Much to my regret the profider that hosted my webpages
for more than 25 years has announced that after 1 July
2026 they end the hosting service.
Therefore all my web pages have been moved to another
provider, which means the base URL changes from
https://josvg.home.xs4all.nl/ to http://www.josvg.dds.nl/.
The current page can now be found here.

Sarah Brightman

Hymn

Announcement by Sarah in an email dated 17 May 2018:

I am very excited to share that my new album will be released in the Fall of 2018. I have reunited with my long time producer and collaborator Frank Peterson on this album and although we are still placing the finishing touches on it, we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do!

This was followed by an email dated 17 September 2018, wherein the release was announced for 9 November 2018. Furthermore, we read in that email and in another email:

I began working on this album with my long time producer and collaborator Frank Peterson a couple years ago and can't believe the day to announce has finally arrived! [...] <-- You can have a listen to the first track from the album, Sogni, featuring a wonderful tenor Vincent Niclo here. --> I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it for you.
HYMN is excitingly eclectic, encompassing many different styles. Every project I've done has come from an emotional place, and I wanted to make something that sounded very beautiful and uplifting. To me, 'hymn' suggests joy - a feeling of hope and light, something that is familiar and secure, and I hope that sentiment resonates through the music.
The album closes with a new rendition of Brightman's signature song, "Time To Say Goodbye", singing lyrics that she wrote herself, and sung in English for the first time.

After the release of this album the Hymn: Sarah Brightman In Concert world tour and a concert DVD/CD followed (track lists are given on the concert page).

Hymn Overture -- instrumental
music: René Laack, Frank Peterson
Hymn [ listen to the song | see the video ]
music & lyrics: John Lees
Sogni -- featuring Vincent Niclo [ listen to the song | see the video ]
music: Frank Peterson
lyrics: Chiara Ferrau
Sky And Sand
music: Paul Kalkbrenner
lyrics: Fritz Kalkbrenner
Canto Per Noi
music: Ennio Morricone
lyrics: Romano Musumarra
Fly To Paradise -- featuring Eric Whitacre Singers
music: Eric Whitacre, Frank Peterson, Buzz T. Isles
lyrics: Eric Whitacre, Frank Peterson
Gia Nel Seno (La Storia Di Lucrezia)
music: James Morgen, Juliette Pochin
lyrics: traditional
Follow Me
music: Branislaw Kaper
lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
You
music: Patrick Hawes
lyrics: David Zippel
Better Is One Day
music & lyrics: Matt Redman
Tu Che M'hai Preso Il Cuor
music: Franz Lehar, adapted by Frank Peterson
lyrics: Fritz Löhmer, Ludwig Herzer
Miracle (Sarah's Version) -- featuring Yoshiki [ see the video ]
music & lyrics: Yoshiki
Time To Say Goodbye -- new English rendition
music: Francesco Sartori
lyrics: Lucio Quarantoot, Frank Peterson, Sarah Brightman