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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:...

This impressive anthem is the second of two in which Michael Berkeley sets texts by Rowan Williams. First the sun, then the shadow uses words from his poem Emmaus, written in 2008. It was commissioned...

This tunefully lilting carol for choir and organ will prove popular with audiences and choirs alike, its six verses deftly marrying variety with diversity to create an attractive shape. Offprinted fro...

Orchestral material is available on hire.

Commissioned by King's College, Cambridge, for the 2021 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Cecilia McDowall's setting of this well-known fifteenth-century macaronic text is expressive and ethereal....

Setting a text by George Herbert depicting the awe and mystery of the Christian faith, this simple work for trebles and organ makes full use of Jackson's gift for melody, with his trademark florid org...

This tender carol sets an affecting text by Christina Rossetti that tells the story of Jesus's birth. In classic McDowall style, the setting explores a variety of choral textures and is interspersed w...

Sarah Quartel's On this Silent Night perfectly conveys the magic and excitement of winter, conjuring images of warmth by the fireside while the weather outside closes in. It would be a compelling secu...

Suitable for concert use, this simple, delightful setting of a Yeats poem embraces nature's beauty and the secret joy of solitude. Soaring melodies, rich harmonic language, and a piano part that is bo...

This short, light-hearted setting of a Julie Kane text is suitable for school or youth choirs, its homophonic texture and fun words making it easy to learn.

The traditional Swedish melody is eminently hummable, flowing naturally and predictably through each phrase. The accompanying orchestral parts, however, boast some wonderful surprises, which make for...

For SATB and piano or chamber orchestra. A celebration of singing in all its various forms, using a diverse assortment of texts. The seven short movements include items for upper (or children's) voice...

For SATB and piano or strings and harp. This gentle carol, set to a beautiful text by Elizabeth Jennings, reflects upon the birth of Christ and the coming New Year. In a simple setting, Chilcott perfe...

for mixed chorus (SATB), solo piano, and orchestra. There is an alternative accompaniment for 2 pianos, timp, and 3 (or 5) percussion players. Instrumental material is available on hire. Solo Piano, M...

For SATB choir and piano or small orchestra. A cycle of six choral settings of Elizabethan poetry by Campion, Herrick, Middleton, Shakespeare, and others. Orchestral material is available on hire.

A cycle of choral settings with words by Campion, Shakespeare, and anon. for SATB (with tenor solo) and small orchestra. Full scores and orchestral parts are available on hire. Good ale and Blow, blow...

A cantata for SATB chorus and full orchestra OR strings and piano, adapted by the composer from his opera Sir John in Love. Includes settings of words by Shakespeare (from 'Much Ado About Nothing') an...

For SATB and piano, or piano, bass, and drum kit. This show-stopping fughetta is part of John Rutter's 'musical fable' The Reluctant Dragon. Also available in Encores for Choirs. Instrumental material...

For SATB and piano or orchestra. With its evocative piano accompaniment, this piece is wonderfully understated and sincere, in keeping with the sentiment of the original, and is sure to raise a tear o...

For SATB and piano or orchestra. The story of the journey of Mary and Joseph to the stable in Bethlehem, set against a bleak winter landscape. An accompaniment for small orchestra is available on hire...

This is the fruit of a collaboration between the American poet and storyteller Brian Andreas and Bob Chilcott. It seeks to celebrate the essential good of humanity, expressed in the healing power of s...

This is a powerful arrangement that uses the full range of the upper voices. Orchestral material is available on hire. 2.2.2.2 - 4.3.3.1 - Timp.2Perc - Org - Str.

For SATB and piano (4 hands) or orchestra (2. 2. 2. 2-4. 3. 3. 1-Timp. Perc-Str). This is No. 3 of Four American Folk Hymns which draw on the rich folk traditions of New England and rural Southern Uni...

Five songs for SATB chorus and piano on texts by twentieth-century women poets