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This imaginative setting of the well-loved text O little town of Bethleham, by Phillips Brooks, displays McGlade's characteristic rich and expressive harmonies, with their jazz inflections. It would b...

A fast and rhythmic arrangement of the traditional French Christmas carol Il est né, which includes the original French words as an alternative to sing. Offprinted from the Christmas cantata A Light i...

A dark and beautiful, yet also extremely approachable, work in three movements. The first two are darker in character: evening hymns that ask for protection and comfort through the night. The music li...

McDowall's Candlemas is a celebratory and powerful piece. Making use of choral divisions and suspensions and a dynamic organ part, this setting of Denise Levertov's text (on the Presentation of Jesus...

This celebratory carol on the popular fifteenth-century text is full of Christmas cheer. Jaunty, up-tempo, and in 7/8-time, it is an ideal opening for Christmas concerts and services.

Taking verses from Psalm 4, this text for Compline is set with delicate simplicity and contemplative musicality throughout.

In addition to Shaw's classic editions of the 'Tudor' Preces & Responses by Byrd, Morley, Smith & Tomkins for SAATB, this revised volume also contains the Preces & Responses by Thomas Tallis and setti...

The melody of this hymn is first seen in print in 1582 from the songbook Piae Cantiones, where the words were replaced with Prudentius's poem in 1851. Orchestral scores and parts are also available. O...

A setting of the familiar psalm text with interpolations from nature writings by the American naturalist John Muir and by Patricia Hennings.

This touching carol for choir and organ sets a tender text by G. K. Chesterton. Immaculately crafted, it has at its heart another winning melody from arguably the world's most famous living composer o...

Originally written for SATB, this hymn to the 'Queen of the Heavens' is a glorious work, replete with dramatic changes of mood and texture. The majestic chords of the opening bars quickly give way to...

This unusual and highly effective choral cantata in five sections uses poems which are a celebration of how the living spirit of the drum is brought alive. This is an exuberant and rhythmic work, and...

This inspiring work takes biblical texts on the subject of bread as both physical and spiritual sustenance, culminating in a beautiful and uplifting setting of The Lord's Prayer.

This setting of Langston Hughes's poem In time of silver rain uses uplifting melodies and a supportive piano accompaniment featuring oscillating semiquavers and broken chords. The solo cello carries a...

This stirring Christmas song, setting a text by Kevin Crossley-Holland, combines bouncing rhythms, expressive Chilcott harmonies, and vibrant word-painting to depict the gifts brought to Christ's stab...

John Rutter's sublime arrangement of the haunting Appalachian carol I wonder as I wander is lilting and evocative, setting the scene with an affecting opening verse for solo voice.

This is a moving and very original work, ideal for a carol service or concert. The addition of the flute (or treble recorder) adds a delicate pastoral flavour.

Dhire-dhire sets a 'dohe' (couplet) about patience by the Indian mystic poet Kabir. Esmail explores the soundworld of the Hindustani classical tradition, and the score includes both devanagari script...

An exuberant, processional anthem celebrating Christ's entry into Jerusalem, ideally suited for Palm Sunday. It is accessible and catchy, with a strong tune and rhythmic accompaniment but not difficul...

With a syncopated and arpeggiated cello line throughout, Arakelyan's To a Skylark grows from successive upper and lower voice canons, to a canon between the upper and lower voices, before climaxing wi...

Rachmaninoff's Vocalise takes on a new life with the piano accompaniment arranged for worldless choir by Jonathan Wikeley. Wikeley retains the delicacy and poignancy of Rachmaninoff's original piano a...

This joyful carol sets a medieval text celebrating the birth of Christ. The festive message is amplified by an upbeat pulse, dance-like rhythms, and jubilant repetitions of 'Alleluia!'. A punchy organ...