Chœur et Chant

Commissioned by Ralph Woodward and the Fairhaven Singers in memory of Dora Kemp, one of the choir's sopranos, God is Light sets lines from Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians, and 1 John. It moves from an unse...

Quiet and relatively short in duration, this a cappella work is pensive and wonderfully expressive. Often selected for performance in contests and festivals, it has earned its reputation as a 20th cen...

Chilcott's setting captures the mood of painful introspection that infuses this spiritual, in a way that few others have achieved. A truly moving response to a subtle but provocative text.

For SATB unaccompanied with short passages for soprano solo or semi-chorus.

This a cappella setting of evocative words by E. Pauline Johnson is immediately appealing, with its playful, swinging syncopations and dancing scat accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSAA...

Cette pièce, qui est une mise en scène vivante du célèbre texte macaronique de Noël, utilise des signatures temporelles fréquemment changeantes, des syncopes et des mouvements indépendants dans chaque...

An Elemental Elegy a été commandée par l'ensemble mondialement reconnu voces8 pour son CD "After Silence", qui sortira en juillet 2020 à l'occasion du 15e anniversaire de l'ensemble. Mårten Jansson ex...

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

When Love Speaks is a piece composed by Owain Park, for his cycle 'Shakespeare Love Songs', commissioned by The Maesbury Singers. This work is arranged for Unaccompanied SATB Choir. The cycle 'Shakesp...

Winner of the 2006 Vanguard Premiers Choral Competion Contest, this setting of O Nata Lux has already been selected for performance at numerous ACDA venues. Dr. Forbes, professor at Millikin Universit...

Thou, my love, art fair sets the William Baldwin poem Christ to his spouse. This delightful song makes full and effective use of the voice parts and features charming harmonies and interweaving melism...

This carol describes how the ringing of church bells evokes the events of the first Christmas, and Karsten Gundermann's arrangement uses the lower voices to evoke the sound of bells. This version of t...

O Come, Let Us Sing Unto The Lord was written for Stephen Layton and Polyphony by Morten Lauridsen. Purchase the sheet music for unaccompanied SATB chorus. This setting has been recorded on Lauridsen:...

Originally published in Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars, this piece sets a poem by Sara Teasdale that likens a heart seeking its love to a swallow's cry. Chydenius's rich harmonies, syncopated melodies, and...

Fluid vocal lines and a sensitive text both shine in this powerful, yet heartfelt, recollection of a loved one no longer here with us. Perfectly capturing the essence of love that lives forever, it is...

Die mittelschweren, sehr prägnanten Stücke sind von engagierten Laienchören problemlos zu bewältigen. Mit seiner höchst eindrucksvollen musikalischen Sprache trifft Furrer auf die Poesie und zeitlose...

A choral work by Philip Glass from his opera Einstein On The Beach in Glass's trademark minimal style. The work is based upon overlapping repeating rhythmic motives, with 5 Knee Play pieces used to pu...

Puer Natus est (Introitus zu Weihnachten); Maranatha! (Prozessionshymnus 'Veni Emmanuel'); Veni (Introitus zu Pfingsten);. SSAATTBB acap.

This masterful setting of God's Grandeur by Kenneth Leighton composed quite early in his career has characteristic mid-century muscularity. One can discern the influences of Hindemith and Dallapiccola...

This set of Preces and Responses, including the Lord's Prayer, will be enjoyed by all seeking new material for the liturgy. The largely syllabic four-part setting harks back to the music of the great...

This festive arrangement of a traditional German carol features an English text, translated and adapted by John Rutter. The first two verses are sung by soloists (or alternatively by a semi-chorus) ov...

This attractive motet was written for performance alongside Brahms's Requiem. The gracefully sculpted music clothes the text with touching melodies, expressive harmonies and varied sonorities.