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Meaning 'Souls of the Righteous', this reflective anthem is especially suitable for the Feast of All Saints but may be sung at any time of year. This piece is suitable for church and secular mixed-voi...

A Time for all Seasons is an evocative cantata that explores the complexities of the human condition. McDowall's impressive range of musical styles, effective antiphonal writing, and artful juxtaposit...

Driven by the bell-like ATB parts, The Owl is a dance-like, folky, strophic setting of a text by Jennifer Thorp. The metre oscillates between 6/8 and 3/4, with the soprano often accenting the alternat...

Music of Life is a vibrant setting of a poem by George Parsons Lathrop that describes how music underpins all earthly life. An active piano part provides an energetic undercurrent to compelling vocal...

This upbeat, energetic setting of a poem by Samuel Ullman explores the themes of human connectivity and creativity. The piece exudes positivity and optimism, with soaring melodies, textural contrasts,...

Andrew Steffen's setting of Christina Rosetti's poem Echo is both contemplative, yet passionate. With lyricism at its heart, this piece moves between unison, canon, and homophonic harmony, guiding the...

This peaceful and meditative work sets William Butler Yeats' classic poem, The Lake Isle of Innisfree. Underpinned by a balladic piano accompaniment, the flowing vocal lines convey a message of longin...

This is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that speaks to the way the power of song can help to overcome dark times. Garrett brings the pow...

Burk weaves joyful and declamatory passages with moments of pensiveness, with an extended harmonic vocabulary throughout. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

Clemens composed two settings of the Marian text Ego flos campi, one scored for mixed choir of seven voices and this other, more intimate, setting for three voices. Here the voices weave beautiful cou...

Composed for the Feast of Corpus Christi, this setting has a poise and beauty rare in choral music. Jackson uses the full sonic opportunities offered by the divided scoring, moving effortlessly from c...

Chanticleer is name given to a crowing cockerel, and the liveliness of this movement reflects the title. This piece is suitable for Advent and Christmas programmes. Offprinted from the Advent cantata...

Cecilia, Busy Like a Bee is a reflective setting of a text adapted from the Divine Office for St Cecilia's Day. The influence of plainchant is particularly apparent in the soprano solo, and McDowall i...

Full scores and orchestral parts are available on hire. Good ale and Blow, blow, thou winter wind are available separately.

Reginal Wright's emotional and uplifting Crossroad sets Robert Frost's well-known poem 'The road not taken'. A twinkling piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the optional violin duet floats ab...

This evocative anthem, from the larger work Snow Angel, is a piece of two halves. The first section is mystical and ethereal, until a vibrant figure from the djembe lifts the music into the second sec...

This anthem sets a powerful poem by John Henry Newman that reflects on the spirituality of solitude. An alternative accompaniment for harp is available for purchase.

The organ part is supportive, but full of interest and not merely accompanimental. Particularly memorable are the jaunty Gloria, with its constantly shifting time-signatures, and the haunting Agnus De...

Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine has all the emotional appeal and refined elegance that one associates with its composer, and has a cherished place in the repertory of both sacred and secular choirs. T...

This serene, reflective anthem is a rich addition to the Choral Evensong repertoire. Chilcott artfully entwines an original setting of William Fuller's 'Evening Hymn', most famously set by Henry Purce...

This three-part hymn of thanksgiving is predominantly homophonic and more reminiscent of Lassus's madrigal style. The use of short note values and syncopation brings life and energy to the piece befor...

An arrangement of Tallis's Canon for 2, 3, 4, or 5 equal voices, with chamber orchestra or organ and strings This German translation of the original English text 'Glory to thee, my God, this night' is...

Im sehnsuchtsvollen 'Be thou my vision' zeigt John Rutter einmal mehr seine reichen, orchestralen Farben und wunderschönen Melodien.

Diese klassische Rutter-Hymne mit ihrer charaktervollen Klavier- oder Orchesterbegleitung sollte in keinem Chorrepertoire fehlen!