Classical Music

Commissioned for Selwyn College, Cambridge. This is MacMillan's second setting of the sublime poem by John Donne (1572-1631), 'Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of he...

Da pacem Domine ('Give peace, Lord') is a message rooted in the heart of faith, making this piece suitable for any and all liturgical occasions. The setting was written at a time of great sorrow, when...

Der international bekannte Chorleiter Stephen Jackson hat für diese Ausgabe all seine Erfahrung eingebracht, die er in der Arbeit mit dem BBC Symphony Chorus und der Zusammenarbeit mit Dirigenten wie...

Adapted from Velvet Shoes by Elinor Wylie, the text of this carol portrays the tranquil, almost eerie, atmosphere of walking alone in fresh snow. The musical setting reflects scenery, with a soaring s...

As an accessible and versatile opener or introit, this piece sets an uplifting verse of poetry by Nigerian poet Ozioma Ogbaji. Though not overtly sacred, the spiritual message of the text is hopeful a...

Seeking You was commissioned by the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, where Kerensa Briggs held a three year tenure as composer-in-residence. The text by Charles Anthony Silvestri tells of a weary traveller...

Bird Raptures, a set of three pieces which draw inspiration stylistically from twentieth-century partsong, was composed for St Martin’s Voices in spring 2025, especially for Lucy Walker’s debut album...

Echo is the third movement of Seascapes, which was commissioned by the BBC Singers, as companion music to the Four Sea Interludes by Benjamin Britten, arranged for the organ by Anna Lapwood. It was pr...

This setting of the familiar opening lines of Henry Vaughan’s 'The World' was Lucy Walker's first commission as Composer-in-Residence with St Martin’s Voices, and was premiered by the ensemble in June...

Love Flows was commissioned by the Choir of Wells Cathedral and Alexander Hamilton to mark the occasion of the installation of the Reverend Canon Toby Wright as Dean of Wells in June 2024. The etherea...

Written for the BBC Singers in 2019, Stars above, earth below is a hopeful and reflective setting of the poem Leaves by Sara Teasdale (1884–1933). The piece begins with celestial, descending lines acr...

This fleet-footed setting of a medieval French folksong is packed with energy and self-assurance. Sure to please!

Written in the style of 19th century Shaker music, this new composition by Wayland Rogers uses claps and foot stomps along with energetic music to capture the sense of movement that is essential to th...

While we as humans are rooted here to the ground, why do we always look up when searching for answers? This music explores this ancient theme with long phrases, repeated words and the seemingly unendi...

Rubato phrasings and delicate word painting are the gentle elements that move this beautiful new setting of the iconic Pickthall poem. Shifting tonal centers, divisi in all voice parts and the a cappe...

Written in a Foundation for Small Voices song-writing workshop hosted by the Cincinnati Children's Choir, the student's message is loud and clear - 'Whatever your journey, whatever your beliefs, whate...

This beautiful text by Canadian poet Bliss Carman speaks to themes of peace, thankfulness and humility. The texture is mostly homophonic with brief sections of divisi to illuminate colors and images i...

Puisque tout passe - [Since all is passing] is one of six songs for mixed choir from 1939. It is one of the most natural and spontaneous pieces among Hindemith's a cappella choral works. This work is...

Peteris Vasks komponierte dieses Werk auf denText des gleichnamigen Gedichtes des 1936 in Riga geborenen Autors Knuts Skujenieks als liebevolle Hommage an die Landschaft seines Heimatlandes Litauen: W...