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Setting a fifteenth-century English text containing some short Latin passages, this is a joyful, dance-like carol with a medieval feel. Now may we singen was originally published in the New Horizons c...

Bringen Sie festlichen Glanz in Ihr Chorprogramm mit dieser ergreifenden Vertonung des traditionsreichen Marienhymnus „Regina Caeli“, erschienen beim renommierten Verlag Oxford University Press. Das W...

A setting of one of the seven Advent 'O' Antiphons, O Oriens makes use of luxurious and exotic harmonies, creating a shimmering texture. The focus on human enlightenment in winter's darkness means the...

Make we joy now in this fest ist eine lebhafte und mitreißende Vertonung eines makkaronischen Textes aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Ein äußerst einprägsamer und energiegeladener Refrain umrahmt ausdruckssta...

This solemn work sets a traditional Latin prayer lauding the Virgin Mary, with intense melodic lines that reflect the mystery of the immaculate conception. McDowall combines modal writing with harmoni...

This is the second and most intimate of the composer's 'Three Latin Motets'. Scored for upper voices, this gentle supplication to the Virgin is built on a plainchant opening, and contains expressive d...

Mit „Alma Redemptoris Mater“ schuf Mack Wilberg ein ergreifendes und tief berührendes Werk, das durch seine dramatische Ausdruckskraft und meisterhafte Klangfülle fasziniert. Geschrieben für sechsstim...

„God is Light“ von Oxford University Press ist eine zutiefst berührende und klangprächtige Motette für fünfstimmig gemischten Chor (SSATB) a cappella. Ursprünglich zugunsten der Hilfsorganisation Macm...

Erleuchten Sie Ihr Konzert- oder Gottesdienstprogramm mit „Christ is the morning star“ – einem ergreifenden Werk für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orgel. Erschienen beim renommierten Verlag Oxford Univer...

These beautiful motets provide inspiring new repertoire for choirs. Locus iste is rhythmic and uplifting; Ave Virgo sanctissima is a gentle setting of a Spanish antiphon, full of sumptuous harmonies;...

The organ part is supportive, but full of interest and not merely accompanimental. Particularly memorable are the jaunty Gloria, with its constantly shifting time-signatures, and the haunting Agnus De...

In this poignant three-movement work, McDowall sets texts by Indian political activist and poet Sarojini Naidu and frequent collaborator Seán Street. With the exquisite beauty of birdsong at its heart...

This anthem commemorates the First World War. It sets a stark English text by Dr Joseph Spence which conveys the relentless hardship of life in the Trenches, alongside Latin words from Psalm 130, prov...

This is the third in a trilogy of organ works inspired by the metaphysical poet, George Herbert. This piece and the first of the three, Sounding heaven and earth, draw their titles from George Herbert...

The harmonic beauty and expressive lines found in this motet emulate the devout text of the ever-popular Eucharistic hymn O sacrum convivium.

The charming and vibrant melody of this attractive carol for choir and piano glides above harmonies that are almost entirely diatonic, but whose originality and frequent passing dissonances mean that...

The charming and vibrant original melody of this attractive carol glides above harmonies that are almost entirely diatonic, but whose inventiveness and frequent passing dissonances mean that predictab...

Setting excerpts from the poem 'Wonder' by the metaphysical poet Thomas Traherne, The skies in their magnificence captures the poem's sense of majesty and expansiveness. Long phrases and expressive dy...

A Crescent Ship' sets the evocative poem 'A Ship, an Isle, a Sickle Moon' by James Elroy Flecker, exploring the dreamlike images that flow through the darkness of a Mediterranean night. The piece is i...

Radnor Songs' is a 15-minute, six-movement song cycle for solo soprano and piano. Composed by Cecilia McDowall, with text by Simon Mundy, this piece celebrates the history and archaeology of the Radno...

Songs of the North sets three texts from 'Poem of the North', a poetic collaboration celebrating 50 years of the Northern Poetry Library. As part of the project, poems were written with a new '821' fo...

In this musical exploration of meteorology Cecilia McDowall sets a fascinating libretto by Kate Wakeling. It is inspired by three important figures in this field of science: Anders Celsius, Eunice New...

Mit „Three Songs after Schubert“ aus dem renommierten Verlag Oxford University Press erwartet Sie ein faszinierendes Vokalwerk, das Tradition und Moderne meisterhaft verwebt. Ursprünglich von dem gefe...

„A Prayer of St Columba“ (ursprünglich erschienen in der renommierten Sammlung „The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems“ von Oxford University Press) ist ein tief berührendes und ausdrucksstarkes Cho...

For this joyous piece, McDowall set a text from the Ambrosian Rite celebrating the Virgin Mary's recent motherhood. The lively organ accompaniment and strong rhythmic drive create an instantly celebra...