Bob Chilcott

Red Boots On is a funky setting of a poem by Kit Wright, brought to life by Chilcott's jazzy chords and groovy syncopated rhythms. The melody begins in unison and grows in texture throughout the piece...

In this energetic piece Chilcott sets both the original unpublished and familiar published version of 'The Mouse's Tale' from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With jazz influences, an...

In this energetic piece Chilcott sets both the original unpublished and familiar published version of 'The Mouse's Tale' from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With jazz influences, an...

Originally published in the collection Alan Bullard Anthems, this optimistic setting of Jan Struther's famous text is perfectly suited to performance at a variety of occasions, including at weddings,...

This is a fresh and optimistic version of a nineteenth-century hymn set in a rock-gospel style. The results are uplifting.

This attractive setting of a text by Christina Rossetti combines a shapely melody with a gentle, rippling piano accompaniment. Ideal for Easter concerts and services.

This is a gentle, blues setting of 'A Cradle Song' from William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience. Rich harmonies, blues chords, and syncopation combine with the classic Chilcott sound to crea...

A short, simple, but joyful piece that never raises its voice above piano.

This setting is faithful to the original folksong melody 'She's like the Swallow'. The straightforward piano part sets the mood, cleverly supports the voices, and helps illustrate the story of the tex...

This is a highly effective setting in four linked movements of poems by Federico Garcia Lorca. The music suggests the sounds, colours, and atmosphere of the Andalusian landscape. Perfectly encapsulati...

From the upper-voice collection Times and Seasons, 'Night/Winter' is a piece in two sections, the first unaccompanied and the second with piano. The voices sing in unison or two parts, and texts are b...

From the upper-voice collection Times and Seasons, 'Evening/Autumn' is a piece in two sections, the first unaccompanied and the second with piano. The voices sing in unison or two parts, and texts are...

From the upper-voice collection Times and Seasons, 'Midday/Summer' is a piece in two sections, the first unaccompanied and the second with piano. The voices sing in unison or two parts, and texts are...

From the upper-voice collection Times and Seasons, Morning/Spring' is a piece in two sections, the first unaccompanied and the second with piano. The voices sing in unison or two parts, and texts are...

Originally published in Five Song for Upper Voices, this piece sets text by the ancient Chinese philospher Lau-Tzu, and explores the the idea that 'all things pass' in this ever-changing world. A cont...

With a text by Coventry Patmore, this short song in simple two part explores the timelessness of truth with a touch of melancholy. Originally published in Five Song for Upper Voices.

From the collection Hark, hark, the lark, 'Come unto these yellow sands' is a setting by Bob Chilcott of words from Shakespeare's The Tempest. This lively piece is scored for upper voices with piano,...

From the collection Hark, hark, the lark, 'Our revels now are ended' is a setting by Bob Chilcott of the famous monologue from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Scored for upper voices with piano, this rhyth...

Two settings for SS and piano or orchestra. Both are rhythmically exuberant settings of colourful medieval texts, sparkling with vitality and humour. Orchestral material is available on hire separatel...

Partition complète et jeu de parties pour The first Nowell de Bob Chilcott. Les six couplets de ce chant mélodieux et chantant marient habilement la variété et la diversité pour créer une forme attray...

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...

This virtuoso showpiece, dating from 2002, is worthy to stand alongside the Toccatas of Gigout and Boëllmann, and makes a superb conclusion to a service or recital on any size of organ.