Chris Welch

Dudaryku (The Piper) was introduced to me by my friend Natalka Pavlovsky as 'the Ukrainian version of Der Leiermann' (The Organ Grinder). Like Schubert's famous Lied, this Ukrainian folksong hauntingl...

I encountered The Windhover in graduate school, and it made such a strong impression, but was so daunting a work, that I waited nearly three decades to set it. Hopkins combines a poetic vocabulary dra...

For SSAATTBB and organ

Vocal Score. for double SATB choir, double children's choir with accompaniment for harp, violins, and organ. The work is designed to be heard in a reverberant space where the choral sound surrounds th...

For SA, TB, or SATB and handebells with optional harp or keyboard

Setting a joyful text by William Chatterton Dix, Alleluia, sing to Jesus! is suitable for performance throughout the church year. With a bright melody set against a rhythmic organ accompaniment, this...

This is an exciting and accessible anthem based on the popular hymn and set in the rhythmic metre of 7/8. The text, written by Charles Wesley, is suitable for services throughout the church's year.

A beautiful 6-part unaccompanied Marian motet written for the Marian Consort. The work combines reminiscences of Renaissance settings of this text with McDowall's distinctive contemporary voice.

From English Folk Songs for Schools, arranged by Leslie Woodgate.

With plenty of excitement and anticipation, this exuberant carol sets a medieval macronic text, featuring changing metres and a driving piano part. Also available in a version for solo high voice.