James MacMillan

A rapt meditation on this sacramental medieval poem, composed to mark the 400th anniversary of the of St John Ogilvie at Glasgow Cross in 1615 in a performance by pupils from six local junior schools....

Setting of a prayer by Mother Cornelia Connelly, foundress of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in 1846 and latterly Mayfield School. In 1863 she was inspired to transform the ruins of the Old Palac...

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...

The Strathclyde Motets are communion motets setting propers of the mass for various Sundays and feasts. The Latin text is taken from the Graduale Romanum. The pieces are suitable for intermediate stan...

The setting of Padre Pio's Prayer is after Communion. It was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation and first performed by The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers, in June 2008 at Westminster Cat...

A setting of verses from Psalm 112 (Latin text). The prize-winning work in the composers' competition held in conjunction with the 2nd Norwich Festival of Contemporary Church Music, 1983. Suitable for...

This is a festive setting and will make a welcome alternative to John Rutter’s ubiquitous setting for similar forces (brass and organ). MacMillan has, as always, been very practical in making a settin...

This mass was commissioned for the glory of God in the Millennium Year of Jubilee, and was first performed on the Feast of Corpus Christi by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral, London, with Andrew Rei...

This 17-minute choral sequence is scored for mixed chorus and organ, with optional percussion, and presents five of the Latin 'motets' which occur at the end of movements in MacMillan's St John Passio...

Scored for chorus, children's choir, organ and chamber orchestra, St Luke Passion adopts a pared-back focus on choral voices over its 75-minute span. Seeking a more spiritual, inward approach to match...

A setting of Psalm 45 (46) in Latin commissioned by the Leeds Festival Chorus and first performed by them in Leeds Town Hall in March 2014, conducted by Simon Wright. The work features a variety of ch...

This work was commissioned by the Friends of Cathedral Music to mark their Diamond Jubilee in 2016, with the intention of performance by as many of the affiliated choirs as possible.Naturally a celebr...

Composed in 2015, Stabat Mater was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for Harry Christophers and The Sixteen. Scored for mixed chorus and string orchestra it is a long-awaited sequel to the early...

This energetic and danceable setting of Psalm 33, verses 1 - 4 (in modern English), 5 minutes in length, was commissioned by Worth School and Abbey in the UK in 2018. A highly attractive musical inter...

Especially commissioned by the Dean & Chapter of Westminster for performance at the Funeral Service of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September 2022. The text, f...

Since publication in 1997, MacMillan's The Galloway Mass has established itself as one of the most popular congregational mass settings in churches of various denominations around the world. With the...

This is an approachable and affecting setting of a devotional poem by the revered Carmelite nun St Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–97). The choral writing, marked ‘placid’, comprises simple four-part homopho...

Composed in 2019, James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio is a summatory work in his output, collecting together settings of poetry, liturgy and scripture which explore themes related to the birth of Jes...

This short but awe-inspiring ceremonial piece was commissioned by Westminster Cathedral for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. Organ, brass and timpani thunder around the sung text, ‘You are Pete...

This double choir anthem setting a text from the 12th century Worcester Acclamations was written for St Paul's Cathedral, London, with the music incorporating breathing space to allow for the cathedra...

This is an extremely touching tribute piece composed following the horrific slaughter of primary school children at Dunblane in Scotland. The words (traditional) are direct in their simplicity and Mac...

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MacMillan's large-scale festival settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis can be performed with organ or orchestra. The Magnificat was commissioned by the BBC for the first Choral Evensong of the...