Musique sacrée

In this haunting arrangement of the well-known carol, Higgins creates a mystical soundscape by layering a single motif in a four-part soprano canon. These repetitions echo throughout and support the v...

'My Love has Died for Me' is taken from Passion Music, a concert and liturgical work that epitomizes Todd's love of blending jazz and choral music. Recurring melodies, changing metres, and extended ha...

This sophisticated, jubilant setting of a macaronic text by Kevin Crossley-Holland begins with an emphatic opening refrain before setting off on a sprightly dance through fluctuating 2/2 and 7/8 time...

Following Jackson's settings of the seven 'O' antiphons (Seven Advent Antiphons), this is a setting of the text recognised as the eighth 'O' antiphon and performed as such in many Christian traditions...

This setting of a tune from The Sacred Harp is strong and march-like, with accented rhythms and percussive vocal lines contributing to a rousing overall effect. It was originally published as part of...

Victimae paschali laudes is an atmospheric arrangement of the plainsong melody for this Latin text for Easter Sunday. Lawson employs interjections of 'alleluia' within the main text as an expression o...

Lightly come or lightly go is a playful setting of James Joyce's poem of the same name for SATB double choir. The two choirs portray the conflicting emotions expressed in the poem demonstrated by the...

This contemplative setting of Psalm 23 presents the well-loved 'The Lord is my Shepherd' text within a four-part, homophonic texture. Hymn-like and lyrical, this unaccompanied composition is illustrat...

This is a warm and contemplative setting of the medieval Latin hymn, suitable for communion services or for Lent, Passiontide, or Corpus Christi. Built around harmonic sequences and an appealing openi...

If you love me is a beautiful and unique setting of a well-known Pentecost text. Coloured by nuanced dynamics, Young's rich, extended harmonies create tension throughout the piece, before finally reso...

If you love me is a beautiful and unique setting of a well-known Pentecost text. Coloured by nuanced dynamics, Young's rich, extended harmonies create tension throughout the piece, before finally reso...

With a text by Thomas Campion, View me, Lord is a tender prayer characterized by its sensitive text-setting. Each verse features a change in voicing, rhythm, and harmony, while the ever-changing metre...

With a text by Thomas Campion, View me, Lord is a tender prayer characterized by its sensitive text-setting. Each verse features a change in voicing, rhythm, and harmony, while the ever-changing metre...

This expressive, proclamatory setting of verses from George Herbert's 'Easter' features eminently singable vocal lines, antiphonal writing, and imaginative word-painting.

This expressive, proclamatory setting of verses from George Herbert's 'Easter' features eminently singable vocal lines, antiphonal writing, and imaginative word-painting.

William Blake's poem, 'A Cradle Song', is brought to life in this elegant setting by Chilcott. The gentle, recurring melody is passed from sopranos to altos, supported by 'oo's and 'ah's in the lower...

A joyful choral work that ebbs and flows, brought to a close by a lilting unity of voices.

This work builds up from just a few voices into a chorus of joyous celebration of the three miracles of the Epiphany: the Magi being led to Jesus' birth, water being changed into wine, and Jesus' bapt...

Evocative and moving polyphony paired with a text meditating man's relationship with God.

Evocative and moving polyphony paired with a text meditating man's relationship with God.

A surging choral work with distinct punctuated vocal lines, often with a leading tenor part.

This famous text is set to richly textured music filled with graceful melodic shapes.

A rousing celebration of Christ's ascension to Heaven featuring fantastic runs of notes shared between the voices.

Fresh, crisp and full of life, this work is the perfect setting for the jubilant words recounting the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.