Partitions pour Chœur mixte (SATB)

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...

This uplifting anthem sets the Invocation text from Carmina Gadelica. McDowall's beautiful melodies flow and intertwine, decorated by scotch snaps that reflect the text's origin. Suitable for services...

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...

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...

In this short introit Bednall sets the 'In manus tuas' responsary for the Compline service. A setting of a useful text for church or cathedral services, the anthem is appropriately serene and luminesc...

From the collection Mack Wilberg Anthems, 'Beautiful Saviour' is Wilberg's arrangement of a 12th century melody to create this reverent hymn. Scored for SATB unaccompanied, this gentle, worshipful pie...

This vibrant setting of Isaiah 9:6 draws on the rhythms and textures of modern Nigerian art music. The predominantly homophonic texture is interspersed with solo lines, in a setting full of dynamic co...

Das Vaterunser als höchstes Gebet des Christentums wird hier in einem schlichten, aber nicht banalen Satz von Javier Busto vorgelegt. Das Werk beschreibt einen sehr ruhigen, demütigen und leisen Chara...

Composition de Rihards Dubra pour chœur de voix mixtes sans accompagnement avec texte en latin.

There is an unrelenting confidence in this anthem which affirms the faithfulness of God in the life of the believer. This joyful declaration of hope is set to a vigorous musical concept, with a rhythm...

We know Kirby for his jazzy arrangements of every style. With this original he recreates the sound of bagpipes and makes them better with jazzy harmonies, independent vocal lines and NO DRONE. This is...

Two prayers of St. Edmund, beautifully set for 'a cappella' choir. Technically, this piece is well within the grasp of most choirs and would make a memorable concert work, anthem or introit.

Morten Lauridsen's setting of Chanson Eloignee arranged for unaccompanied SATB choir. Lauridsen was commissioned by the Pacific Chorale (Directed by John Alexander), to write an a capella work for the...

This expressive Irish ballad from the king'singers' repertoire has now been adapted for SATB ensembles. Available: SATB divisi a cappella. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.

Hungarian composer Gyorgy Orban arranged this Shakespeare text for a cappella mixed voices, works well with high school or adult choirs.

Originally scored for treble voices (HMC2065), this mixed chorus voicing is just as successful. Try the piece with other 'global' music on your spring concert or on any festive occasion in the church.

Version for SATB Choir A Cappella with piano accompaniment for rehearsal.

A simple setting of this popular medieval Advent carol which has great originality and impact. The style is controlled, almost austere, and the effect is hypnotic. This is an unsettling but poignant p...

This short sacred work for unaccompanied mixed choir is a highly atmospheric setting of the poet Henry Vaughan's mystical and enigmatic poem of the same name. Written for the choir of St Peter's Colle...

McGlade's setting of 'The Call' by George Herbert is simple but effective, reflecting the directness of the original poem. The three-bar phrases create a feeling of expectancy throughout the verses, a...

This is a beautiful setting of words from Act 3 Scene 2 of The Tempest. The opening soprano and tenor melody is based on a dreamlike, oscillating two-note cell which threads throughout the piece, broa...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Songbook, this is a beautiful unaccompanied arrangement of a popular Japanese children's song. With a text full of natural imagery and a folk-like pentatonic melody, '...

Written in an a cappella style with scat accompaniment, A Tree is a Song is a joyful celebration of the affinity between trees and how wisdom can be passed on 'as a melody from tree to tree'. McDowall...