Chester Music

Opera in One Act, Three Scenes. For Solo Voices (2 Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor and Bass), SATB Chorus and Chamber Orchestra. Libretto: Eric Crozier, from the Old Testament.

This work was commissioned by the 1976 Three Choirs Festival and first performed in Hereford Cathedral on 26 August 1976.

For SATB chorus, with piano accompaniment for rehearsal purposes. Words by Herrick, Davenant and Spenser; music by Christopher Brown.

The Fall of Lucifer was commissioned for the Silver Jubilee of the Tilford Bach Festival with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain. The first performance was given on 13 May 1977. This...

The work was designed as a companion piece to Bach's incomparable setting, and uses the same vocal and instrumental resources. It is also constructed in such a way that the Latin Magnificat can be per...

A work for SATB chorus and orchestra, commissioned by Bedford School. The first performance was given by the school's First Orchestra and Choral Society conducted by Andrew Morris in October 1981. Thi...

The Chester Books Of Madrigals offer an exciting collection of secular European madrigals, partsongs and rounds from the 16th and early 17th centuries, newly edited from early sources by Anthony G. Pe...

The Chester Books Of Madrigals offer an exciting collection of secular European madrigals, partsongs and rounds from the 16th and ear;y 17th centuries, newly edited from early sources by Anthony G. Pa...

The Chester Books Of Madrigals offer an exciting collection of secular European madrigals, partsongs and rounds from the 16th and early 17th centuries, newly edited from early sources by Anthony G. Pa...

This work for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra was commissioned by the National Confederation of Music Societies to celebrate its Jubilee in 1985, with funds made available b...

The Chester Books Of Madrigals offer an exciting collection of secular European madrigals, partsongs and rounds from the 16th and ear;y 17th centuries, newly edited from early sources by Anthony G. Pa...

Work for Solo Soprano with tape loop, Cantor, Narrator, Plainsong Chorus and SATB Chorus. Premiered by Jean Kinibbs and the Syrinx Ensemble, November 1983.

A setting of the text of Thomas Traherne. The work was commissioned for the 1989 Southern Cathedrals Festival by the Dean and Chapter of Chichester.

Christopher Brown has always felt a particular affinity for vocal music, and his choral works and operas form an essential part of his output. This work is a 'seasonal cycle' for SATB chorus and orche...

Vocal score for this ikon in music and dance. The solo parts are for soprano, contralto, bass-baritone and boys' chorus (minimum of 9). Duration c. 90mins. This is a special item which is made to orde...

Cyril Ornadel and Kelvin Reynolds. A new ecological musical in two acts set 30 years into the future. The rivers and land are polluted and the children of the village have never seen a flower, bee or...

Quoting Burgon: My first thought on receiving this commission was what sort of text would suit. Something on the general idea of growth - starting very small and blossoming was the obvious way to go,...

A work for SATB soli, SATB chorus and orchestra, using a variety of texts, selected by Alistair Grant, who commissioned the work to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Jacobite rising (1745-6). I...

This work was commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The first performance was given on 3rd December 1998 at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, by Lisa Tyrrell (Sopran...

For Tenor solo, SATB choir, string orchestra and organ. Vocal score in a new edition prepared by Christopher Brown. Includes a keyboard reduction of the orchestral score. Chorus Part available: CH5537...

First performed on 17 October 2000 at the Pieve dell'Assunta, Cavalese, Trentino, Italy by the Mayfield Singers, this is an Italian translation of the text A Hoy Calendar from the poem sequence Fisher...

Vocal Score for Ikon Of Eros by John Tavener.

Commissioned for Tenebrae and their director, Nigel Short. John Tavener writes: Mother and Child celebrates the miracle of childbirth. It also celebrates Mary in her universal aspect as mother of all...