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The music is shared at first between the upper-voice and mixed choirs before they come together, the one a delicious counter-melody to the other. The music is quite simply beautiful, in keeping with t...

Every Thing That Grows is an meaningful and uplifting setting of Shakespeare's Sonnet 15. Chilcott employs captivating vocal lines, a flowing piano part, and expressive clarinet interludes to reflect...

This heartfelt setting of words by the composer, with lush harmonies, moments of dynamic intensity, and an overriding sense of awe, would make an ideal centrepiece for a Christmas or Epiphany concert...

A gentle and reflective arrangement of the popular French carol which is perfect for a Christmas Eve service or a carol service. Orchestral material is available on hire.

Through a compilation of texts, this life-affirming work explores our fractured relationship with the natural world and nature's capacity for renewal. Dudley has crafted a compelling dialogue between...

This optimistic piece is characterized by catchy, singable melodies and a syncopated rhythmic drive in the vocal and piano writing. The text was co-written by the composer and the vocal percussionist...

Wanderlust reflects on friendships and the desire to explore, both literally and figuratively. With a text by Edna St Vincent Millay, its memorable melody is set against a backdrop of train-like sound...

A work on the subject of pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela, To the Field of Stars features a variety of texts on the nature of travel and worship. These are underpinned by evocative cello and perc...

This lyrical and charming setting of 'Now the Green Blade Riseth' from The Oxford Book of Carols depicts the pastoral images describing Christ's Resurrection with a gentle folksong-like tune and simpl...

This English folksong is a high-spirited, unaccompanied tune, great for a concert setting. Offprinted from Vaughan Williams for Choirs 2.

This choral work is among some of the finest of the late Tudor and Elizabethan periods and is here available in scholarly edition with a practical piano reduction.

Written in 2004, Jackson harks back to the time of the Eton Choirbook with this expansive polyphonic Salve Regina, with its intricate and delicate interspersions in English decorating the celebrated L...

Originally published in Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars, 'She walks in beauty' sets the popular poem by Lord Byron. Coloured with chromatic inflections, this light ballad begins with a short, arched phrases...

Originally published in Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars, 'On a Windy Day' sets a popular text by Anne Bronte. Supported by a simple piano part, the long fluid melodies and changes in intensity allow a huge...

Originally published in Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars, 'The Sound of the Sea' is an atmospheric setting of Henry Wadsworth Fellow's insightful poem. Long expressive phrases explore sea imagery through wor...

In new words by Charles Bennett, the story of Good King Wenceslas on the Feast of Stephen is presented as a vivid musical narrative. The well-known carol is interwoven throughout the work, and the mov...

This spirited carol gives a fresh take on the traditional Christmas text. The lively 7/8 metre, lilting upbeat rhythms, and contrasting textures are a real pleasure to sing, and perfectly express a se...

Both the texts, an anonymous one from the 14th century and one attributed to Pope Clement XI, are prayers. Very simple choral sections, using sustained drones, alternate with more florid solos. The mu...

From the collection Anthems for SA and Men, 'Fill your hearts with joy and gladness' is an uplifting anthem by Sarah Quartel, scored for SA & men with organ/piano. With text by Timothy Dudley-Smith, t...

This lively carol is fast and fleeting, propelled forward by a constantly shifting metre and a characterful accompaniment. It may be sung in English or to the Latin text taken from Piae Cantiones. . A...

This night is a powerful piece celebrating the birth of Jesus. Bullard paints a vivid picture with fluid melodies in the vocal lines and resonant harmonies in the organ accompaniment.

From the collection Bob Chilcott Anthems 2, 'Dear Lord and Father of mankind' is an original, lyrical setting of the familiar Whittier text, scored for SATB with piano or organ (and optional congregat...

Originally published in Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this setting of a text by Charles Wesley is joyful and lilting, featuring memorable melody in the voices underpinned by a sprightly keyboard...

This is Stanford's extended Latin setting of this text, written in 1918 and acknowledged as its composer's finest a cappella choral work.