Matthew Martin

Invocation to the Holy Spirit is a short and simple work, dedicated to the memory of David Trendell. It sets two Latin texts concerning baptism and the Holy Spirit. It is an ideal piece for confirmati...

Commissioned by The Oratory School, Woodcote for the 2016 Conference of Catholic School Directors of Music, this congregational mass for unison voices is a joyful and uplifting setting, suitable for a...

Commissioned by The Gabrieli Consort and first performed on 8 June 2017 in St John's Smith Square, London, conducted by Paul McCreesh.

Commissioned for the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, this superb festive choral work brings together the traditional French melody of Veni, veni Emmanuel with the Advent Antiphon O Oriens . The relative...

It is a particularly effective anthem for Remembrance and Advent, but also for more general use throughout the liturgical year.

St John's College Service (SATB) with organ accompaniment was commissioned by St John's College, Cambridge and was first performed by the Choir of St John's College in May 2012. This is energetic, exc...

The Festival Anthem I saw the Lord (2012) is a setting of words from Isaiah Ch 6, some of which are perhaps better known in the context of the great Victorian anthem by John Stainer. This Trinitarian/...

This spirited setting of Ave Sancta Etheldreda exhibits the hallmarks of Matthew Martin's fresh and vibrant compositional style. Scored for SATB voices with minimal divisi, this festive work features...

Commissioned by the St Endellion Easter Festival and setting the Aurora lucis text, A Hymn of St Ambrose celebrates the resurrection of Christ. The vocal lines, which explore a range of textures and s...

Written for the Exon Singers' 2013 Festival, this setting of Te lucis ante terminum offers choirs an ideal introduction to the choral works of Matthew Martin. This work is suitable for use throughout...

The Chester Missa Brevis was written for the choir of Chester Cathedral in 2013 and is a tentative homage to Benjamin Britten in his centenary year. All the movements are thematically related and the...

It uses varied choral textures to paint the text, culminating in the bold, homophonic statement ' Omnis spiritus laudet Dominim! ' (All creatures praise the Lord), before an ecstatic Alleluia.

Nowell, sing we is a festive choral work for SATB and organ by composer Matthew Martin. Commissioned by The Chapter of York for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in York Minster, 22 and 24 Decem...

Written for the choir of New College, Oxford, Ut Unum Sint! (That they may be one) sets words from St John's gospel in which Christ prays that all may be one. This was the title of Pope John Paul II's...

Behold, now praise the Lord is a dramatic work, written for the combined choirs of St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral and was commissioned for the annual St Cecilia Servi...

Haec Dies (This is the day which the Lord hath made) is a lively and rhythmic piece. It was commissioned by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge and has recently been recorded by them on the Harmonia...

Matthew Martin's The Fifth Service for SATB and Organ. Commissioned by Simon Bell and written in memory of Margaret Bowen for the Choir of Dean Close School and Tewkesbury AbbeySchola Cantorum. Durat...

Matthew Martin's Psalm 150 for SATB and Organ. Duration: 4 minutes

Co-commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy and by Edward and Sarah Armitage to commemorate their 20th wedding anniversary. This Missa Brevis ('short mass') was written at the...

A short motet with text from the Book of Ezekiel that is liturgically apposite from the Easter Vigil through to Pentecost and also for baptisms.

This six-minute anthem by Matthew Martin was commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster for a service held on 15th October 2019 to mark the 750th anniversary of the dedication of the Abbey Ch...

The composer writes: 'I was delighted to be asked by Daniel Hyde and King's College, Cambridge to write this year's commission for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. I have chosen to set a famil...

Written for the choristers of Westminster Abbey, Matthew Martin's canticles offers upper-voice choirs a welcome alternative to more established settings. The bright, fanfare-like theme of the Magnific...

A setting of the Antiphon for the Feast of Corpus Christi for mixed voices and organ dedicated to Richard Pinel and the Choirs of Jesus College, Cambridge

Vocal score for Matthew Martin's Ave Maris Stella composed for SATB choir with organ accompaniment.