Ernst-Thilo Kalke

Written for the charity Help Musicians, this anthem presents an imaginative setting of Francis Pott's well-known hymn in triple metre. Characterful and contrasting organ writing underpins the melodica...

With a restrained tempo and expressive harmonies, this tender anthem sets an extract from the Book of Common Prayer that implores God to listen to our prayers. Originally published as the sixth moveme...

This setting of St Benedict's 6th-century prayer begins with a gentle recurring figure in the keyboard, building to a rousing climax. The primarily homophonic texture allows the timeless text to shine...

Chilcott's setting of Psalm 96 is bright, optimistic, and celebratory. The sparkling organ part and fluctuation between 7/8 and 4/4 metres give the opening and closing sections a dance-like feel, whil...

Epiphany takes for its text a translation of two verses by French hymn-writer Charles Coffin, augmented by a newly written verse by Chilcott's long-time collaborator Charles Bennett. The result is a c...

In this expressive setting, Chilcott adapts the Prayer of St Francis, with its focus on peace and unity. A semi-chorus, which may be taken from within the choir or by an upper-voice or children's choi...

This is Chilcott's first setting of the Evening Service, written for the Choir of Downing College, Cambridge. The Magnificat is a powerful setting of the Canticle of Mary, with homophonic textures and...

This triumphant anthem for mixed voices and organ sets a well-known Easter text by Edmund Spenser. Building from a calm, reflective soprano melody to a grandiose fortissimo climax for full choir under...

This Easter anthem sets the second part of George Herbert's poem 'Easter'. The opening section has an almost pastoral feel, with the sopranos and altos presenting a lilting melody in thirds, underpinn...

The King shall rejoice was commissioned by Westminster Cathedral to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's coronation. Setting powerful and optimistic words from Psalm 21, Chilcott e...

A mysterious and mesmeric anthem for SATB and organ, using the beautiful words from Matthew 11:28-9. The piece is suitable for use in Lent and throughout the year as a general anthem.

An evocative and stirring arrangement of Rachmaninov's celebrated fifth movement of the Vespers (or 'All-Night Vigil'), with guitar accompaniment and an alto solo. The piece may be performed in Englis...

For children's choir, mixed choir and orchestra or tubular bells and organ. A dark and beautiful, yet also extremely approachable, work in three movements. The first two are darker in character: eveni...

Die wohl im ersten Jahrzehnt des 18. Jahrhunderts entstandene Markus-Passion eines bislang nicht näher bekannten Komponisten namens 'Kaiser' ist nur in verschiedenen Abschriften erhalten. In Bachs Not...

A setting of texts from Ecclesiasticus, and by Martin Rinkart. Material is available on hire.

Die wohl im ersten Jahrzehnt des 18. Jahrhunderts entstandene Markus-Passion eines bislang nicht näher bekannten Komponisten namens 'Kaiser' ist nur in verschiedenen Abschriften erhalten. In Bachs Not...

A collection of manuals-only organ music covering the church's year from Lent to Passiontide, containing arrangements of core repertoire from the 18th- to 20th-century plus new pieces. This technicall...

Der Komponist Nino Rota wurde vor allem durch seine Filmmusiken (Der Pate, 'La dolce vita', 'Der Leopard' u. a.) bekannt. Neben Instrumentalkonzerten schrieb er Concerto per orchestra (auch unter den...

An Heiligabend 1950 sendete das italienische Radio ein Hörspiel nach Adalbert Stifters Novelle Der Bergkristall. Die Musik schrieb Nino Rota, die Übersetzung stammt von Gabriella Benci und Ippolito Pi...