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Following the recent release of a CD of Harry Bramma's church music, the Church Music Society is proud to publish this setting of words of St Augustine of Hippo, written for the Choir of St Martin's,...

Wesley set this text from Psalm 110 twice - once in 1814 for four voices and again in 1827 for six voices. This latter version, though short, has considerable drive and impact, making it highly suitab...

For SSATB and organ Written in 1852 in the wake of S.S.Wesley's groundbreaking Service in E this is an equally ambitious work with an important obbligato organ part. With only one change of tempo, it...

For SSATB and organ This completes the Church Music Society's set of four pieces by Samuel Wesley which were much acclaimed by Vincent Novello. The striding bass line of the opening sets the mood for...

Written in 1911, this work is mainly homophonic. Tenors and basses sing four phrases in unison and a soprano solo takes the phrase 'He rememb'ring his mercy'. The Gloria returns to the music of the op...

Continuing the Society's series of Dering motets, this setting of 'Ave Maria' from the 1617 'Cantiones Sacra' is mainly homophonic, with a few imitative phrases. It displays Dering's love of the augme...

Born 200 years ago this year and orphaned at the age of 3, Sterndale Bennett was brought up by his grandfather in Cambridge, where he sang in the choir of King's College before entering the Royal Acad...

A skilful arrangement for SATB of the Peter Tranchell's unison setting of Heber's well-known hymn; both are presented here. The harmonies display Tranchell's typical style and need some careful tuning...

Perhaps Dering's most well-known work, this concludes the Society's series of Dering motets. The SSATTB disposition allows for plenty of antiphonal effects and rich textures. The work builds to a clim...

This is a setting of the opening verses of the hymn attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux which is used at Vespers on the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. It is typical of Dering's writing with mar...

Sweelinck's 5-voice (SSATB) Epiphany motet Ab Oriente, published in 1619, is a superb example of his polyphonic fluency and of his vivid response to the imagery of the text, depicting the steady, purp...

Francis Jackson's anthem 'Most glorious Lord of life' for SATB choir and organ was commissioned by the Edington Music Festival in 2009. The composer, aged 103, has now revised the score for its public...

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...

For soloists, chorus, and orchestra An edition with English and German texts; the first modern edition to present the English text as Haydn intended.

For mixed chorus, children's choir, and small orchestra. The words are from the Book of Common Prayer, with three additional movements especially suitable for the children's choir. These three movemen...

For SATB choir, cor anglais (or clarinet, or viola) and organ. This reflective setting of verses from Psalm 139 was composed in memory of George Guest and first performed by the choir of St John's Col...

For SATB choir, soprano solo, and strings or piano. New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole g...

For soprano solo, SATB chorus, and strings (without violas) and organ. This is one of Haydn's most charming small-scale settings, and with its emphasis on accessibility, brevity, and practicality, it...

Two Motets for mixed voices (Adoramus te & Cantate domino) for SATB and keyboard.

This five-voice work is an unusual and interesting piece, of moderate difficulty and well worth investigation for any concert programme. It ranges in mood from meditative, devotional stillness to dram...

For soloists, SATB chorus, baroque orchestra (oboe, trumpet, bassoon, keyboard and strings) or keyboard. Both full and vocal scores make a clear distinction between original and editorial markings. Th...

The work comprises three choral movements interspersed with two movements for the soloist. The psalms chosen reflect the emotional range of the Book of Psalms, for they voice joy and sorrow, thanksgiv...

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For SSATTBB (choir and/or soli) with strings and continuo and optional trombones. Orchestral material is available on hire.