I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud was written in response to one of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain’s key topics of the year 2021–22, ‘environment’. The iconic Wordsworth poem takes the listener through various natural landscapes and imagery, which the composer sought to portray through music, allowing each vocal group in the choir to sing the main melody in turn.

The word ‘Daffodils’ acts as a refrain between the sections of the composition, evoking the wonderful feelings we have whe...