‘I Saw Eternity’ is the debut album by the 19 voices of the Phoenix Consort directed by Adam Whitmore. With one exception it features the music of Alexander Campkin (b.1984), music of which tends towards the slow and serene, with a fondness for contemplative texts by Henry Vaughan. There are occasional moments of ecstatic energy (for example in Awake, Awake!, Calm me, O Lord and Dazzling Darkness). Fresh-voiced, with a clear, youthful blend, the Phoenix Consort carry the mostly homophonic textures with a wholesome legato. Highlights include Tommy’s Carol (a setting of a text by Donald MacLeod) and a convincing a cappella arrangement of Ivor Gurney’s classic solo song ‘Sleep’. Beautifully recorded and – with the composer present – clearly authoritative interpretations.