Gospel music is a vibrant fusion of African folk music and European hymns. Rooted in the spiritual (the creation of African-Americans in the 19th century), the joy of gospel music has had a profound i...
English song in the first half of the twentieth century was largely defined by the wonderful output of Roger Quilter and Gerlad Finzi, both of whom delighted in setting fine peotry by Wordsworth, Shak...
Howard Goodall is one of British TV's finest musical assets. This is an arrangement of Psalm 23 (the theme-tune from the award-winning BBC TV series 'The Vicar of Dibley') and 'Theme-Academy' - a show...
Wales - the 'land of song' - has not only produced some of the world's greatest singers, including the bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, but also some of the British Isle's finest folk melodies. Here are thr...
England 'this scepter'd isle', has been the inspiration fo many beautiful folk melodies through time. Here are three contrasted songs that capture the atmosphere of past times - the hard toil, the lov...
Alexander L'Estrange's beautiful mixed voice composition, Lute-book Lullaby, is the latest addition to the highly acclaimed Faber New Choral Works series. First performed by the choir Tenebrae, direct...
Talented duo Joanna Forbes and Alexander L'Estrange have devised a series of jazz warm-ups designed to help choirs swing. Getting into the groove has never been such fun! These warm ups are arranged...
This collection of Music for Special Occasions brings together ten sacred choral works to enhance any occasion whether joyful, reflective or commemorative. Some best-loved pieces as well as new compos...
The love of all things retro is a collective cultural obsession through which we celebrate a fondness for bygone days. This collection represents three of the best-known and classic retro hits that, o...
This volume is a toe-in-the-water introduction to some of the great and much loved American folksons. Two individual songs are presented here, Oh Shenandoah and Simple Gifts, which are complemented wi...