Gabriel Jackson describes his music as essentially contemplative. This is true of both responses, which have a fluid but calm quality throughout. Through voice quality and varying tonalities - not to mention exquisite harmony - Jackson plays with different textures and colours to illustrate his text. These are challenging pieces, not least in respect of the control needed to sustain long lines and true intonation; but for the choir who could cope, they would be a worthwhile alternative to the Matin and Vesper Responsories by Palestrina. * Music Teacher June 2004 * Gabriel Jackson, who has five works in New Horizons opening salvo, has been steadily building a reputation since the early '90s as one of the UK's most accomplished writers of choral music . . . Jackson's assimilation of a range of influences and choral experience has resulted in a highly personal and rewarding idiom that can offer something to choirs of pretty much any ability level. It is good to see OUP making his work more widely available. * Matthew Greenall, The Singer, Feb 04 *