Bob Chilcott

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...

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.

This is a powerful setting of a text by Langston Hughes that depicts an experience of racial oppression. Moore's music is highly sensitive to the text, with each new description being given a distinct...

This Day unites five very different texts, both sacred and secular, in an exploration of man's relationship with the world and with God. A wonderful concert piece for upper-voice choirs of all ages.

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.

For SA and piano. This beautiful song combines a melodic setting of Christina Rossetti's 'A Birthday' with Robert Burns' 'A Red, Red Rose', sung to the tune of a traditional Scottish ballad. Both them...

This publication makes available separately the two upper voice numbers from Chilcott's larger choral work Singing by Numbers, a celebration of singing in all its various forms. Both songs are calm an...

for unison upper voices and piano or organ 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 orchest...

for unison upper voices and piano or organ or lower strings, percussion, and harp 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 fresh and optimistic version of a nineteenth-century hymn set in a rock-gospel style. The results are uplifting.

For SS and piano. A charming and straightforward setting of a poetic text by Sabine Baring-Gould, this delightful carol is characterized by a simple and effective melody. The voices are in unison for...

One of Chilcott's earliest choral compositions, The Modern Man I Sing is a setting of three poems by Walt Whitman. Initially written for the Gustavus Choir, the leading Lutheran choir in Minnesota, it...

A moving, traditional Irish blessing set to music of great simplicity and beauty. Chilcott perfectly captures the warmth and sincerity of the text, and weaves a memorable melody, which he clothes in r...