Partitions pour Chœur mixte (SATB)

With words by the composer, this warm, expressive anthem asks Christ to bring justice, hope, and joy to our lives. Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems.

This simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).

This rousing carol sets a text by Norval Clyne. It perfectly captures the contrast between light and darkness in the text, with simple vocal lines underscored by a busy piano part culminating in a pow...

This tender carol sets an affecting text by Christina Rossetti that tells the story of Jesus's birth. In classic McDowall style, the setting explores a variety of choral textures and is interspersed w...

The initial marking 'Sparkling' is a good description of this piece's effervescent Toccata-like figurations and striking harmonies. The plainsong theme appears in longer note values either in the peda...

A traditional Canadian tune arranged for a mixed voice choir by John Rutter. Offprinted from the collection Joy to the World!

A joyful carol of celebration with the refrain 'Gloria in excelsis Deo'. Also available in versions for solo high voice, upper voices, and mixed voices.

Commissioned by the Nidaros Cathedral Girls' Choir, this jazzy setting of the Missa Brevis will be welcomed by all upper-voice choirs who enjoyed A Little Jazz Mass.

A reflection on the plainchant 'Assumpta est Maria', this setting tenders a festal feel through its dance-like metre and expansive melismas. The chant is carried through the work, at times presented b...

This is an evocative setting of the Rudyard Kipling jungle poem 'Now Chil the kite brings home the night'.

Material for the orchestral and brass accompaniments is available on hire.

This setting of the Vesper Responsory exudes a confident radiance and sure belief that the 'Lord he shall be with you'. First published in Advent for Choirs, this setting is both approachable and grip...

Paul Drayton's setting of three stanzas from Laurence Binyon's poem 'For the Fallen' is poignant, dignified, and atmospheric. A serene and expressive refrain for unison voices (which the congregation...

This choral octavo is drawn from Larsen's It I am. This is a lovely, hushed and meditative hymn that is simple and eloquent. The brevity and expressive beauty of this piece can be equally used in both...

The World's Desire was commissioned by the Choir of Truro Cathedral for their service of Nine Lessons and Carols in December 2008, to be performed after the eighth lesson. Setting a text by G. K. Ches...

Originally the second movement of Chilcott's choral work Five Days that Changed the World, this setting of words by Charles Bennett reflects on one of the most significant events of our time. The chor...

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.

In this captivating piece Mahler explores feelings of doubt and insecurity, employing the compelling metaphor of the tide and searching for existential meaning. Bewitching piano cascades and rolling b...

The strong, no-nonsense tune breaks into canon, while the brisk piano part propels the music to a joyous, 'good cheer' ending. It is No. 3 of a suite of three songs, 'At the Turn of the Year', depicti...

This spacious setting of King Henry VI's prayer 'Domine Jesu Christe' presents a seamless arch of music. The influence of the great Tudor composers is especially evident in the rich, long-breathed 'Am...

Written for St Cecilia's Day 1694, Purcell's Te Deum and Jubilate in D was the first work of its kind to be scored for orchestra, and it became the model for future settings of the text by Blow, Croft...

Phoenix is a series of interlinked, contrasting sections - by turns elegiac, radiant, and menacing - culminating in a luminous cantilena for the four melody instruments against densely clustered chord...