Kum ba yah (Vocal score)

for SATB and organThis moving and prayerful arrangement of the well-known traditional song was written in memory of Nelson Mandela.

Rutter treats the melody in simple yet varied ways, with a mixture of unison and four-part choral textures, into which the organ is gently interwoven.

The piece reaches a dynamic and emotional peak in the fourth and final verse, before a quiet and reflective ending.