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This short collection presents the complete set of meditations from Chilcott's St John Passion. Setting English poems from the 13th to the early 17th centuries, the meditations provide a very personal...

This subtle setting of the popular carol is soft and gentle, never louder than mezzo-piano. The ethereal background starts in a high register with a repeated figure that evokes tranquility. A differen...

An expressive Lenten motet reflecting the agony of the Mount of Olives; the tenor sings the words of Christ.

This is a warm and tender piece setting the last three verses of Christina Rossetti's 'What good shall my life do me?', which encourages leading a life of love as an example for others. Daley's heartf...

Settings words from part of a letter by Edna St Vincent Millay to her lover Arthur Davison Ficke, this is a gentle, charming piece that celebrates our freedom to love.

This uplifting anthem sets the Invocation text from Carmina Gadelica. McDowall's beautiful melodies flow and intertwine, decorated by scotch snaps that reflect the text's origin. Suitable for services...

Introduced by the children's choir, Quartel's simple and uplifting melody repeats throughout the piece, beautifully coloured by the surrounding parts. The voices offer joyful praise and the rich harmo...

William Romanis's hymn text is brought to life in this enchanting anthem with unexpected harmonic shifts and fluctuating time signatures. Rooney glides gracefully between tonal centres, creating a bea...

From the collection Mo Li Hua (Jasmine), 'My Flower' is an arrangement of a well-known Chinese song. This tri-language publication is suitable for Chinese- or English-speaking choirs.

My song is love unknown is an expressive and fluid setting of the well-known Lenten text by Samuel Crossman. McGlade highlights the phrase 'take frail flesh and die' with a sighing musical motif, befo...

Allain's appealing take on the popular text from Twelfth Night explores Shakespeare's words with long expressive melodies and evocative textures sure to move the listeners. Originally published in the...

Originally published in The Ivy and the Holly, Andrew's polymetric setting of this traditional text is evocative and energetic, with sustained vocalizations and creative melodies that bounce around th...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'What child is this' is Chilcott's arrangement of the familiar carol, scored for SATB unaccompanied. The composer's talent for musical storytelling captures...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, this lively energetic piece sets a translated text by Paul Verlaine about a couple enjoying a 'Dance in the Street'. With vocalizations and in quick compound...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'Il est né, le divin enfant' is Chilcott's gently lilting arrangement of the traditional French carol, scored for SATB unaccompanied. Featuring a flowing cou...

Originally published in Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars, 'Tonight' is an atomspheric setting of a romantic text by Sara Teasdale. The lilting waltz-like rhythms and soft vocalizations perfectly capture the...

Chydenius' fresh take on these well-known words from Cymbeline is full of charm, featuring wordless vocalizations that provide rhythmic drive and varied sections that propel the piece forward. Origina...

Originally published in The Ivy and the Holly, this expressive setting of a fourteenth-century text is full of energetic melodies, textural variety, and rhythmic drive. Perfect for Advent and Annuncia...

Originally published in The Ivy and the Holly, this evocative setting of a macronic text pays tribute to Mary. Featuring intricate textures and beautifully-shaped chromaticisms, this piece is ideal fo...

With intricate harmonies and a soprano solo, this is a beautiful setting of a text by Peter Dale detailing the gifts given to baby Jesus and in turn, the gifts that Jesus bestows upon humanity. Origin...

Originally published in The Ivy and the Holly, this lively setting of a text by Francis Kinwelmershe features a lilting melody and homophonic texture throughout, allowing the spirit of the text to shi...

Skempton's setting of one of the fool's songs from Twelfth Night is poignant and sombre, featuring angular melodies and homophonic textures that clearly convey Shakespeare's moving words. Originally p...

Originally published in John Gardner Carols, this well-loved text by James Montgomery is given a joyful full-bodied texture with unison verses. With the refrain sung by up to three choral groups, this...

Originally published in John Gardner Carols, this is a sprightly setting of the well-known carol, full of upbeat melodies matching the joy in the text.

This is a striking setting of a poem by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, characterised by antiphonal exchanges between the upper and lower voices, and rich, ever-changing harmonies. Originally published in T...