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An energetic setting of the fifteenth-century English carol text. An accompaniment for brass, percussion, and organ is available on hire.

This anthem will feel immediately familiar to many listeners! Wilberg has adapted the words of a traditional hymn and set them to the melody of O little town of Bethlehem. With a lively accompaniment...

Charles Wesley's text, which is set to a sturdy, early American hymn tune by James Lucas, depicts the hope to enter into the heavenly home when life is ended. The steadfast and optimistic message of t...

From the collection Anthems for SA and Men, 'Praise ye the Lord, ye heavens adore him' is a spirited anthem scored for SA & men with piano/organ. The text is based on Psalm 148 and is suitable for per...

From the collection Anthems for SA and Men, 'O God, you speak your beauty every hour' is an original choral hymn by Howard Helvey, scored for SA & men with organ. With text by the composer and featuri...

From the collection Mack Wilberg Anthems, 'O praise ye the Lord' is Wilberg's arrangement of the hymn tune 'Laudate Dominum' originally composed by Hubert Parry. Scored for SATB and organ, this jubila...

First published in New Oxford Easy Anthem Book, this joyful anthem sets the text of Psalm 148, featuring changing metre and bright keyboard accompaniment. It is suitable for thanksgiving and praise, o...

First published in New Oxford Easy Anthem Book, this is an lilting anthem with a simple but supportive organ accompaniment, setting a translated twelfth-century Latin text. It is suitable for funeral,...

This congregational mass setting is short and accessible, with a congregational part that may be intuitively learnt. The congregational part, which may be photocopied, is available at the back of the...

Originally published in Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this setting of 'Come, thou Holy Spirit' os perfectly suited to Pentecost. The unison melody is taken by different groups of singers througho...

Originally published in Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this tranquil setting of the well-known text is perfect for Pentecost. The sustained chords in the organ bind and support the melodic phrases...

Originally published in Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this is a modern, macaronic setting of the Pentecost text with a fluid metre and colourful organ accompaniment throughout.

This carol belongs to the genre of folk variations on Lutheran hymns: the original hymn, with a text mostly by Luther, is Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ. After being translated into Estonian, the text...

From the collection Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this modern setting of the Ancient Greek hymn text translated into English provides a fresh alternative to older settings. Scored for SATB and or...

Originally published in Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, this anthem for All Saints' Day is inspired by the sacred polyphonic style from the sixteenth century, with staggered entries and extended me...

The Cherubic Hymn' is a hidden gem from Rachmaninov's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, perfect for Trinity Sunday. With flowing melodic lines, exquisite harmonies, and a contrasting second half, the re...

For soprano and tenor soli, mixed chorus (with divisions) and organ (in the Gloria only).

This affecting setting of the well-known poem from George Herbert's The Temple features rich harmonies and sweeping melodies to create a work of depth and poignancy. The piece begins with an instrumen...

Orchestral material is available on hire

An arrangement of the popular American folk hymn to the traditional 'Foundation' tune.

A powerful and solemn setting of Psalm 57 with a lighter, lilting middle section, published posthumously. Originally published in A Stanford Anthology.

Based on popular hymn tunes, these short anthems by Stanford were written as complements to his Six Bible Songs (Op. 113), but also stand independently as inventive works in their own right. Originall...

He that dwelleth evokes Holst and Vaughan Williams in their more visionary modes. This is especially true of the opening and closing passages with their gently bitonal effect that surrounds the highly...

Palestrina's Agnus Dei II from Missa Brevis is presented here in a special arrangement by Becky McGlade. McGlade places the cello at the heart of the music, using it as a direct substitution for the s...

J. S. Bach's motet, Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230, is presented here with the basso continuo transcribed for solo cello. Offprinted from Music for Choir and Cello.