Bob Chilcott: Leichte Noten

Sing we and chant it sets the text of a well-known sixteenth-century madrigal of the same name by Thomas Morley in a jazz waltz style. Chilcott injects energy and fun into the piece through a quick th...

With a characteristically memorable tune by Chilcott, Mid-winter is an easy and original setting of the well-known Rossetti text. Also available in versions for SATB, and upper voices.

Our Voice sets the poem 'Murmuration' by contemporary poet Eleanor Stewart-Pointing, which explores the relationship between the human voice and the sounds and music of the natural world. The piano wr...

In 'A Song of Blue' erforscht Bob Chilcott die Kraft der Musik durch die Metapher der Natur. Das glitzernde und doch melancholische Chorstück beginnt mit einem einfachen Ostinato in der Klavierbegleit...

This celebratory work sees Bob Chilcott collaborate with poet Charles Bennett to explore all that we can learn from the natural world. The first movement, 'Follow the music', leads us on a journey thr...

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...

This tunefully lilting carol for choir and organ will prove popular with audiences and choirs alike, its six verses deftly marrying variety with diversity to create an attractive shape. Offprinted fro...

This beautiful general sacred piece is from the 17th century, text by S. Crossman.

A Sporting Chance is a fun and lively choral work on the theme of sport, games, and exercise. Each of the seven movements celebrates a different sport - you'll find running, soccer, weightlifting, and...

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...

Der Beatles-Klassiker in einem schönen Arrangement für gemischten Chor SATB divisi in der Fassung der King's Singers.

Lulajze, Jezuniu is a dual-language arrangement of a well-known Polish carol, presented with the original Polish text and an English singing translation by the composer. Chilcott gives the exquisite m...

This spellbinding setting of words from Act 1, Scene 1, of Hamlet depicts a bird of dawning singing all night long in celebration of the Saviour's birth, with Shakespeare's characteristically evocativ...

This warm and tender carol sets an evocative text by Norman Nicholson depicting Mary's gentle nurturing of her child. There is a beautiful simplicity in Chilcott's setting, which features sumptuous ha...

This compact anthem for unaccompanied choir is the result of another successful collaboration between Bob Chilcott and the poet Charles Bennett. Well-crafted and tender melodic lines are shared betwee...

Die einfache und anmütige Melodie des rumänischen Weihnachtsliedes haben Katie Melua und Bob Chilcott in ihrer Fassung geschickt zwischen den Stimmen aufgeteilt.

This arrangement of the popular American folksong is atmospheric and expressive, with the traditional melody moving seamlessly between voice parts and resting on a cushion of rich harmonies. Shenandoa...

When spring comes walking is a warm and optimistic setting of an evocative poem by Charles Bennett that explores themes of rebirth, nature, and celebration. Chilcott embraces the return of spring with...

William Blake's poem, 'A Cradle Song', is brought to life in this elegant setting by Chilcott. The gentle, recurring melody is passed from sopranos to altos, supported by 'oo's and 'ah's in the lower...

This expressive piece is based on The Seven Sacred Virtues of the Lakota: the title describes a commitment to live by these values, the metaphorical 'red road', being a spiritual way of life. The unhu...

Bob Chilcotts ausdrucksstarke Vertonung von Sara Teasdales Gedicht 'Peace' sorgt mit üppigen Harmonien und sanfter Dynamik für besinnliche Momente in Ihrem nächsten Konzertprogramm.

In this gentle lullaby, poet Charles Bennett reflects upon the promise held in the dreams of a sleeping child, a life that has just begun. The choir opens and closes the carol, providing a rich cushio...

Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing is an upbeat setting of a hymn text by seventeenth-century English poet George Herbert. Chilcott uses irregular metres, syncopation, and dancing melodic shapes t...

This is a powerful setting of a text by Langston Hughes that depicts an experience of racial oppression. Moore's music is highly sensitive to the text, with each new description being given a distinct...

One of Chilcott's earliest choral compositions, The Modern Man I Sing is a setting of three poems by Walt Whitman. Initially written for the Gustavus Choir, the leading Lutheran choir in Minnesota, it...