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Prayer of St. Francis - Campbell Reither, Soprano | Temple

This week’s addition to the A Touch of Heaven playlist features “Prayer of St. Francis,” set to music by Sebastian Temple and drawn from Campbell’s 1994 Boy Soprano album. Temple’s setting of this well-known text became widely performed in the late twentieth century, valued as much for its musical richness as for its reflective tone. At the time, it was simply a piece many singers knew — approachable, expressive, and harmonically engaging — making it a natural choice for young vocalists exploring sacred and concert repertoire alike. In this recording, the focus rests squarely on Campbell’s remarkable boy soprano voice. Even at fourteen, he demonstrates an unusual ability to move comfortably through a variety of vocal roles, navigating layered lines with confidence and control. The performance highlights his musical flexibility, allowing the shifting textures and changing tonal centers to unfold naturally. Listeners will notice the lush harmonies and multiple key changes that give the piece its sense of motion and depth. Campbell handles these transitions with ease, maintaining clarity and balance while letting the vocal lines breathe. There is no sense of strain or display — just a young singer fully at home within the music. Recorded as part of the original A Touch of Heaven album, this track captures a voice at a particularly compelling stage of development: pure in tone, technically assured, and already capable of supporting complex musical structures with poise. The A Touch of Heaven playlist brings together selections such as The Lord’s Prayer, Pie Jesu, and Prayer of St. Francis, offering a portrait of Campbell’s early years through recordings that emphasise musicality, range, and expressive clarity. New selections from the original album are released each Saturday, inviting listeners to rediscover these performances and the extraordinary voice behind them.