John Rutter für Chor

For SATB and piano or orchestra from Fancies. Orchestral material is available on hire.

For mixed chorus (SATBarB). From Five Traditional Songs.

This rousing Jubilate, with its strong melody and rich textures and harmonies, was written for Matthew Owens and the choirs of Wells Cathedral as a companion piece to the composer's Winchester Te Deum...

A hoe-down in party mood. No. 1 of Three American Lyrics

A chorus from Alexander's Feast.

This is a glorious and luminescent setting of verses from Isaiah 60. Rutter captures perfectly the essence of the text, the music moving through bold determination to quiet reflection before coming to...

John Rutter's rousing drinking song Good Ale, which was originally published as part of his cycle of six choral settings with small orchestra When Icicles Hang, is full of spirit and character. An acc...

This magnificent Easter anthem, in three distinct sections, combines text from Psalm 118 with two hymns from Hymns Ancient and Modern translated by John Mason Neale.

An exuberant, processional anthem celebrating Christ's entry into Jerusalem, ideally suited for Palm Sunday. It is accessible and catchy, with a strong tune and rhythmic accompaniment but not difficul...

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSA una...

The opening verse for solo soprano gives way to an enchanting and imaginative setting of the beloved carol In the bleak mid-winter. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

This consists of two pieces, played in an order the performer chooses. The number five, closely related to the nature of the zortziko, a Basque dance in 5/8, has been applied to several musical parame...

This compelling anthem presents an assortment of historic sacred texts, artfully compiled by the composer to form a complete setting, with alternative text for Lenten use. Firmly rooted in the English...

This spiritual work draws its evocative texts from diverse sources ranging from a hymn by St Ambrose to contemporary poems by Doris Kareva and Kenneth White. Profound words by Wallace Stevens draw thi...

This choral work is among some of the finest of the late Tudor and Elizabethan periods and is here available in scholarly edition with a practical piano reduction.

Rhythm and Blues is in two movements: the first is mainly fast and rhythmic, with featured solos for the baritone, soprano, and alto saxophone; the second, which begins with an unaccompanied monody fo...

This heart-felt setting was originally included in the popular 'A Garland for Linda', a celebration of the life of the late Linda McCartney. Combining a poignant text adapted from Milton, Shakespeare,...

First published in Encores for Choirs 2, this jaunty piece for SATB is an imaginative arrangement of William Walton's 'Popular Song'.

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. Bednall has added movement to this calm and reflective piece throug...

In this spacious motet Jackson creates an original sound-world in praise of the Virgin Mary. Traditional Latin texts are combined with a Christina Rossetti poem celebrating the Annunciation.

Jane Savage's setting of the famous Christmas hymn 'While shepherds watched their flocks by night' was written for the girls' choir of The Asylum for Female Orphans and published in 1785.

Chilcott sets this text by Tennyson, which describes the feeling of anticipation before the birth of Christ, using a pure and effective melody in the verses, complimented by jubilant refrains of 'Glor...