Bob Chilcott

The Nidaros Jazz Mass draws on a variety of jazz styles to present a fun and innovavtive setting of the Latin Missa brevis. With a gentle Kyrie, funky Gloria, ballad-like Sanctus, laid-back Benedictus...

Commissioned by the Nidaros Cathedral Girls' Choir, this jazzy setting of the Missa Brevis will be welcomed by all upper-voice choirs who enjoyed A Little Jazz Mass.

This dynamic collection presents four jazzy settings of favourite madrigals by Thomas Morley, John Bennet, and Orlando Gibbons. The first, 'Sing we and Chant it', is a relaxed jazz waltz with a compel...

Une mise en scène simple et belle décrivant l'émerveillement d'un monde vu à travers les yeux d'un enfant sourd. Dans le chœur, les chanteurs sont encouragés à signer les mots qu'ils chantent, ce qui...

Samba Mass is a joyous and colourful setting of the Latin Missa brevis. The work is framed by the gentle bossa nova style of the warm Kyrie and relaxed Agnus Dei, which is prefaced by a funky Benedict...

This setting of the Latin Missa brevis combines warmth and simple lyricism with youthful verve. It is highly accessible and there is a natural ease to the vocal lines. There are extended passages for...

Fresh and unsentimental, this setting is as beautiful as the familiar anthem by Stainer of this much-loved text, and a worthy alternative.

A cantata for SS and piano, setting eight witty poems about the scientific elements by Roger McGough. The songs are easy, fast-paced, and accessible, in a colourful variety of musical styles that rang...

In this passionate four-movement work, composer Bob Chilcott and lyricist Delphine Chalmers explore themes of inclusivity, identity, and unity. The middle movements, 'Harmony' and 'Rhythm', have stron...

New setting of five of Aesop's fables Distinguished and celebrated choral composer Moderate difficulty Idiomatic piano accompaniment Ideal concert work for mixed-voice choirs for SATB and piano - This...

Setting a newly written text by Charles Bennett, Five days that changed the world takes singers on a journey through five historical events: the invention of printing, the abolition of slavery, the fi...

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6. Versions fo...

For SATB, with keyboard, or orchestra, or brass, piano, and harp. An easy and original setting of the well-known Rossetti text. An upper-voice version is also available. Accompaniments for orchestra a...

Une émouvante bénédiction traditionnelle irlandaise mise en musique avec beaucoup de simplicité et de beauté. Chilcott saisit parfaitement la chaleur et la sincérité du texte, et tisse une mélodie mém...

The king'singers give special treatment to this Andrew Lloyd Webber classic from The Phantom of the Opera! Available: SATB a cappella. Performance Time: Approx. 2:55.

Pièce lumineuse et aérée sur un texte charmant de Charles Bennett, "A Tree of Song" commence par une figure 7/8 enjouée qui revient tout au long de la pièce, avec une mélodie pleine d'entrain flottant...

For unaccompanied SATB to words by Sir Walter Raleigh. A peaceful and uplifting meditation on death and the afterlife, with softly overlapping upper voices that weave a hypnotic texture over a gentle...

Bob Chilcott, described by the Observer newspaper as a contemporary hero of British choral music, has been working as a choral composer and conductor since leaving The King's Singers in 1997. While in...

This second book of anthems by Bob Chilcott assembles pieces in a wonderful range of styles and moods. The anthems have been carefully selected to be both approachable to a wide range of choirs and ap...

Chilcott's Into God's Call is a tender setting of an Elizabeth Jennings poem. Melodically simple and rewarding, this piece is a straightforward introduction into double choir repertoire.

Thou, my love, art fair' was written for The King's Singers and first performed by the group on St Valentine's Day 2015. Setting the William Baldwin poem, Christ to his spouse, this delightful song ma...

An exciting collection of twenty new spiritual arrangements for SATB choirs, specially commissioned for this volume, compiled and edited by Bob Chilcott. Taking a fresh look at these timeless songs, i...

SongStream 1 is an exciting and innovative collection of 10 songs for youth choirs. Largely scored for SAB, with some divisi and optional parts, these songs combine the music of Bob Chilcott and the V...

Presented here in a version for unison voices (with optional second part), this joyous piece sets a text by Delphine Chalmers full of vivid imagery of childhood memories, with the refrain: 'Though the...