Soft, consolatory, warmly glowing: that's the atmosphere created by Gabriel Jackson in the opening movement of his Requiem...The Vasari Singers grip [the Pott] with evident relish and commitment, producing the CD's most potently arresting performance.

The music feels as spontaneously descriptive as Eric Whitacre's, though without the quick onset of diminishing returns...Performances under Jeremy Backhouse meet the formidable challenges without audible strain, never shrinking away from the music's intense emotional content.

Pott's music is further evidence of this composer's vivid and unusual aural imagination, as well as his dramatic sense. This is the first recording of this beautiful work...On a disc where the solo singing is uniformly excellent, it is unfair to cite an individual, but Matthew Wood's singing [in the Jackson] is a marvellous blend of of implacable poise and vocal beauty.

While personal loss lies at the heart of this new collection from the ever admirable Vasari Singers, it is predominantly a superb celebration of life and love...Always ready to commission and perform new work, this choir grows in stature with each new recording.