The Songs of Farewell have found a secure place in the repertoires of chamber choirs and ecclesiastical choral foundations. An offprint from Robert Quinney's critical edition of this fantastic work, t...
A collection of three Latin motets: 'Justorum animae', 'Coelos ascendit hodie', and 'Beati quorum via'. Originally published in A Stanford Anthology.
This setting of the Song of Songs is a fine example of Skempton's distinctive ability to distil and express the emotional essence of a text. Beautifully understated, and employing a straightforward to...
John Rutter's original setting of this popular Easter hymn is resplendent and celebratory, with frequent metre changes that give a fresh feel to these historic words.
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...
