Melvin Berger

A work on the subject of pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, To the Field of Stars features a variety of texts on the nature of travel and worship. These are underpinned by evocative cello and perc...

This English folksong is a high-spirited, unaccompanied tune, great for a concert setting. Offprinted from Vaughan Williams for Choirs 2.

This choral work is among some of the finest of the late Tudor and Elizabethan periods and is here available in scholarly edition with a practical piano reduction.

For SATB choir, upper voice choir, piano duet, and optional percussion. This is a vibrant and varied choral cantata in five movements. Together the movements evoke a contemporary impression of London'...

For upper voices, SATB, and piano. The music is shared at first between the upper-voice and mixed choirs before they come together, the one a delicious counter-melody to the other. The music is quite...

Originally published in Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars, 'She walks in beauty' sets the popular poem by Lord Byron. Coloured with chromatic inflections, this light ballad begins with a short, arched phrases...

This spirited carol gives a fresh take on the traditional Christmas text. The lively 7/8 metre, lilting upbeat rhythms, and contrasting textures are a real pleasure to sing, and perfectly express a se...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Anthems 2, 'Dear Lord and Father of mankind' is an original, lyrical setting of the familiar Whittier text, scored for SATB with piano or organ (and optional congregat...

The nine movements form a single choral work comprising seven pieces previously published separately and two new movements. A broad range of emotions all find their place with rich and varied musical...

This setting by Christopher Ouvry-Johns of verses from Robert Herrick's poem 'Litany to the Holy Spirit' for SATB and organ is suitable for Pentecost and for general use. The composer skillfully explo...

This is an energetic setting of a traditional text, with a memorable tune, attractive sequences and an exciting climax, all in a lilting swing. A version for upper voices is also available.

For upper voices, SATB, and piano or orchestra The Seeds of Stars is a resplendent setting of a philosophical text by Charles Bennett. The rippling piano part provides a shimmering accompaniment to ra...

Setting a text by Charles Bennett, 'The White Field' presents a dreamlike scene in which blackbirds plant songs in the cold earth and await the growth of their music. Chilcott's melodies echo through...

The Seeds of Stars is a resplendent setting of a philosophical text by Charles Bennett. The rippling piano part provides a shimmering accompaniment to radiant and expressive vocal lines.

Setting a text by Charles Bennett, The White Field presents a dreamlike scene in which blackbirds plant songs in the cold earth and await the growth of their music. Chilcott's melodies echo through th...

Orchestration: fl, cl, hn, timp, glock, marimba, hp, pno, vc, db Neunsätziges Werk, das Ober- und gemischte Chöre vereint Zusammenarbeit zwischen Bob Chilcott und Charles Bennett Optionen für die Beg...

This new vocal-score edition was published to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, in June 1953. First performed as the new Queen processed out of Westminster Abbey, Walton's...

This is a sensitive and uplifting setting of a text by Geraldine Atkinson, who tragically died aged 24. The reflective nature of the music makes it particularly suitable for memorials. This piece is s...

This beautiful and much-loved Somerset folk-song was originally from No. 2 of Five Traditional Songs arranged for mixed choir by John Rutter. Offprinted from John Rutter Choral Works for TTBB choirs.

Commissioned for the 2002 World Choral Symposium, May Sky is based on haiku written by Japanese and Japanese-American detainees in camps in the American West.

LM-7: Aquarius was the seventh lunar module that NASA sent into space, on teh Apollo 13 mission. The piece is in eleven continuous sections, the proportions of which are derived from the ten letters a...

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...

The four motets in this set are adapted from Bob Chilcott's large-scale choral work, Salisbury Vespers, which was premiered in Salisbury Cathedral in May 2009. The motets can be performed as a set or...