A work on the subject of pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela To The Field Of Stars features a variety of texts on the nature of travel and worship.Underpinned by evocative Cello and Percussion lines Jackson's strong Choral writing offers fragments of spoken lines and unexpected melodic twists while a refrain recurs in a new musical guise after each movement. The piece reaches its climax in the sixth movement when quiet freely repeated Choral notes ring out against Cello and Crotales creating a musical 'field of stars'.Mysterious and beautiful this piece offers an immensely rewarding challenge for choirs.
