Chor & Gesang

A reflection on the plainchant 'Assumpta est Maria' (originally for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), this setting tenders a festal feel through its dance-like metre and expansi...

The three movements of A Winter Breviary are entitled: 'We look for you', 'The year's midnight', and 'The unexpected early hour'. The movements are each based on an Indian classical Raag: Raag Hamsadh...

Bob Chilcott has composed O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth our Queen, a reflection on the 16th-century piece of the same title by William Byrd, for the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum J...

This imaginative setting of the well-loved text O little town of Bethleham, by Phillips Brooks, displays McGlade's characteristic rich and expressive harmonies, with their jazz inflections. Opening wi...

Characteristically sung on Christmas Day, this Catholic chant depicts mystery and wonder at the birth of Jesus, as witnessed by the animals. The second half of the text relates to words spoken by Eliz...

The O nata lux text is taken from a 10th-century anonymous hymn that uses the concept of light to symbolise hope, a particularly pertinent theme for Advent. Throughout this setting the sopranos intert...

Setting original words by the artist Marc Bratcher, this tender and evocative carol for unaccompanied SATB choir is suitable for performance at Christmas or Epiphany. The work opens with a gently flow...

A reflection on the plainchant antiphon 'Pulchra es et decora', this hauntingly beautiful piece was commissioned by ORA100 for Suzi Digby and ORA Singers. The original antiphon has been transcribed an...

On the Air (Dear Vaccine) discusses the optimism for a post-COVID world and, particularly, the desire to sing together again. For the text, poet Seán Street drew inspiration from 'Dear Vaccine', which...

This short Missa brevis setting is perfect for choirs looking to bring a fresh soundworld to their worship. Each movement is distinct in character, but with an overall cohesiveness of harmonic languag...

Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing is an upbeat setting of a hymn text by seventeenth-century English poet George Herbert. Chilcott uses irregular metres, syncopation, and dancing melodic shapes t...

A Gaelic Blessing was commissioned by the University of Edinburgh, McDowall's alma mater, for performance by the Edinburgh University Singers conducted by Calum Robertson. This meditative, folk-style...

Edward Margetson was born in St. Kitts, British West Indies, immigrating to the United States in 1919. One of only a few published choral works by the composer, A few more years shall roll sets a hymn...

This gentle anthem, written for the Choir of St Chad's College, Durham, sets a text that is adapted from several prayers of St Chad. Warm dynamic swells and rich harmonies emphasize the meaning of the...

Psalm 57 ist eine gefühlsstarke Vertonung, die Momente der Besinnung mit deklamatorischem Jubel kontrastiert und Passagen aus dem gleichnamigen Psalm in der King-James-Übersetzung verwendet. Das 1972...

Bring me all your dreams ist eine wunderbar schlichte Vertonung vertrauter Worte von Langston Hughes und zeigt Harris' effektive homophone Schreibweise und reiche harmonische Palette. Das Stück ist un...

Dona nobis pacem ist eine ausdrucksstarke Vertonung, die zwei Zeilen zum Thema Frieden aus dem Ordinarium der lateinischen Messe kombiniert. Ein langsames Tempo verleiht den sanften, getragenen Gesang...

Dona nobis pacem combines two lines about peace from the Ordinary of the Latin Mass. A slow tempo lends grace and poise to the gentle, sustained vocal lines, and the composer juxtaposes homophonic and...

The Gift to Sing ist ein unbegleitetes, mehrstimmiges Lied mit einem Text des amerikanischen Schriftstellers und Bürgerrechtlers James Weldon Johnson, der davon spricht, wie die Kraft des Gesangs helf...

Two stanzas of emotive verse by Christina Rossetti are set to music of touching directness in this a cappella offering, whose graceful melodies are often adorned by caressing rhythmic patterns. Offpri...

A Birthday vertont ein gleichnamiges Gedicht von Christina Rossetti. Chydenius spiegelt die lebhaften Bilder im Text der Strophen durch schöne Gesangslinien mit wirbelnden Gegenmelodien wider. Die Ref...

A Birthday sets a poem of the same title by Christina Rossetti. Chydenius reflects the vivid imagery in the text of the verses through beautiful vocal lines with swirling countermelodies. The choruses...

Dieses Lied verbindet gekonnt ein klassisches Gedicht, Christina Rossettis Uphill, mit einem entspannten, leicht jazzigen Stil. Durch die Erweiterung von drei- auf sechsstimmige Harmonie ermöglicht di...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by sync...

McDowall erweckt einen mystischen, grüblerischen Krippentext von Nicholas Dakin mit dramatischen oktatonischen Melodien und parallelen Bewegungen in Quarten und Quinten zum Leben. Das treibende 6/8-Me...