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Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for mixed choir, brass ensemble , timpani, percussion and organ, or orchestra

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

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...

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...

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...

Setting a fifteenth-century English text containing some short Latin passages, this is a joyful, dance-like carol with a medieval feel. Now may we singen was originally published in the New Horizons c...

For soprano and tenor soli and unaccompanied mixed chorus.

Diese schöne Hymne nach einem Text von Thomas Campion zeichnet sich durch Wortmalerei, reiche Harmonie, fließende melodische Linien und ausgedehnte Texturen aus, die Altes und Neues verbinden. Diese H...

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...

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...

The instrumentation is the same as Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.5. The Suite is made up of six movements ranging from `a Bach-like Aria' to a 'Richard Rodgers-style Waltz'. Rutter's own style comes...

Originally published in Oxford Solo Songs: Sacred, this is a popular movement from John Rutter's Requiem arranged here for solo high voice and piano (which may be adapted for performance on the organ)...

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.

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

Conceived as a set, these eight songs are drawn from several Chinese regions. In this new arrangement the music has been refashioned for Western instruments, with stylistic bowing and fingering. Suita...

Ein bewegender, traditioneller irischer Segensspruch, vertont in großer Einfachheit und Schönheit. Chilcott fängt die Wärme und Aufrichtigkeit des Textes perfekt ein und webt eine einprägsame Melodie,...

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...

This set contains the following parts: 4 x vln I, 4 x vln II, 3x vla, 2 x vc, 1 x db.

Based on Frances Anne Kemble's poem 'An Entreaty', this enchanting piece describes the experience of leaving a beloved time and place. Lush, expressive harmonies and lyrical melodies create a touching...

A gentle, tuneful Advent carol with words by the composer.

Sing, my Child sets a joyful text celebrating the beauty found all around us in everyday life. Characterized by tight harmonies and a dynamic percussion line, the buoyant 7/8 metre of the opening driv...

Sanctum is a captivating setting of four movements of the Requiem text, inspired by the landscape of the west coast of Canada. Each movement depicts an aspect of Vancouver Island, exploring landscape...