Bob Chilcott

This impressive anthem is the second of two in which Michael Berkeley sets texts by Rowan Williams. First the sun, then the shadow uses words from his poem Emmaus, written in 2008. It was commissioned...

Experience an inspiring choral journey with the renowned Nidaros Jazz Mass, published by Oxford University Press, which masterfully blends sacred tradition with modern jazz rhythms. This expressive wo...

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

Commissioned for the 2002 World Choral Symposium, May Sky is based on haiku written by Japanese and Japanese-American detainees in camps in the American West.

This is an energetic setting of a traditional text, with a memorable tune, attractive sequences and an exciting climax, all in a lilting swing. A version for upper voices is also available.

Bring infectious Latin American rhythms and pure musical joy to your rehearsal room and concert stage! The 'Samba Mass', published by the renowned Oxford University Press, masterfully combines the tra...

For SATB and piano or chamber orchestra. A celebration of singing in all its various forms, using a diverse assortment of texts. The seven short movements include items for upper (or children's) voice...

For SATB and piano or strings and harp. This gentle carol, set to a beautiful text by Elizabeth Jennings, reflects upon the birth of Christ and the coming New Year. In a simple setting, Chilcott perfe...

For SATB and piano or orchestra. With its evocative piano accompaniment, this piece is wonderfully understated and sincere, in keeping with the sentiment of the original, and is sure to raise a tear o...

For SATB choir, upper voice choir, piano duet, and optional percussion. This is a vibrant and varied choral cantata in five movements. Together the movements evoke a contemporary impression of London'...

For upper voices, SATB, and piano. 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...

For SATB and piano or orchestra. The story of the journey of Mary and Joseph to the stable in Bethlehem, set against a bleak winter landscape. An accompaniment for small orchestra is available on hire...

This is the fruit of a collaboration between the American poet and storyteller Brian Andreas and Bob Chilcott. It seeks to celebrate the essential good of humanity, expressed in the healing power of s...

This is Chilcott's first setting of the Evening Service, written for the Choir of Downing College, Cambridge. The Magnificat is a powerful setting of the Canticle of Mary, with homophonic textures and...

The four motets in this set are adapted from Bob Chilcott's large-scale choral work, Salisbury Vespers, which was premiered in Salisbury Cathedral in May 2009. The motets can be performed as a set or...

Opening with a simplicity and innocence created by the unison theme, this anthem's textures gradually evolve as the other voices make their entries.

The four motets in this set are adapted from Bob Chilcott's large-scale choral work, Salisbury Vespers, premiered in Salisbury Cathedral in May 2009. The motets can be performed as a set or individual...

Walk softly is an inspiring setting of an early Shaker text. It is woven from the simplest of musical elements and imbued with a quiet but incandescent fervour. With its combination of approachable ch...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Anthems 2, 'Love Divine' is Chilcott's original setting of the familiar text by Charles Wesley. Scored for SATB and organ, it features an expressive melody and interwe...

Full of expression, this piece is a setting of the well-known Lenten hymn to a new and memorable melody. A supportive accompaniment underpins the gentle and flowing choral writing that builds toward t...

This energetic setting of a 14th-century Christmas gradual recalls the lively rhythms and open harmonies of medieval song. It can be sung in the original Latin or in English. A wonderful carol to be e...

Scott employs his considerable arranging skills to stylish effect by contrasting unison verse sections with mellifluous wordless choruses. All is underpinned by an idiomatic and supportive accompanime...