Chants de Noël de Faber Music

Text by Dorothy L. Sayers. First sung at the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Cambridge in 2000

A lively setting using the popular I Saw Three Ships text. The choral writing depicts the fresh bracing sonorities of bells.

A perfect example of the young Britten's masterful vocal writing in a Christmas choral suite destined to become a major repertoire work. Includes Christ's Nativity, Sweet was the Song, Preparations, N...

The Fayrfax Carol was commissioned by the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve, 1997. Subtle and lyrical yet with pointed, bitter-sweet harmon...

In this ideal setting for Christmas, Grier recreates the jubilant scene using an array of crisp, electrically charged rhythms. The effect is vast and spacious.

A lilting a cappella setting of a text by Richard Crashaw (1612-1649), where the clear vocal lines are set against a dark and dense harmonic background. This short piece can be performed at any point...

Matthew Martin's setting of 'Adam Lay Ybounden' was first performed by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral at St. George's, Hanover Sqaure, London on December 19th 2006. Matthew Martin was educated at...

SATB Unaccompanied For centuries, composers have been inspired by the beautiful 'O magnum mysterium' text depicting the birth of the new-born King among the lowly animals and shepherds. This setting f...

This Beautiful setting of Sarah Teasdale's Christmas Carol is the latest addition to the Faber New Choral Works Series. Originally, the work was composed for the South Petherton combined Arts Society...

The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of contemporary composers an...

The Essential Carol Singer provides the solution to the endless problem of too many books and not enough hands. It includes thirty of the most popular carols in one book, all SATB, unaccompanied, with...

The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of contemporary composers an...

This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and...

Commissioned by BBC Music Magazine, Love came down at Christmas is Alexander L'Estrange's stunning setting of the classic poem by Christina Rossetti. The music reflects the direct, sincere and express...

This setting of a seasonal text by Mary Wilson is for unaccompanied mixed chorus. It would be an attractive addition to a Christmas choral concert.

A Rose at Christmas is a simple setting of Berowne's words from the first scene of Love's Labour's Lost arranged for unaccompanied mixed voice choir. It was commissioned by the BBC for a c...

Christmas Eve for unaccompanied SATB voices is a festive piece by Wilfrid Mellers, with text taken from the Speierischere Gesangbuch (1617) translated by Elizabeth Hankey. The score includes a piano r...

Stars In Heaven was written for the Choir of Westminster Abbey. This festive work sets a contemporary text by Charles Anthony Silvestri and wonderfully captures the joy of Christ's birth. Vibrant, sty...

The Swete Roose was written for the Choir of New College, Oxford. This gentle piece offers choirs an appealingly fresh option for Advent and Christmas services. The lovely 15th-century text provides a...

Hodie was written for Portsmouth Grammar School and is an ideal opener for Christmas concerts. The soaring vocal lines are underpinned by rhythmic and harmonically rich organ part, resulting in a joyo...

Dormi Jesu pour SATB (div.) et Solo Soprano.

Stars Over Snow est un simple chant d'hiver pour chœur SATB. Une mise en musique simple mais éloquente d'un texte de Sara Teasdale. Commande du Barlow Endowment for Music Composition de l'Université...

Happy Christmas ! arrangé pour SSAATTBB a cappella par Roxanna Panufnik.