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This lyrical setting of a text by Colin Coppen has an elegant melody and flowing piano accompaniment. It would make a charming addition to any concert or service, and is also available in a version fo...

The text of this motet is taken from the Palm Sunday antiphon, which celebrates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The repeated 'hosanna' phrases at the end of the motet bear witness to Palestrina's m...

The Shipping Forecast is in 3 movements: 'Donegal', 'They that go down to the sea in ships', and 'Naming'. The first and last movement are settings of poems by the poet, broadcaster, and academic, Seá...

This sequence of six carols explores the role of Mary in the Christmas story, focussing on her human experience within a story of the divine. The work has two accompaniment options: piano (using the v...

This atmospheric piece sets a text by Christina Rossetti. The first stanza is for sopranos only, with expressive chromatic lines evoking the 'darkness' and 'chillness' of the text. The music flowers i...

Hill’s gentle setting of the well-known fifteenth-century English text flows through changing time signatures, with moments for solo soprano and tenor. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

With words by the composer, this warm, expressive anthem asks Christ to bring justice, hope, and joy to our lives. Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems.

The text is that of a standard Latin Missa brevis, to which several relevant English poetic texts have been added. The first and last of these are taken from Bishop Thomas Ken's renowned morning and e...

Full score for John Rutter's anthem of haunting simplicity and rich orchestral colours.

Full score for this classic Rutter anthem, which is also available in John Rutter Anthems and in a version for upper voices.

The strong, no-nonsense tune breaks into canon, while the brisk piano part propels the music to a joyous, 'good cheer' ending. It is No. 3 of a suite of three songs, 'At the Turn of the Year', depicti...

With a text by the composer, this secular carol is a true celebration of all that we love about the festive season. An accompaniment for chamber orchestra is available on sale and on hire/rental.

This tuneful epiphany carol features flowing vocal lines, underpinned by a beautiful cello solo and warm harmonies in the organ. The carol was commissioned by Red Balloon, an organization dedicated to...

The work is here arranged for performance by soprano and organ (or strings and organ continuo), with or without solo trumpet, in the slightly lower key of C major. The orchestral score and instrumenta...

This cantata is Italian in origin due to the autograph being written on paper with the 'three moons'. It may possibly be associated with Florence early in Handel's sojourn.

Written in the style of milonga, a type of Argentinian tango, this original composition for flute and piano comes from the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), which introduces world-mus...

For unaccompanied SATB.

The Latin text from the Ordinary of the Mass for mixed voices, brass (4 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba), percussion, and organ. An accompaniment for orchestra without organ is also a...

Setting words by the composer, Swept Away is a beautiful, haunting piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables of the lower parts are combined with a flowing melody in the sopran...

Setting a text by Elizabeth Barratt Browning, this thoughtful and evocative piece compares a dying relationship with the changing of the seasons from summer to winter, which McGlade skilfully reflects...

This much-loved carol is available here in German translation. Orchestral accompaniments are available on sale and on hire/rental.

Composed for performance at degree ceremonies at the University of Portsmouth, this work captures the joy and excitement of such occasions, partly through the incorporation of a quote from Thomas Rave...

I will be with you sets a reflective text by the composer with a message of enduring solace. Lush harmonies, with predominantly homophonic passagework, coupled with flowing and cascading lines in ever...