The first of two works in OUP's new secular series, Voice Junction, this touching piece sets Yeats' beautiful words describing the love of a parent for their child. Switching between major and minor tonalities, A Cradle Song is quiet and understated, with sensitive a cappella scoring that makes the sentiments seem all the more real. This is an impressive and sophisticated debut from Swedish singer and composer Joel Nilson. Preview Joel Nilson Joel Nilson is a music educator and internationally commissioned composer and arranger. He studied on the Vocal Ensemble programme at Sjöviks Folkhögskola in Avesta and at the College of Music in Örebro, and is a founder member of the prize-winning a cappella vocal group Vocado. Nilson's choral works are known for their distinctive Nordic style, and are performed by choirs and vocal ensembles around the world.