Boosey & Hawkes Contemporary Choral Series

Nordic Christmas de Kim André Arnesen es una colección de siete villancicos originarios de tres países nórdicos: Noruega, Suecia y Dinamarca. Escritos en honor del 125 aniversario de Sons of Norway (o...

Rejoice! is a Christmas carol full of pure and unbounded joy. Here the bells ring out with the help of sharply accented reverberating chords, and richly crafted contrapuntal passages recall Johann Seb...

O the depth is a devotional work, suitable as an introit or short anthem, which couples together a passage from the New Testament (Romans 11) and a single verse from the Old Testament (Isaiah 55) whic...

This short, rhythmical work is inspired by an area of McGlade's native Cornwall and uses the text of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem of the same name. The area, where a common meets the sea, is home to ma...

Composer’s note Tantum Ergo should have a chant-like feel especially on the repeated pitches. Keep the tempo flexible to enable effective contrast in dynamics and a sustained sound throughout. The acc...

Composer’s note O sacrum convivium was written in 2007 - it is one of my earliest choral compositions. Olivier Messiaen’s setting had a profound impact on me as a young chorister. As John Cooper, the...

«On this night» es una adaptación del movimiento central de la suite coral de tres movimientos de Will Todd titulada «Praise all things», compuesta en 2019 para la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Preston Hol...

Composer’s note In Jubilate Deo I have gone back to the music to which I was introduced from a very early age as a chorister at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway. Singing regularly in concerts an...

Weddings are joyful occasions - for the happy couple as well as for their community. When a couple stands before their friends and families, and sometimes in sacred settings before God, they make vows...

Die von den schottischen Hebriden stammende einfache wie schöne Melodie dieses Weihnachtsliedes zeichnet sich durch volkstümliche Atmosphäre und tänzerischen Rhythmus aus. Ein zugängliches und ungewöh...

A setting of a nativity poem from Her Maker's Maker by Michael Symmons Roberts, New-made for a king was commissioned by Andreas Klatt for Farnham Youth Choir. Scored mainly in four parts, the choral t...

In this Christmas carol, which is available in a version for mixed choir (BH 13453) as well as for high choir voices (BH 13454) and was composed for the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, the composer sets hi...

The original version of this carol (SATB and piano) was commissioned by Celia Ellingson through LutheranArts in honor of Gary Aamodt’s 80th Birthday, December 25, 2017, and is dedicated to the annual...

Composed in 1978 this is a setting of a Dutch traditional carol. The work opens with an extended passage for solo oboe, molto rubato. The vocal writing includes sections for various combinations of vo...

Hewitt Jones' timeless new carol Baby in an ox's stall beautifully captures the joyful essence of Christmas and is sure to become a popular addition to choral seasonal repertoire. Featuring text writt...

This Christmas carol, originally in French and entitled 'La Chanson de la Naissance', first appeared in a comedy theatre show called Famille d'Artistes in 1989. Piazzolla is best known for his develop...

Sweet was the Song is a traditional English carol dating from the 16th century depicting the Virgin Mary singing a lullaby to the new-born Jesus. This setting for mixed voices (no divisi) and organ re...

In this Christmas carol, which is available in a version for mixed choir (BH 13453) as well as for high choir voices (BH 13454) and was composed for the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, the composer sets hi...

Commissioned by St Asaph Cathedral Choir in Wales in 2017, Let us go to Bethlehem is an enchanting and gently flowing setting, based on verses from Luke 2:15, and full of joy and sparkling energy. Wil...

Written for the University of South Carolina, this new carol from Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen sets a beautiful poem by Bliss William Carman (1861-1929). The poem describes a wintery world, wi...

This work was composed in 2020 and was commissioned by the Lord Burghley 500 Foundation for a Service of Thanksgiving in Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Ce...

Composer’s note O sacrum convivium was written in 2007 - it is one of my earliest choral compositions. Olivier Messiaen’s setting had a profound impact on me as a young chorister. As John Cooper, the...