Gemischter Chor mit Klavier

The Pasture is a setting of a poem by Robert Frost. The fresh imagery of the pasture, the clear water, and the leaves is painted with devices borrowed from folk music: dotted rhythms and grace notes i...

R. Nathaniel Dett's arrangement of this Negro spiritual has been adapted by Marques L. A. Garrett, and can be performed by SA, SAT, or SATB from this score. Expressive soprano-only lines, which may op...

This is a catchy, joyful song about singing, togetherness, and social and musical harmony. With words and music by Robert T. Gibson, this feel-good piece incorporates Gospel-style harmonies, syncopate...

This upbeat, energetic setting of a poem by Samuel Ullman explores the themes of human connectivity and creativity. The piece exudes positivity and optimism, with soaring melodies, textural contrasts,...

When I rise up sets a text by Georgia Douglas Johnson describing themes of strength and self-belief. The fervency of the music initially grows through unsettling and insistent rising triplet figures....

Hashkiveinu is a traditional Hebrew prayer said at night that asks for protection while sleeping and to be woken in the morning. Burrows's setting is solemn and meditative, with the clarity of the tex...

'Empress of Night' is the last in a set of three songs by late nineteenth-century American composer Amy Beach, here arranged flexibly for either accompanied S, SA, SAB, or SATB by Brandon Williams. Th...

Harry T. Burleigh's arrangement of this Negro spiritual has been adapted by Marques L. A. Garrett, making the powerful choral texture approachable by any choir. The slow, emotive movement of the piece...

Off-printed from the complete William Walton Edition, this is one of three versions (the others are for SATB unaccompanied) on a text by Phineas Fletcher - 'Drop, drop slow tears'. The poignant chroma...

This expressive and tender carol from Sweden evokes the innocence of the new-born child. A version for upper voices is available in World Carols for Choirs (SSA). An orchestral accompaniment is availa...

With its voluptuous harmonies and sinuous part writing Pott presents a delicious setting of this beautiful and evergreen hymn text. Despite its apparent chromaticism, it remains modal in flavour and v...

This beautiful setting of Edward Caswell's well-known text provides a wonderful alternative to more familiar versions. A perfect option for SATB choirs at Christmas. Orchestral material is available o...

This is a vibrant and rhythmic Christmas carol based on an anonymous 15th-century text. The modal feel and lively rhythms lend this carol a medieval character which will delight singers and audiences...

This is a setting of a text by Guyanese-British poet John Agard, which describes how eighteenth-century slave-trader John Newton became an abolitionist. Featured on Orphei Drängar's CD, De Profundis:...

This impressive anthem is the second of two in which Michael Berkeley sets texts by Rowan Williams. First the sun, then the shadow uses words from his poem Emmaus, written in 2008. It was commissioned...

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...

Orchestral material is available on hire.

Commissioned by King's College, Cambridge, for the 2021 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Cecilia McDowall's setting of this well-known fifteenth-century macaronic text is expressive and ethereal....

Setting a text by George Herbert depicting the awe and mystery of the Christian faith, this simple work for trebles and organ makes full use of Jackson's gift for melody, with his trademark florid org...

This tender carol sets an affecting text by Christina Rossetti that tells the story of Jesus's birth. In classic McDowall style, the setting explores a variety of choral textures and is interspersed w...

Sarah Quartel's On this Silent Night perfectly conveys the magic and excitement of winter, conjuring images of warmth by the fireside while the weather outside closes in. It would be a compelling secu...

Suitable for concert use, this simple, delightful setting of a Yeats poem embraces nature's beauty and the secret joy of solitude. Soaring melodies, rich harmonic language, and a piano part that is bo...

The traditional Swedish melody is eminently hummable, flowing naturally and predictably through each phrase. The accompanying orchestral parts, however, boast some wonderful surprises, which make for...