Performed by Altnagelvin Choir in Londonderry’s Guildhall, December 2019

Music By Anselm McDonnell

Words by Sam Burnside

The Choir’s Chairman said: Health Care and other Essential Workers are not Angels or Heroes, they are human and are vulnerable, they are you and me. They share the same fears and strains of illness and trying to maintain family life as we come through this Covid-19 era.

Many people still live under that fear. As you sit in to the warm, clear and long evening tonight, listen to our recording of The Sparrows Anthem and read about Sam Burnside’s inspiration and how Anselm McDonnell brought that to musical life.

The Oboist is Gail Quigley and the Choir is conducted by its Musical Director, Dr Derek Collins.