Choral Anthologies

I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition, and is underpinned by a gently flowin...

Two settings for SS and piano or orchestra. Both are rhythmically exuberant settings of colourful medieval texts, sparkling with vitality and humour. Orchestral material is available on hire separatel...

A cantata for SS and piano, setting eight witty poems about the scientific elements by Roger McGough. The songs are easy, fast-paced, and accessible, in a colourful variety of musical styles that rang...

Brooke's arrangement of this traditional sea shanty is invigorating and atmospheric. Changing voices will enjoy the theme of trains and ships in the text, as well as the boisterous call-and-response t...

This energetic and highly rhythmic arrangement of a 15th- century carol uses a folksy call-and-response style, which helps the piece maintain its momentum right through to its thrilling fortissimo con...

Heart of Earth sets excerpts of poetry by Laura Purdie Salas that are rich in vivid descriptions of the natural world. The simple melodic lines are embellished with cross-rhythms, vocal scoops, and ha...

Hashkiveinu is a traditional Hebrew prayer that asks for protection while sleeping and to be woken in the morning. The unified choral texture is complemented by a driving piano accompaniment, as liste...

John Rutter's much-loved setting of the Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6: 24) is here presented in Japanese translation. It was composed for a memorial service for Edward T. Chapman, the Director of Music...

Rutter's charming piece sets a Japanese translation of the composer's own text that emphasises the significance of music and harmony in an ephemeral world. Alternating unison and polyphonic verses acc...

In this classic Rutter anthem the flowing choral melodies perfectly complement the positive message of the well-known thanksgiving text by F. S. Pierpoint, presented here in Japanese translation. The...

Presented here in a version for unison voices, this tender piece was composed in memory of the victims of Fukushima in 2011. It is both reflective and heartfelt, with a simple, appealing melody, rich...

Presented here in an arrangement for unison voices (with an optional second part), this setting of words by Chief Dan George optimistically reminds us that there is still beauty to be found in times o...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this beautiful piece, with a text by the composer, is about companionship and the belief that 'all will be well'. The optiona...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this uplifting piece, setting Christina Rossetti's poem A Song of Flight, is a celebration of freedom, action, and courage. I...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this joyous piece sets a text by Delphine Chalmers full of vivid imagery of childhood memories, with the refrain: 'Though the...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this engaging, upbeat work sets a text by the Malaysian singer Bihzhu celebrating the collective excitement in exploring the...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this sensitively-written piece sets a motivational text by the composer on the theme of embracing new opportunities and encou...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this setting of words by the composer, based on a quote by Brian Palmer, encourages singers to listen to the sounds and peopl...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional descant), this piece celebrates the wonder of the 'bright new moon'. The composer's own text, based on traditional Hebridean poems, is set...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this piece is characterized by catchy melodies and a syncopated rhythmic drive, including a light-hearted vocal play motif ('...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this piece is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that speaks to...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), Wanderlust reflects on friendships and the desire to explore, against the backdrop of train-like sound effects from the voice...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this uplifting work sets a text by the nineteenth-century poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy. The powerful words are embellished with...