Alan Smith provides a lush, floating, contemporary setting to this traditional text. Gentle and with a captivating melody, this highly accessible anthem is a true gem for the Christmas season and prov...
This is a vibrant setting of Psalm 148 and ends with a grand organ toccata. This anthem of praise is appropriate throughout the Church's year.
Ruchill Linn sets a text by the Perthshire poet Robin Bell. 'Linn' means waterfall and the poem meditates on a still spring evening at dusk. The piece is illustrative, with aqueous, tumbling vocal fig...
for soprano soloist, SA, and pianoThis 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 g...
English composer Alan Smith provides a setting of Psalm 96. There is a stately English character to the piece, which is lofty and lilting. There is also a captivating and informal flair here and there...
British composer Alan Smith has given J. M. Plunkett's Lenten poem an elegant setting. Written for organ and choir, the musical phrases bloom with the text. Excellent for Communion, Lent or Holy Week.
First published in a two-part version in The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols, Alan Smith's In the Beginning is presented separately here in a mixed-voice arrangement. Kevin Carey's text is set to gentl...
This beautiful anthem was a winner of the London A Cappella Festival Composition Competition 2012. A sensitive setting of a text by Thomas Campion, it features word-painting, a rich use of harmony, fl...
Setting a joyful text by William Chatterton Dix, Alleluia, sing to Jesus! is suitable for performance throughout the church year. With a bright melody set against a rhythmic organ accompaniment, this...
