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Afternoon on a Hill sets a poem by American poet Edna St Vincent Millay, which conveys a sense of wonder, appreciation, and respect for the natural world, and the contentment of the subject to return...

This inspiring piece sets the text 'Lift every voice and sing' by writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson. The rising opening vocal figures develop in strength until a central section in...

Reconciliation is a dramatic setting of a profound text by Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Underpinning the voices is a dazzling piano accompaniment featuring glittering spread chords, cross-rhythms,...

The Pasture is a setting of a poem by Robert Frost. The fresh imagery of the pasture, the clear water, and the leaves is painted with devices borrowed from folk music: dotted rhythms and grace notes i...

R. Nathaniel Dett's arrangement of this Negro spiritual has been adapted by Marques L. A. Garrett, and can be performed by SA, SAT, or SATB from this score. Expressive soprano-only lines, which may op...

This is a catchy, joyful song about singing, togetherness, and social and musical harmony. With words and music by Robert T. Gibson, this feel-good piece incorporates Gospel-style harmonies, syncopate...

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,...

When I rise up sets a text by Georgia Douglas Johnson describing themes of strength and self-belief. The fervency of the music initially grows through unsettling and insistent rising triplet figures....

Hashkiveinu is a traditional Hebrew prayer said at night that asks for protection while sleeping and to be woken in the morning. Burrows's setting is solemn and meditative, with the clarity of the tex...

'Empress of Night' is the last in a set of three songs by late nineteenth-century American composer Amy Beach, here arranged flexibly for either accompanied S, SA, SAB, or SATB by Brandon Williams. Th...

Harry T. Burleigh's arrangement of this Negro spiritual has been adapted by Marques L. A. Garrett, making the powerful choral texture approachable by any choir. The slow, emotive movement of the piece...

A glorious celebration of the assurance of the return of spring in the cycle of seasons, and the loyalty of everlasting love, this setting of Charles Anthony Silverstri's poem is tender and lyrical. R...

In her lyrical setting of a poem by Paul Grindlay that is rich with natural imagery, Saindon creates a sweeping soundworld that emulates the crescent shape of the moon, along with imaginative harmonie...

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...

Rutter's 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 accompanied...

Khattar pattar uses a distinctive style of onomatopoeia to describe how we sometimes let our thoughts run out of control. Opening with a whispered section, it has a high rhythmic energy and continual...

This inspiring piece sets the text 'Lift every voice and sing' by writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson. The rising opening vocal figures develop in strength until a central section in...

Off-printed from the complete William Walton Edition, this is one of three versions (the others are for SATB unaccompanied) on a text by Phineas Fletcher - 'Drop, drop slow tears'. The poignant chroma...

This expressive and tender carol from Sweden evokes the innocence of the new-born child. A version for upper voices is available in World Carols for Choirs (SSA). An orchestral accompaniment is availa...

With its voluptuous harmonies and sinuous part writing Pott presents a delicious setting of this beautiful and evergreen hymn text. Despite its apparent chromaticism, it remains modal in flavour and v...

This beautiful setting of Edward Caswell's well-known text provides a wonderful alternative to more familiar versions. A perfect option for SATB choirs at Christmas. Orchestral material is available o...

The harmonic beauty and expressive lines found in this motet emulate the devout text of the ever-popular Eucharistic hymn O sacrum convivium.

This is a vibrant and rhythmic Christmas carol based on an anonymous 15th-century text. The modal feel and lively rhythms lend this carol a medieval character which will delight singers and audiences...

This is a setting of a text by Guyanese-British poet John Agard, which describes how eighteenth-century slave-trader John Newton became an abolitionist. Featured on Orphei Drängar's CD, De Profundis:...