Choir, Vocals

My soul is awakened sets words by Anne Brontë about the uplifting effect of nature on the human spirit. Ali's setting is also suitably uplifting, with a memorable and syncopated melody that ebbs and f...

My soul is awakened sets words by Anne Brontë about the uplifting effect of nature on the human spirit. Ali's setting is also suitably uplifting and ebbs and flows like the waters it represents. There...

Barnett has kept the straightforward feeling of the original setting and added a bit of harmonic variation through the use of canonic textures and the Lydian mode. Offprinted from the collection An Am...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

This small collection of partsongs by Bruckner shows occasional glimpses of the transcendental quality, grandeur, and poise that typify his church music. English translations are included alongside th...

This is a characterful setting of a classic Medieval Christmas text. Festive and dance-like, the music embodies the joy of the Christmas season and celebrates human redemption through Christ. The musi...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

These partsongs of Robert Franz display similar qualities of Schubert's style and are less overtly passionate than many of Schumann's. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offp...

These two partsongs brilliantly display Gade's colourful use of vocal textures. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, e...

The basses should drive the piece forward, without rushing, in order to maintain a blues, laid-back feel. Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas, edited by Jerry Rubino.

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

In Phil Mattson's arrangement, the melody and text have been set with some contemporary harmonies, which begin simply and become more complex. Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas, edi...

This jubilant carol sets an evocative fourteenth-century text celebrating the birth of Christ. With a lilting, medieval feel and changing metres, Of A Rose has been recorded by The Sixteen on their al...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

Rubino wanted to "create something that would maintain the traditional spirit of the carol, while engaging the singer and listener in a new way." Offprinted from the collection An American Christmas,...

Schubert's contribution to the unaccompanied partsong repertory is small, however he is influentcial as among the first of the Romantics. English translations are included alongside the German text. O...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

D'où viens-tu, bergère? is one of the most popular lullaby carols in the francophone world. The carol takes the form of a dialogue between inquisitive villagers and a young shepherd girl who has just...

This partsong encorporates florid and chromatic vocal lines with regularly flowing dynamics. English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic...

English translations are included alongside the German text. Offprinted from the collection German Romantic Partsongs, edited and translated by Judith Blezzard.

In Skempton's effective minimalistic style, this short work sets a well-known sacred text from Ecclesiastes 3, 1DS8. Emphasis is given to the text through the homorhythmic texture and flexible metre.

Keep me as the apple of the eye is a tranquil and meditative sacred work, suitable for performance throughout the liturgical year. Drawn from Psalm 17, the text is a plea for shelter and protection in...

With a text by Thomas H. Troeger, this deeply expressive piece explores the notion of companionship and resilience through difficult times. The comforting, lyrical melody is set over a bed of rich har...

Based on the well-known poem by William Blake, this Christmas piece transports listeners with sounds of heavenly angels beckoning the little Lamb in layered melodic fragments that cascade through the...

Faith's Foundation celebrates church architecture as a means of teaching and representing Christian values. Setting George Herbert's poem The Church Floor, this piece marvels in melodic clarity and fl...