In July 2000, the first performance of Paul Spicer's Easter Oratorio took place as the finale to the Lichfield International Arts Festival:

The last major concert of this year's Lichfield International Arts Festival was devoted to the world premiere of the Easter Oratorio, a setting by Festival Director, Paul Spicer, for soloists, boy's choir, orchestra, organ, and congregation of Chapters 20 and 21 of the St John Gospel in a fresh translation by New Testament scholar Dr Tom Wright...