This setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis was composed during Alec Roth’s residency as Visiting Fellow, Hatfield College, University of Durham in 2008. The first performance was given by the Chapel Choir, directed by Matthew Carlton, with Nicholas Arden (organ), Hatfield College Chapel, 15 June 2008. A recording by Ex Cathedra, directed by Jeffrey Skidmore, with Tim Harper (organ), is available on the CD ‘A Time to Dance’ on the Hyperion label (CDA68144).