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Higgins's setting of this popular folk song is simple and wistful, particularly well-suited for children's and youth choirs. With delicate quaver flourishes, the piano accompaniment flows gently along...

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...

In this arrangement of the hymn tune St Clement, traditional verses alternate with those newly arranged by John Rutter. The piece is part of a wider collection of hymn arrangements, which have been re...

This piece stems from an ongoing partnership between the composer and the writer Richard George Elliott. The profound sentiments expressed in Elliot's poem about the firmament are evoked by Jackson's...

This unison anthem, which may be useful for funeral services, has been reworked into a setting for SATB choir. The solo line introduces the piece with a solemn melody that reappears throughout the ant...

The title piece from a collection for mixed voices, 'Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars' is a gentle, romantic piece setting a text by the composer. The narrator's adoration for their lover is explored through...

Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for mixed choir, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 2 trombones or 2 horns, bass trombone and optional tuba), timpani, percussion and organ. An alternative orchestral...

An incandescent setting of versicles and responses for Evensong. The music is haunting in its simplicity, supporting and illuminating the text to great effect. The second set includes an account of Th...

Very moving and dramatic, Wilberg creates a beautiful harmonic language that complements this classic carol. Orchestral material is available on hire.

Setting an original Latin text by the Venerable Bede intertwined with an English translation, this piece is homophonic and by turns ecstatic and calmly contemplative. It is particularly suitable for A...

Chanticleer is name given to a crowing cockerel, and the liveliness of this movement reflects the title. This piece is suitable for Advent and Christmas programmes. Offprinted from the Advent cantata...

See the light sets a text by the composer inspired by the Hawaiian story 'The Bowl of Light'. With its uplifting melodies and energetic rhythms, this accessible piece explores the light in each person...

Ein fröhliches Festlied mit dem Refrain "Gloria in excelsis Deo". Es ist auch eine Version für Oberstimmen erhältlich. Die Orchesterbegleitung ist auf Anfrage erhältlich.

This appealing motet for SATB choir and organ accompaniment was written in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

The affecting simplicity of this prayer gains an extra purity in this arrangement. A version for SATB is also available.

I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition, and is underpinned by a gently flowin...

Eine fröhliche Hymne mit einer attraktiven Melodie und einer beschwingten Begleitung. Es gibt zwei Versionen der Gesangsstimmen - für zweistimmige Oberstimmen und Klavier oder für SATB und Orgel. Für...

This attractive piece for unison voices celebrates the wonder of the 'bright new moon'. The composer's own text, based on traditional Hebridean poems, is set to a simple, flowing melody. The piano acc...

Originally published in versions for SA and SATB voices, this classic Rutter anthem has now been adapted by the composer for performance by male-voice choirs. The flowing choral melodies and the gentl...

Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems, A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part.

I will sing and raise a psalm has a text from St Francis of Assisi and works well as a concert piece or as an anthem. The music is rewarding for organist and choir alike. The conclusion, with its evoc...