first publication.

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/choir-and-organ/new-music-series

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