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title: "J.A.C. Redford: Love Bade Me Welcome"
description: The sound of the 21st-century choir
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# [J.A.C. Redford: Love Bade Me Welcome](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/jac-redford-love-bade-me-welcome)

 Written by [Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/author/vienna-live-with-simeon-morrow) | Oct 15, 2025 5:49:06 PM

LONDON: *Love Bade Me Welcome* is the new collection of choral music from composer J.A.C. Redford exploring spirituality, love, and the human experience. Blending traditional forms with contemporary harmonies and time-honored texts, Redford sets the poetry of Shakespeare, Gerard Manley Hopkins, George Herbert, and more.

By employing distinctive gestures and a range of vocal timbres, the composer offers sensitive musical interpretations of each poem, from the serene resonance of *The Singing Bowl* to the Old Testament drama of *Who Hears the Ocean Roaring in a Tree*. In giving voice to these humanistic texts, *Love Bade Me Welcome* is a compelling invitation to self-reflection.

Let’s get to know the sound of the 21st-century choir!

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