The Healer (Jenkins)

The Healer
	A Cantata for St Luke
	by Karl Jenkins
Genre	Cantata
Text	Collect from the Feast of St Luke from the Book of Common Prayer; The Shepherd (William Blake); Texts by Terry Waite, Vivien Harrison and Carol Barratt; Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2:29-32);
Language	English; Latin;
Composed	2014
Performed	16 October 2014: Grayshott[1]
Published	by Boosey & Hawkes
Scoring	Soprano solo; Baritone solo; Mixed choir; String orchestra; Oboe; Percussion;

The Healer, a Cantata for St Luke was written by Karl Jenkins in 2014. Much of the text was written by Terry Waite, Vivien Harrison and Carol Barratt; the remainder is taken from St Luke's Gospel, the Book of Common Prayer and The Shepherd by William Blake.[2]

The cantata's UK premiere was on 16 October 2014 in St Luke's Church, Grayshott, Hampshire, and was recorded and broadcast on Classic FM.[3]

Movements

Movement	Text
Prelude	Book of Common Prayer
Who is this man? This traveller?	Carol Barratt
Ego sum terra	Vivien Harrison
The eyes of a child	Carol Barratt
Salus ... salus ... salus	Terry Waite
The Shepherd	Luke 15:4-7; William Blake
And suddenly	Carol Barratt
Sozo	Carol Barratt
Epilogue: Nunc Dimittis	Luke 2:29-32

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References

"Boosey & Hawkes". Retrieved 16 March 2016.
Preface of the score.
"Grayshott Concerts: WORLD PREMIER of "The Healer - A Cantata for St Luke" by Karl Jenkins". grayshott.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

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[1] "Boosey & Hawkes". Retrieved 16 March 2016.

[2] Preface of the score.

[3] "Grayshott Concerts: WORLD PREMIER of "The Healer - A Cantata for St Luke" by Karl Jenkins". grayshott.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.