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This exquisite miniature sets an intimate prayer by St Augustine of Hippo asking for God's grace to know and serve Him. Simple and homophonic it is infused with Jackson's characteristic passion and lu...

This affectionate love song sets words by American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. Featuring a bright piano part, clever use of syncopation, and a powerful melody, this song is sure to become a favourite o...

With a characteristically memorable tune by Chilcott, Mid-winter is an easy and original setting of the well-known Rossetti text. Also available in versions for SATB, and upper voices.

McGlade crafts a moment for each part to shine in her soothing setting of William Chatterton Dix’s What child is this?. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

This simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).

This rousing carol sets a text by Norval Clyne. It perfectly captures the contrast between light and darkness in the text, with simple vocal lines underscored by a busy piano part culminating in a pow...

A collaboration with poet Charles Bennett, this celebratory work explores all that we can learn from the natural world. The work may be accompanied by piano, playing from the vocal score, or a small e...

This tender carol sets an affecting text by Christina Rossetti that tells the story of Jesus's birth. In classic McDowall style, the setting explores a variety of choral textures and is interspersed w...

A highly expressive setting of the biblical text, this simple work is at once tender and profound. It was composed for a memorial service for Edward T. Chapman, the Director of Music at Highgate Schoo...

A setting of haunting lyrical simplicity. Also available in The New Oxford Easy Anthem Book and John Rutter Anthems. An SSA version is also available. The accompaniment for strings is available on hir...

Skempton sets this famous love poem by Yeats with characteristic directness and warmth and using rich and scrumptious sonorities. Magical shifts of harmony punctuate the otherwise simple tonal languag...

This anthem takes its words from the Book of Common Prayer. Finnissy's setting brings together simple melodic lines, astringent harmonies, and rhythmic organ counter-melodies to create highly emotive...

The initial marking 'Sparkling' is a good description of this piece's effervescent Toccata-like figurations and striking harmonies. The plainsong theme appears in longer note values either in the peda...

A traditional Canadian tune arranged for a mixed voice choir by John Rutter. Offprinted from the collection Joy to the World!

A joyful carol of celebration with the refrain 'Gloria in excelsis Deo'. Also available in versions for solo high voice, upper voices, and mixed voices.

Commissioned by the Nidaros Cathedral Girls' Choir, this jazzy setting of the Missa Brevis will be welcomed by all upper-voice choirs who enjoyed A Little Jazz Mass.

A reflection on the plainchant 'Assumpta est Maria', this setting tenders a festal feel through its dance-like metre and expansive melismas. The chant is carried through the work, at times presented b...

The Unexpected Early Hour brims with energy as the vibrant melody passes between voices and the rocking crotchet-quaver movement drives the piece towards its climactic ending. Offprinted from Carols f...

This is an evocative setting of the Rudyard Kipling jungle poem 'Now Chil the kite brings home the night'.

This is an upbeat setting of evocative words by Delphine Chalmers about unity and commonality. A syncopated, single-note piano motif roots the tonality and provides an ostinato around which the music...

An exquisite setting of a love song by Sir Philip Sydney. Also available in versions for solo low version, SSAA, and SATB (from Iirthday Madrigals).

Material for the orchestral and brass accompaniments is available on hire.