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Songbird sets an evocative text describing songbirds that spin tunes of gold. The catchy, colourful melody is first presented by tutti voices, and is then woven through the vocal parts, often to scat...

Setting an uplifting hymn by Timothy Dudley-Smith, I lift my eyes is a rousing anthem that will appeal to all upper-voice choirs. Unison sections are contrasted with imitative writing, and the soaring...

Originally published in Oxford Solo Songs: Sacred, this is an easy anthem with words and music by the composer, scored here for solo low voice and piano (which may be adapted for performance on the or...

John Rutter's much-loved setting of the Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6: 24).

This attractive and uplifting anthem sets the text of the Eastertide Vidi aquam antiphon. Different sections are set to contrasting musical ideas, including extended melismatic upper-voice passages an...

Aus der Sammlung Bob Chilcott Songbook ist dies ein elegantes Arrangement eines traditionellen Liedes, das keine Einführung braucht. Der Text von Fred Weatherly wird hier mit reichhaltigen Gesangsharm...

This expressive Wedding anthem sets an extract from William Blake's Auguries of Innocence. With chromatic inflections and gently arching vocal lines, the music perfectly reflects the text's emphasis o...

The text Justus cor suum tradet is taken from Ecclesiasticus and is a Vespers antiphon for the Common of One Confessor. Compositional techniques such as word-painting and the exploration of a broad te...

This work was inspired by the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'. The lilting vocal lines are underpinned by a delicate piano part, and the opening performance direct...

God be merciful is a predominantly homophonic setting of verses from Psalm 67 in the King James translation. This reverential prayer emphasizes 'God' with multiple sustained pitches, and the anthem's...

The adult choir is intended as support for the children's voices and is entirely optional. Orchestral material is available on hire.

An arrangement of Martin Luther's popular hymn Ein feste Burg, with the English translation by F.H. Hedge. Rutter arranges verses 1, 3, and 4, using J.S. Bach's harmonization for verse 2. An accompani...

I lift my eyes" aus der Sammlung Anthems for SA and Men ist eine originelle Hymnenvertonung von Bob Chilcott auf einen Text von Timothy Dudley-Smith. Dieses mitreißende Stück für SA und Männer mit Kla...

This is a serene and reflective setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. With expansive harmonies and arching melodic lines, this accessible setting will appeal to any cathedral, chapel, or church...

Marie-Claire Saindon's Keeping Time for Joy abounds with the joy of contemporary writer Sarah Windle's text in this uplifting piece. Folk-like scalic melodies, infused with momentum through changing c...

This short, eloquent Benediction sets words from St Patrick's Breastplate (5th century). Also available in John Rutter Anthems.

For soprano and tenor soli and unaccompanied mixed chorus.

An easy anthem with words and music by the composer. There are four different versions of the vocal parts - unison (or two-part) with keyboard, upper voices with keyboard, SA and Men with piano or SAT...

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...

This anthem from the larger work Snow Angel is in two halves. The first section ('God Will Give Orders') is ethereal, until a vibrant figure in the djembe lifts the music into the uplifting second sec...

A bright and optimistic benediction contrasting passages of unison writing with homophonic chordal sections. The piece builds to a triumphant conclusion.

Elegy, with its warmly expressive tenor-range melodies, is highly suitable for use at funerals, while the cascading joy of Festive Bells makes it perfect as a wedding recessional. Both pieces have tha...

Set to a popular text by Walter de la Mare, this secular work is an expressive homage to J. S. Bach, combining lyrical vocal lines with a contrapuntal accompaniment.

With plenty of excitement and anticipation, this exuberant carol sets a medieval macronic text, featuring changing metres and a driving piano part. Also available in a version for solo low voice.