Sacred Music

A beautiful, transcendent setting of the Latin text 'O mysterium ineffabile' ('O ineffable mystery'), a text which exclaims the greatness and divinity of the eucharistic feast. Commissioned in 2023 by...

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...

Ave virgo sanctissima was commissioned by Robert Sharpe and the Choir of York Minster, for the service of "Nine Lessons and Carols" in 2023. The text is a lyrical prayer which praises the virtue of Ma...

O sing to the Lord was commissioned by Peter Asprey and premiered by the Choir of Holy Sepulchre, London, as the introit for a special service to mark St Cecilia’s Day in 2024. The uplifting text, tak...

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...

Two arrangements of the carols published in 1582 as part of the Medieval collection of Latin songs, Piae Cantiones. The melodies are taken from that collection, which also contains many well-known car...

A powerful setting for 8-part choir of three of the Good Friday responses at matins: 'Tenebrae factae sunt', 'Tradiderunt me' and 'Iesum tradidit impius'. Commissioned by Cappella Nova (director: Alan...

Organist and Master of Music at York Minster, Philip Moore is also a prolific choral composer. These Prayers, the most frequently requested of his works, make a poignantly attractive setting for unacc...

This short meditative motet was commissioned for the dedication service of the Millennium window by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi in the Resurrection Chapel of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh. It is i...

The beloved 9th century Latin hymn speaks of love, with the first line ('ubi caritas') acting as a refrain at the beginning of each verse, is set here with verse one direct and joyful, verse two more...

Ned Rorem has been described as 'the world's best composer of art songs,' and compelling works for chorus affirm this descritpion. 'Psalm 110' was written for director Joseph Ohrt and the Central Buck...

This amazing work, premiered by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, director, is a contrast of homophonic refrains against polyphonic verses. Beginning with the austere Sacred Harp tune 'He...

This four movement Missa Brevis is full of multicultural influences with deep roots in the dance. Drawing from Bulgarian rhythm and melodic, Turkish finger cymbals, mandolin figures of bluegrass waltz...

Initially a contour variation (in minor key) of a well-known hymn setting, this descriptive motet-like anthem offers a wide range of contrasts, from early phrasal points of imitation, climactic aggres...

This text comes from the Dakota people who address God as Grandfather and this a cappella work by Ruth Watson Henderson is prayerful, strong and full of passion. With large, low drum.

Beginning with two main thematic ideas that are developed throughout the work: a 2-note gentle, lilting motive and a 4-note lyrical theme that travels throughout the voices, this 7 minute piece for a...

The first word of Psalm 119 is both the first and last word of this music - 'Blessed.' Written to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Merton College, Oxford, This music cannot be rushed. It is relaxed...

This short, 3 line prayer has found favor from presidents to world leaders and from the solo fisherman. Here it is set as a simple, a cappella duet for treble voices. This is a wonderful benediction f...

Heavenly Home is a 13-minute cycle of a cappella settings of beloved 19th century religious songs, all of which share the text imagery of heaven as 'home'. Each movement features newly-composed materi...

In 1955, while in the midst of working on a musical version of Voltaire's Candide with the distinguished American playwright Lillian Hellman, Leonard Bernstein composed French and Latin choruses as in...

Written for church services, Bertold Hummel's motets were first performed by the choirs of the Würzburg Cathedral. This Dankhymnus enjoys remarkable popularity. The text from the first Christian centu...

During his second American tour (1938) Paul Hindemith wrote numerous songs for musical amateurs, including traditional children's songs for American schoolbooks, amongst others. The songs provided wit...