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In this energetic setting of a text by Kate Wakeling, McDowall employs crisp rhythms and imitative part-writing to evoke a hive's busy co-operative community. Listeners are encouraged to take inspirat...

Based on Virginia Woolf's Moments of Being and her diaries, One day walking i was commissioned by the Delegates of Oxford University Press in memory of Laura Marcus, Goldsmiths' Professor of English L...

This setting of George Herbert's poem 'Prayer' was commissioned by the Leicester Cathedral Music Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Leicester Cathedral Girls' Choir in 1974.The...

Painting vivid imagery of falling leaves through cascading layers of sound in the work's opening and closing, McDowall employs contrasting rhythmic unisons to heighten the impact of this evocative tex...

This setting of a parable by P. S. Beales depicts an encounter between God and three birds with different approaches to praise. The first birds employ modesty and fervour, mirrored in McDowall's music...

The Year of the Horse sets Kate Wakeling's beautiful image of a being of light gracefully moving through time. McDowall's lilting vocal lines express the text's encouragement to take notice of simple...

This is a joyful and expressive setting of the composer's own text, inspired by geographical features of Newfoundland. Wong employs gentle phrases, nimble rhythmical patterns, and a soaring solo desca...

The Spacious Firmament 2: Yet we who neither burn nor shine is a sequel to The Spacious Firmament. Both pieces may be performed separately, but The Spacious Firmament should always come first if they...

This tender and affectionate setting of the well-loved poem of the same title by Robert Burns was written specifically for a wedding, but would suit almost any occasion.

This meditative, folk-style anthem is given a Scottish lilt through the use of Scotch snap rhythms and held drone-like vocal lines. McDowall chose to set this traditional Scottish Gaelic Blessing for...

Chilcott's mighty setting of words from St John's Gospel is a dramatic yet optimistic re-telling of the Passiontide story. As with Bach's great Passions, the role of the Evangelist is taken by the ten...

One of Chilcott's earliest compositions, The Modern Man I Sing is a setting of poems by Walt Whitman. A recording of the work by the BBC Singers is featured on the Signum Classics CD SIGCD100.

This gentle, reflective piece, originally from Three Children's Songs, has been arranged for a mixed choir and is perfect for a spring concert. Offprinted from Vaughan Williams for Choirs 2.

This celebratory anthem sets Psalm 100 'O be joyful in the Lord' and uses organ flourishes, dancing vocal melodies, and lively articulation to emphasize the exultant message of the text. Jubilate Deo...

With specially written poems by Kãrlis Verdinš based on the Adonis chapters from Frazer's The Golden Bough, each song in this little cycle explores a single Affekt.

This anthem sets a descriptive passage by Milton that sees the poet ask for guidance as he enters the 'studious Cloysters pale'. Jackson sets the words sensitively, building to a glorious climax on 'A...

This popular Christmas carol includes German as well as optional English lyrics. Orchestral scores and parts are also available. Offprinted from the collection Twelve Christmas Carols Set 1.

Setting a well-loved medieval text, this effective piece paints the story of Jesus through lyrical melodies and beautiful harmonic surprises.

This is the first published edition of an anthem by Henry Walford Davies that dates from the mid 1890s. Scored for lower voices, AATTBB, it is a setting of an anonymous text from 1836 that is suitable...

This slightly sombre setting of five poems is homophonic, giving the impression of a single vocal line. The very close harmony throughout conveys a sense of restraint and a longing to escape from the...

This piece originates from a cycle of songs for mixed voices entitled A Garland for the Queen; a collection of pieces by ten British composers to mark the occasion of the Coronation of H.M. Queen Eliz...

This still and reflective motet was written and first performed for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and is suitable for many festive occasions such as weddings and All Saints' Day. Offprinted fr...

Inspired by a 16th-century Scots text, Jackson has composed a memorable carol full of character and beauty. The choir is serenaded throughout by the organ, which imitates the haunting qualities of the...