Boosey & Hawkes Contemporary Choral Series

A setting of verses 7 and 8 of Psalm 57 ('My heart, O God, is steadfast. I will sing and make music. Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn.') this work celebrates music's impor...

Commissioned by the Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, for the first ever BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong broadcast from the college, this introit or short motet was written to commemorate the occasion...

Short motet commissioned by St Dominic’s Sixth Form College, Harrow-on-the-Hill, UK, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. MacMillan chose a text which is entirely appropriate to young people about to be...

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...

Inspired by and incorporating the plainsong melody, this exquisite new choral work by Kerensa Briggs breathes new life into the cherished Latin text 'Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est' ('Where charity...

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...

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...

Commissioned by St Martin’s Voices to mark Remembrance Day in 2024, There will come soft rains showcases the range of the choir’s musical colour-palette through the repetition of the opening motif in...

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...

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...

Hewitt Jones' timeless new carol Baby in an ox's stall beautifully captures the joyful essence of Christmas and is sure to become a popular addition to choral seasonal repertoire. Featuring text writt...

An Earthly Blessing is a gentle reflection on the miracle of God's arrival at Christmas in the recognisable jazz style of Will Todd. In the poem, written by the composer, the personal and individual n...

This song is the second movement of Todd's 'Songs of Peace', written in memory of the composer's mother, Iris Todd, who died in 2012. The text (by the composer: 'A gift so pure, life so precious, gift...

New settings of the two evening canticles which incorporate jazz elements, including harmony in voice parts and organ and many 'blue' notes. Despite these jazz elements, the music is very approachable...

Combining a text by Charles Anthony Silvestri with syllables inspired by the song tradition (joik) of the Sami people in Scandinavia, Sing the earth is a tribute to our common home, the earth, as well...

Setting of the familiar traditional Irish text, ‘May the road rise up to meet you’, An Irish Blessing was written in 2024 as a parting gift for a Pembroke College, Cambridge organ scholar, Andreana Ch...

A jazz-fluenced arrangement of the Christian hymn, written for Andrew Earis and the choir of St Martin in the Fields, London.

Commissioned by Roger Muttitt for the 600th anniversary of Durham School in 2014, In this place is a setting of the composer's own words and was first performed at a service of celebration in Durham C...