Tarik O'Regan

's The Ecstasies Above was commissioned by the Robert Baker Commissioning Fund for Sacred Music by Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and was premièred by Yale Schola Cantorum under thedirection of Simon Carrington on 4th March, 2007 in Woolsey Hall, Yale University.

The minimum number of singers required is 16 (two each per chorus part, together with the solo voices); however, a larger number for the mainchorus (16-32 voices for example) is more suitable. ...