Sacred Music

In recent years Karl Jenkins has become one of the world's most sought-after living composers. He continues to conduct his epic 'Adiemus' live concerts with renowned orchestras such as the London Phil...

Every summer, Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England, together with its neighbors from Winchester and Salisbury, mobilizes all its forces and stems one of the most important church music festivals in...

'This is the best of me', wrote Edward Elgar after the final measure of his Dream of Gerontius. Premiered in 1900, in Great Britain the work has long been a standard work in the repertoire of large or...

Fauré completed the work in 1887 at the age of 42. Fauré's main focus was actually on composing chamber music. As a result, his music has become little known outside his home country. Fauré's Requiem...

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est – With this moving setting of "Ubi Caritas" for sopranos and piano, Edition Peters presents a work of heartfelt emotion and timeless beauty. The traditional message o...

Motets is a set of intimate and spiritually uplifting a cappella choral works by Karl Jenkins, featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his most popular works, including...

These four motets were composed in the fall of 1921 while Copland was studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. The four motets have remained unpublished until now. Writing to Copland about them in 1924...

Latvian composer Ugis Praulins' striking setting of the Mass has attracted considerable attention following a recording by The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, under Stephen Layton. (Baltic Exchan...

William Shakespeare's timeless Sonnet 18 comes to vibrant life in this enchanting choral edition: "Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day" from the renowned suite "O, Mistress Mine" touches listeners...

SATB Accompanied (CPS) Morten Lauridsen is most noted for his vocal cycles and sacred motets, which are performed extensively throughout the world. He is Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton S...

With the "Te Deum laudamus" K. 141 (66b), the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created a stirring, festive masterpiece full of sonic brilliance and youthful energy. This beloved sacred work is ideally su...

Originally composed for solo voice, Dona nobis pacem combines the vocal style of the yoik tradition (a Sámi form of song) and a more classical vocal style. This arrangement for mixed voices develops t...

It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten's War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destr...

Bring festive splendor to your Christmas concert with the traditional Basque carol "Gabriel's Message" (The Angel Gabriel), published by Edition Peters. Made famous by the legendary Swingle Singers on...

Die Uraufführung von Anton Bruckners Te Deum fand zuerst in einer Bearbeitung mit zwei Klavieren anstatt des Orchesters statt, da es laut Joseph Hellmesberger zu lang war, aber der Erfolg dieses Konze...

Ēriks Ešenvalds' composition for mixed choir and water-tuned glasses. It was originally commissioned by the Salt Lake Vocal Artists / Salt Lake Choral Artists and Brady Allred in 2011. In English, set...

SATB or unison (with optional second part) voices with piano or orchestra The beautiful melody, popular words, and flowing accompaniment combine here to memorable effect. Vintage Rutter, and essential...

Upper-voice choirs were delighted with the award-winningfirst volume of Reine Frauensache! (BEST EDITION 2017), and Edition Peters are now proud to release Volume 2 in the series. Containing 25 choral...

Originally published in The Ivy and the Holly, this simple but effective arrangement of the popular hymn is framed by two verses of free plainchant, allowing the singers to interpret the text sensitiv...

Shoulder To Shoulder, published by Funkworld Medien, is an uplifting a cappella gospel song that will deeply inspire both choirs and audiences alike. This expressive arrangement for four-part mixed ch...

Bring the vibrant groove and captivating soundscape of the Big Apple to your concert hall or church service! The "New York Mass" (Jazz Mass), published by Zebe Publishing, masterfully combines traditi...

With "Song of Mary (A Metrical Setting Of The Magnificat)", published by the renowned Oxford University Press, bring Mary's song of praise to life in a setting that is both deeply moving and wonderful...

The richly orchestrated Missa in C minor K. 317 was probably one of the first church music works that Mozart composed at the beginning of 1779 as the newly appointed Salzburg court organist. With a la...

It is one of Johann Sebastian Bach's best-known and most popular vocal works, the cantata 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' BWV 21. Intended for performance on the 3rd Sunday after Trinity and also 'in ogn...

The Miserere in C minor ZWV 57 is a late work by the Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka. According to the entry in the autograph score, it was completed on March 12, 1738. The work can thus be place...