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Sounding heaven and earth is an organ piece inspired by Prayer, a sonnet by the metaphysical poet, George Herbert.

Larsen's flowing meditation on the 'Veni creator' tune was written as the Pentecost entry for a multi-composer anthology based on the liturgical year. It was given one of the highest rankings in a sur...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, 'The Runner' is a fast rhythmic piece setting a text by Walt Whitman. With chromatic inflections, close harmonies, and vocalizations to imitate the athlete's...

From the collection Hark, hark, the lark, 'When icicles hang by the wall' is a setting by Stephen Hatfield of words from Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Scored for unaccompanied upper voices, this...

A piano transcription, made by the composer himself, of 'A flower remembered', originally written in memory of the victims of the Tohoku area earthquake and tsunami, March 2011. Suitable for pianists...

A tribute to health and care professionals, this lyrical ballad is inspired by the song 'Somewhere over the rainbow', and is for pianists of modest ability and of all ages.

From the collection Jazz in Springtime, 'Up on the Hill' is a contemporary lyrical jazz ballad by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles. An intermediate level piece, this is an engaging addition to the r...

From the collection Jazz in Springtime, 'Flores' is an intermediate level, contemporary jazz-waltz by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles. Inspired by Miles Davis and Chick Corea, and with a written-ou...

The first section of this original carol by Rosephanye Powell is composed in the style of an African-American spiritual, following a call-and-response pattern, while the second section is in a jubilan...

The work explores both conventional Sonata forms and the flexibility of performance practice for which Finnissy is renowned. The piece was designed to interact with some of the materials of the first...

Immanúel oss í nátt meditates on the birth of Christ with harmonies of increasing richness before ending with echoes of the opening motif. An English text by Bob Chilcott is presented alongside the or...

Commissioned by Benenden School, Make We Merry is an eight-movement piece which sets texts from the 15th to 19th centuries to a variety of choral textures with a highly characterful accompaniment. A v...

Sarah Quartel brings a fresh take on a familiar fifteenth-century text in this enchanting carol. The dialogue between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven to a beguiling folk-like melody, in 6/8 metre,...

The Blackbird is a beautiful arrangement of a Welsh folksong. It sets the folksong in an English translation by Margery Hargest Jones.

Gloss could be considered a companion piece to Random Girl (also for oboe and vibraphone), although it is rhythmically more formal and more restrained melodically.

Written for the Birmingham Schools Recorder Sinfonia, this engaging work is suitable for amateur performers. The mixed compound time signatures introduce some learning opportunities, while the melodic...

The Orgelbüchlein Project is a long running project to complete Bach's unfinished collection of organ music. McDowall has composed music for 'ghost' Chorale 119 (336) BWV 258 as her contribution to co...

Inspired by four poems by poets from the Chinese Tang dynasty, this piece directly combines Chinese and Western musical traditions. An undercurrent of tranquil meditation runs through the expressive w...

It evokes a mysterious, icy landscape, with a simple quiet tune and slowly rocking chords. It is No. 2 of a suite of three songs, 'At the Turn of the Year', depicting scenes of winter.

This piece takes its inspiration from the Chinese legends of great bells which spontaneously ring without being struck. It requires a variety of interesting techniques from the performer, including st...

The Flea was commissioned as a work 'suitable for singing in an informal setting and easily memorised'. It is a free and humorous setting of John Donne's poem in which the poet attempts to seduce his...

Sacred and hallowed fire was commissioned by Harrison & Harrison as part of their 150 years celebration of organ building. It is one of a trilogy of works for organ by McDowall which draws from the po...

Winter: My Secret is a setting for soprano, recorder, cello, and harpsichord of a poem by Christina Rossetti. It was commissioned by the Ida Carroll Trust for a concert to mark the 80th birthday of Ho...