Bob Chilcott

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Bringen Sie vorweihnachtlichen Zauber und winterliche Poesie in Ihr Konzertprogramm: Bob Chilcotts einfühlsame und berührende Vertonung des berühmten Gedichts von Christina Rossetti gehört zu den schö...

Originaltext in franziskanischer Tradition.

This dynamic collection presents four jazzy settings of favourite madrigals by Thomas Morley, John Bennet, and Orlando Gibbons. The first, 'Sing we and Chant it', is a relaxed jazz waltz with a compel...

Geistlich, arrangiert für Bariton und gemischten Chor.

A work filled with ambition, Circlesong is a musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America. Based on poetry from the Chinook, Comanche, Dakota, Eskimo...

A work filled with ambition, Circlesong is a musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America. Based on poetry from the Chinook, Comanche, Dakota, Eskimo...

In Little Jazz Carols Chilcott brings his choral jazz style to the Christmas season. The hymn-like opening movement, 'Blessed be that Mary', is followed by the ballad 'Balulalow', before the energetic...

Samba Mass is a joyous setting of the Missa brevis. The stylistic piano part can be played as written or serve as a guide, and an optional band part is available separately. Performers will enjoy expl...

This piece is a dynamic, uplifting, and highly popular jazz setting of the Latin mass, featuring driving grooves and blues harmonies, with provision for short piano solos (notated or improvised) and g...

Alan Smith provides a lush, floating, contemporary setting to this traditional text. Gentle and with a captivating melody, this highly accessible anthem is a true gem for the Christmas season and prov...