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With a text by the composer, this work was inspired by members of the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto 'friendship through singing'.

This atmospheric setting of familiar words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked by the composer to perform with 'a bit of frost and a knowing smile'....

This is a gentle and graceful anthem setting the well-loved words usually ascribed to St Francis of Assisi. It has been arranged for high voice from the composer's Lux Perpetua, a choral work on the t...

This secular work for solo low voice and piano sensitively sets Langston Hughes's poem of the same name. A lilting melodic line and an effective piano part combine to create a piece that will appeal t...

The style of this cantata suggests an early date with the use of a dance-form ariette typical in operas from Hamburg, including Handel's.

This cantata was written in 1708 when Handel is known to have been in Naples, with text referencing the river Volturno.

Settings of nine poems by Irene Noel-Baker which take and transform elements of Greek myths. The piece shifts from the mythological past to the present, just as the medium of voice and guitar suggest...

To a text from Seeing the World, a book of poety by Dick Davies.

Comprising 4 separate 'Lamentations', this work for bass voice and theorbo takes its text from John Donne's The Lamentations of Jeremy, and is set in Howard Skempton's characteristic pared-down style.

An easy anthem for low voice and piano or organ, this piece has a haunting simplicity with a flowing tune over a gently rocking accompaniment. Also available in a version for solo high voice.

Arranged here for solo low voice and piano or organ, this lyrical setting of a text by Colin Coppen has an elegant melody and flowing piano accompaniment. It would make a charming addition to any conc...

Scored for low voice and piano or organ, this folk-inspired melody is gentle and free-flowing, perfectly suited to the natural imagery found in the Lowry's popular poem. Also available in a version fo...

Scored for low voice and piano or organ, this setting of a Jewish text is simple but uplifting, and well-supported by a flowing keyboard accompaniment. Also available in a version for solo high voice.

Taken from Sanctum, a setting of the Requiem text for upper voices, 'Lux aeterna' features a simple and gentle melody, supported by a new piano part in this arrangement for solo voice. Also available...

This popular traditional French carol tells of the milkmaids Jeanette and Isabella, who run to tell the shepherds to come and see the baby Jesus in the stable.

This charming traditional Catalan carol is full of natural imagery exploring the return of spring. With both English and Catalan text, Wilberg's arrangement is scored for low voice and piano, captures...

Scored for low voice and piano, Wilberg's arrangement of this popular carol is bright and lively, supported by a tinkling piano accompaniment. Also available in a version for high voice and piano.

Scored for low voice and piano, Wilberg's arrangement of this traditional Basque carol is gentle yet charming, with expressive suspsensions in the supportive piano accompaniment. Also available in a v...

Scored for low voice and piano, Wilberg's arrangement of this familiar traditional melody is gentle and lilting, supported by rich harmonies and a mellifluous piano part. Also available in a version f...

Scored for solo low voice and piano, I remember sets a text reflecting on the wonder of the natural world and the people who shape our lives. The stirring melody calls to mind the folksong tradition,...

This is an attractive carol to a traditional Scottish text and with a gentle 'folk-y' feel. The flowing melody features flattened sevenths and delicate Scotch snaps, with each verse ending with a lull...

Rutter's music captures the varied moods of Shakespeare's words, with their rapture, sorrow, humour, and vitality, in a way that makes these classic madrigal texts come alive for contemporary audience...