Klassik für Chor

The Lord is My Shepherd is best known as the theme tune to the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. Warm and melodious, Goodall's setting of Psalm 23 is deservedly well loved by choirs and...

The title of this piece never appears in the lyrics, but provides an overarching metaphor for the text. Themes of strength, guidance, and living by example are at the heart of this inspiring choral. S...

Bringen Sie Ihr inneres Metronom mit dieser feurigen Ode an den Lebensrhythmus in Moll in Schwung. Einfache Bodypercussion und ein kräftiger Klavierpart geben den Schwung für knackige, leicht synkopie...

According to the composer, "The Song of the Ocean was written to celebrate the ocean and bridges science and art in the context of negotiations regarding future governance of the ocean." The song was...

This Neil Diamond rock anthem has been re-imagined for the broadway show A Beautiful Noise. Moving easily from the theater to a choral setting, the powerful, almost spiritual, lyrics pair perfectly wi...

This Neil Diamond rock anthem has been re-imagined for the broadway show A Beautiful Noise. Moving easily from the theater to a choral setting, the powerful, almost spiritual, lyrics pair perfectly wi...

Originally recorded by Broadway Kids Against Bullying, this poignant song carries a message of inclusion and empowerment. Young singers will resonate with the music and lyric, which strive to make the...

A powerful plea for unity and understanding in a deeply divided world, With One Voice is a choral showpiece with a message both timely and immortal. Moving lyrics by Kirby and Markita Shaw are underpi...

Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomas...

Of all the parables in the New Testament none has had quite such a universal and ever-renewed appeal as that of the Prodigal Son. With its unforgettable climax of reward and rejoicing being lavished n...

A ballad for children's voices and (largely) percussion orchestra setting a long narrative poem by Bertolt Brecht, telling the tragic story of a band of orphaned children lost in the snowy wastes of w...

Scored for solo voice, unison chorus and piano, The Twelve Apostles was written for Peter Pears and the London Boy Singers. The text was adopted from The Ten Commandments as given in 'English Folk Son...

Through the well-known first theme of its opening 'Prelude', Charpentier's spectacular Te Deum has become the best-known of all French baroque grands motets. Prepared by the distinguished French baroq...

These Christmas carols have become contemporary classics. 'The serene Sweet was the Song' contrasts with a moving lament on the hardships of Christmas, 'A Wealdon Trio', and a memorable setting of Har...

Britten's setting of Edith Sitwell's poem 'Praise We Great Men', was left unfinished at his death. It was being written for Mstislav Rostrpovich to include in his first season with the National Sympho...

Gloria, arranged for accompanied mixed voices and various solo voices, is one Antonio Vivaldi's famous settings among his works. This vocal score includes all chorus movements with a piano accompanime...

Angel-Song is Howard Goodall's joyful choral anthem for two-part soprano voices and piano, composed for the Twyford School Choir. The music sets Sara Teasdale's Christmas Carol punctuated by ‘Alleluia...

Britten’s last opera, Death In Venice , is based on the short story by Thomas Mann. It follows the inner turmoil of the ageing novelist Gustav von Aschenbach, who becomes infatuated by a boy he...