Bob Chilcott

Walk softly is an inspiring setting of an early Shaker text. It is woven from the simplest of musical elements and imbued with a quiet but incandescent fervour. With its combination of approachable ch...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Anthems 2, 'Love Divine' is Chilcott's original setting of the familiar text by Charles Wesley. Scored for SATB and organ, it features an expressive melody and interwe...

Full of expression, this piece is a setting of the well-known Lenten hymn to a new and memorable melody. A supportive accompaniment underpins the gentle and flowing choral writing that builds toward t...

Scott employs his considerable arranging skills to stylish effect by contrasting unison verse sections with mellifluous wordless choruses. All is underpinned by an idiomatic and supportive accompanime...

Walk softly is an inspiring setting of an early Shaker text. It is woven from the simplest of musical elements and imbued with a quiet but incandescent fervour. With its combination of approachable ch...

Opening with a simplicity and innocence created by the unison theme, this anthem's textures gradually evolve as the other voices make their entries.

This energetic setting of a 14th-century Christmas gradual recalls the lively rhythms and open harmonies of medieval song. It can be sung in the original Latin or in English. A wonderful carol to be e...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, 'The Runner' is a fast rhythmic piece setting a text by Walt Whitman. With chromatic inflections, close harmonies, and vocalizations to imitate the athlete's...

Beach is taken from the song cycle 'Songs for Seven Storeys', which Bob Chilcott wrote to celebrate the opening of the New Evelina Children's Hospital. Combining a nostalgic melody with a haunting vio...

This tiny, delicate piece has something of the Debussyian prelude about it. It deftly deals with that familiar theme of snow, not rising above a piano dynamic throughout.

This work is by turns joyous and reflective. Rich harmonies, shifting tonalities, and expressive melodies combine to evoke the changing moods explored within the text. The poignant Andante section giv...

This rustic and pretty carol features a winning melody of folk-like simplicity, which is developed over the course of four verses. The result is an up-beat carol that is easy, varied, and rewarding to...

In this beguiling setting of 'A Dream' from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, Skempton weaves a gentle and chromatic melody through harmonies that are pure yet richly expressive.

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'We wish you a merry Christmas' is Chilcott's jazz waltz version of the seasonal classic, scored for SATB and piano. Lively and featuring a soaring descant,...

The Nidaros Jazz Mass draws on a variety of jazz styles to present a fun and innovative setting of the Latin Missa brevis. Recorded by a professional jazz trio, this backing track is a useful tool for...

On Christmas Night is a musical celebration of the Christmas story, presented as a sequence of eight original carols. Chilcott calls upon several familiar carol melodies within his own settings, resul...

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.

Mit 'The Three Kings' ('Die drei Könige') vertont Bob Chilcott Verse aus Henry Wadsworth Longfellows Weihnachtsgedicht über die Reise der Heiligen Drei Könige nach Bethlehem. Das Reisegefühl entsteht...

In The Three Kings Chilcott sets verses from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Christmas poem telling the story of the three kings' journey to Bethlehem. A sense of travel is created by the stately 6/8 tim...

This lively setting of the medieval 'Hymn to the Virgin' text has a sparkling piano accompaniment, syncopated rhythms, and real flair. It's particularly suitable for Advent or Christmas but can be sun...

The time draws near is instantly recognisable as Chilcott. The text, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, describes the feeling of anticipation before the birth of Christ. Chilcott has set these words using a pu...

Ein dunkles und schönes, aber auch sehr zugängliches Werk in drei Sätzen. Die ersten beiden sind von dunklerem Charakter: Abendhymnen, die um Schutz und Trost in der Nacht bitten. Die Musik wird helle...

Eine höchst originelle und wirkungsvolle Konzertvertonung der lateinischen Missa brevis, bei der die verschiedenen Sätze eine Vielzahl von Jazzstilen umfassen. Die charakteristische Klavierbegleitung...

Diese fantastische Begleit-CD, aufgenommen von einem professionellen Jazz-Trio, ist ideal für Proben und Konzerte. Sie ist mit der gemischtstimmigen und der oberstimmigen Version von A Little Jazz Mas...