Ante luciferum genitus is the first antiphon of Lauds for the Feast of the Epiphany and culminates with cascading, descending 'alleluia's. Originally scored for lower voices, the motet is presented he...
Likely to date from the early part of the composer's career, this motet has a relentlessly dense texture, but the clever use of well-shaped phrases and dynamics, informed by the text, leads to an exci...
The piece is suitable for regular worship services but most often at special praise services, choral liturgies, and musical feasts, and for recognizing the work of church musicians.
Jackson's Cantus Maris Baltici ('Songs of the Baltic Sea') is a rich and imaginative setting of poems from each of the three Baltic countries. It displays innovative choral textures and is a rewarding...
A spirited carol, colourful and highly original.
This French traditional carol includes optional English lyrics which are translated by John Rutter himself. Orchestral scores and parts are also available. Offprinted from the collection Twelve Christ...
Sheppard's Magnificat for four voices is found only in the Gyffard partbooks. Its structure uses the alternatim technique, rotating choral sections with the Tone I chant. The chant provided here is th...
This expansive piece requiring 24 singers sets an anonymous 16th-century text of supplication to St Cecilia. From the cascading imitation of its opening to the monolithic triads of its close, it remai...
This setting of Psalm 95, written for Truro Cathedral Choir, was shortlisted for a BASCA British Composer Award 2013. Evocative and subtle in its use of colour and texture, the piece has independent o...
