Bob Chilcott

Opening with a simplicity and innocence created by the unison theme, this anthem's textures gradually evolve as the other voices make their entries.

Beach is taken from the song cycle 'Songs for Seven Storeys', which Bob Chilcott wrote to celebrate the opening of the New Evelina Children's Hospital. Combining a nostalgic melody with a haunting vio...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, 'The Runner' is a fast rhythmic piece setting a text by Walt Whitman. With chromatic inflections, close harmonies, and vocalizations to imitate the athlete's...

This tiny, delicate piece has something of the Debussyian prelude about it. It deftly deals with that familiar theme of snow, not rising above a piano dynamic throughout.

This work is by turns joyous and reflective. Rich harmonies, shifting tonalities, and expressive melodies combine to evoke the changing moods explored within the text. The poignant Andante section giv...

This rustic and pretty carol features a winning melody of folk-like simplicity, which is developed over the course of four verses. The result is an up-beat carol that is easy, varied, and rewarding to...

In this beguiling setting of 'A Dream' from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, Skempton weaves a gentle and chromatic melody through harmonies that are pure yet richly expressive.

Discover an extraordinary and charming choral work with 'Fragments from his dish', published by the renowned Oxford University Press. This original cycle of six pieces revolves entirely around the del...

Composed in 1975 for the liturgical greeting of the Right Reverend Paul Moore, Bishop of New York, this energetic motet is based upon the mode 8 plainsong responsory for the reception of a bishop as f...

Une œuvre sombre et belle, mais aussi très accessible, en trois mouvements. Les deux premiers sont plus sombres : ce sont des hymnes du soir qui demandent protection et réconfort pour la nuit. La musi...

Ce fantastique CD d'accompagnement, enregistré par un trio de jazz professionnel, est idéal pour les répétitions et les concerts. Compatible avec les versions à voix mixtes et à voix hautes de A Littl...

Alan Smith provides a lush, floating, contemporary setting to this traditional text. Gentle and with a captivating melody, this highly accessible anthem is a true gem for the Christmas season and prov...

Texte original dans la tradition franciscaine.

Une mise en concert très originale et efficace de la Missa brevis latine dans laquelle les différents mouvements embrassent une variété de styles de jazz. L'accompagnement de caractère au piano peut ê...

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...

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...

Spirituel, arrangé pour baryton et chœur mixte.

A work filled with ambition, Circlesong is a musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America. Based on poetry from the Chinook, Comanche, Dakota, Eskimo...

A work filled with ambition, Circlesong is a musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America. Based on poetry from the Chinook, Comanche, Dakota, Eskimo...

In Little Jazz Carols Chilcott brings his choral jazz style to the Christmas season. The hymn-like opening movement, 'Blessed be that Mary', is followed by the ballad 'Balulalow', before the energetic...

Samba Mass is a joyous setting of the Missa brevis. The stylistic piano part can be played as written or serve as a guide, and an optional band part is available separately. Performers will enjoy expl...

This piece is a dynamic, uplifting, and highly popular jazz setting of the Latin mass, featuring driving grooves and blues harmonies, with provision for short piano solos (notated or improvised) and g...

Bring festive energy and captivating rhythms to your holiday concert! This practical percussion part (version for 1 player) is the ideal addition to the popular Oxford University Press arrangement of...

A work of thanksgiving, The Song of Harvest is an artfully crafted celebration of the earth and its riches. It is structured around five hymns with original melodies and opportunity for audience/congr...