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Oliver Tarney has re-worked his popular unaccompanied minature The Waiting Sky for upper voices. While it would make a beautiful addition to a concert programme at other times of the year, the setting...

Tarney's setting of this traditional Scottish text offers catchy melodies and folk-inspired harmonies, driven by a rhythmic piano accompaniment. The ballad is framed by a repeating, haunting, and ethe...

A mystical, atmospheric Epiphany carol, The Wise Men and the Star sets a text by Lucia Quinault depicting the journey of the wise men. Tarney's appealing musical language creates a sense of expectancy...

This lucidly reflective miniature sets an evocative text by Lucia Quinault that depicts a rural winter scene. There is a sense of waiting for the 'shining star' and, while it would make a beautiful ad...

In this ethereal, atmospheric setting of Canadian poet Marjorie Pickthall's 'Stars', Oliver Tarney displays great sensitivity to the poem's vivid imagery and employs an evocative harmonic language tha...

This beautiful arrangement of the well-loved folksong gradually grows from simple one- and two-part vocal writing to a delightful display of interweaving imitation in three parts, before an eventual e...

An original composition on a traditional and well-loved text, this is a pulsating, rhythmic piece that displays Tarney's keen sense of texture and lines that appeal to young singers. The harmonic lang...

This is an imaginative and modern-sounding setting of John Masefield's popular poem (2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Masefield's death). This expressive piece ebbs and flows, and provides imitative...

This is an uplifting setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The choir may be accompanied by organ, chamber ensemble, or a selection of the ensemble instruments in combination with organ, opening up severa...

This is an uplifting setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The choir may be accompanied by organ, chamber ensemble, or a selection of the ensemble instruments in combination with organ, opening up severa...

In this passionate four-movement work, composer Bob Chilcott and lyricist Delphine Chalmers explore themes of inclusivity, identity, and unity. Songs my Heart has Taught Me brings singers and audience...

This is a setting of a powerful text by Kevin Crossley-Holland about the cruelty of child abuse being overcome by love and kindness.

Originally published as part of the Songbird collection As you sing, this is a beautiful and modern setting of a traditional text, popularised by Orlando Gibbons' well-known madrigal 'The silver swan'...

This is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that tell how the power of song can overcome dark times.

This Christmas miniature captures the intimacy and atmosphere of the well-loved 16th-century text. Through homophonic textures, word-painting, the use of extended harmonies, and a lilting rhythm, the...

In this joyful Christmas work, Tarney sets the classic poem 'The Night Before Christmas' and interpolates it with much-loved carols including 'Silent night', 'Good King Wenceslas', and 'We wish you a...