Bob Chilcott

This tender Advent carol sets an original text by Charles Bennett that creates a sense of anticipation for the arrival of Jesus. Underpinned by a gently rippling piano part throughout, the piece opens...

Slow and nostalgic in flavour while retaining Chilcott's characteristic warmth and ebullience, this piece befits the text to which it is set: a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier that speaks to how the k...

This carol celebrates the birth of the Saviour, whose reverberating promise, 'I am the light', gives hope that all discord and divides will finally end. Uplifting and powerful, the carol has lyrics in...

Scored for low voice and piano or organ, this is a moving, traditional Irish blessing set to music of great simplicity and beauty. Chilcott perfectly captures the warmth and sincerity of the text, and...

A setting of texts from Genesis, sung simultaneously in English and Hebrew. The soprano saxophone/clarinet part is printed in the vocal score. Orchestral material is available on hire.

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6. Versions fo...

Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring. My heart be brave is an ideal choice for choirs looking to address issues of social justice in their programmi...

De la colección Bob Chilcott Songbook, este es un elegante arreglo de una canción tradicional que no necesita presentación. El texto de Fred Weatherly se ajusta aquí a ricas armonías vocales y se apoy...

Una conmovedora bendición tradicional irlandesa musicada con gran sencillez y belleza. Chilcott capta perfectamente la calidez y sinceridad del texto, y teje una melodía memorable, que reviste de rica...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'Jingle, Bells' is Chilcott's lively and exhilarating arrangement of the seasonal classic, scored for SATB and piano. Featuring rhythmic harmonies and a spar...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, this simple but elegant arrangement of the traditional Welsh song is supported by flowing piano accompaniment. This dual-language piece also has an orchestra...

God be merciful is a predominantly homophonic setting of verses from Psalm 67 in the King James translation. This reverential prayer emphasizes 'God' with multiple sustained pitches, and the anthem's...

The title piece from a collection for mixed voices, 'Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars' is a gentle, romantic piece setting a text by the composer. The narrator's adoration for their lover is explored through...

Sun Dance is a slightly modified version of the fifth movement from the composer's Organ Dances. The music is for the most part celebratory in character, its spiky rhythms driven along by the pervasiv...

This engaging musical drama follows the quest of Pip the Sparrow to be accepted into the Dawn Chorus. Along the way Pip meets characters like the Doc Rock Peacocks, who promise to transform the sparro...

Warm sounds of love her, love her, create a rich underlay for the solo and duet features in this stunning King's Singers arrangement of the Beatles' hit from 1964 in an exceptional arrangement by Bob...

Warm sounds of love her, love her, create a rich underlay for the solo and duet features in this stunning King's Singers arrangement of the Beatles' hit from 1964 in an exceptional arrangement by Bob...

Der Beatles-Klassiker in einem schönen Arrangement für gemischten Chor SATB divisi in der Fassung der King's Singers.

The 100th Psalm is in modified ternary form and captures the joy and excitement of the familiar psalm. The organ part features a fanfare-like motif that effectively complements the text, and the chora...

Setting a Native American text, The Song of the Stars is a bright and rhythmic piece scored for double upper-voice choir. Featuring rhythmic ostinatos, imitative effects, and rich harmonies, this is a...

This compelling a cappella setting of Henry Van Dyke's poem has a continual sense of motion, created by the 7/8 metre and scat singing style that is passed around the parts. A powerful and uplifting a...

Setting a Native American text, The Song of the Stars is a bright and rhythmic piece scored for double upper-voice choir. Featuring rhythmic ostinatos, imitative effects, and rich harmonies, this is a...

A bright and breezy piece with a charming text by Charles Bennett, A Tree of Song begins with a jaunty 7/8 figure which recurs throughout the piece, with the melody floating above. Alternation between...

This piece was composed in honour of the centenary of Marconi's first trans-oceanic wireless signal. The theme of the work, sound waves, is evoked through overlapping phrases sung ad lib., and the mus...