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For soprano solo, SATB, piano, bass, drums and optional alto saxophone Will Todd's Mass in Blue is a dynamic, uplifting, and highly popular jazz setting of the Latin mass. The Jazz Trio Set includes p...

> Variety of composers, including Bob Chilcott, Alan Bullard, Howard Skempton, Cecilia McDowall, and Will Todd > Accompanied and unaccompanied settings > Well-known Shakespeare texts, including 'It wa...

Orchestration: fl, 3hn, hp, str This gentle arrangement of Will L. Thompson's words and melody (1880) is ideal for mixed-voice choirs of all levels of experience. The melody is sympathetically treated...

Setting a text by Charles Bennett, 'The White Field' presents a dreamlike scene in which blackbirds plant songs in the cold earth and await the growth of their music. Chilcott's melodies echo through...

This eight-movement work sets texts taken from different Shakespeare plays. The piano part is integral to the whole, helping to emphasise the contrasting moods of these poems.

Inspired by the simple directness of William Chatterton Dix's vivid, pictorial text, the composer explores the breadth of the choral canvas in this expressive and artful carol. The piece has a straigh...

Originally the second movement of Chilcott's choral work '5 Days that Changed the World', this poignant setting of words by Charles Bennett reflects on one of the most significant events of our time....

This spirited carol gives a fresh take on the traditional Christmas text. The lively 7/8 metre, lilting upbeat rhythms, and contrasting textures are a real pleasure to sing, and perfectly express a se...

This beautiful and much-loved Somerset folk-song was originally from No. 2 of Five Traditional Songs arranged for mixed choir by John Rutter. Offprinted from John Rutter Choral Works for TTBB choirs.

LM-7: Aquarius was the seventh lunar module that NASA sent into space, on teh Apollo 13 mission. The piece is in eleven continuous sections, the proportions of which are derived from the ten letters a...

Combining a number of early lullaby texts in one setting, Adam and the Mother is a haunting carol recalling the fall of Adam. It combines irregular melodic lines with lilting ostinato passages and wil...

Rejoice in the Lord is a fast, festive, and joyful setting of Psalm 33. After an exuberant opening, a lively organ passage leads into a beautiful moment of stillness in the choir, unaccompanied, creat...

With the "Krippen-Carol", published by Oxford University Press, a wonderfully contemplative and tender atmosphere graces the Advent and Christmas season. This gentle, tuneful choral piece captivates w...

This heart-felt setting was originally included in the popular 'A Garland for Linda', a celebration of the life of the late Linda McCartney. Combining a poignant text adapted from Milton, Shakespeare,...

First published in Encores for Choirs 2, this jaunty piece for SATB is an imaginative arrangement of William Walton's 'Popular Song'.

This is a moving arrangement of the familiar passage from the Book of John. Larsen takes an original melody and arranges beautiful harmonies underneath with delicate suspensions. This is a rewarding a...

This gentle anthem, written for the Choir of St Chad's College, Durham, sets a text that is adapted from several prayers of St Chad. Bednall has added movement to this calm and reflective piece throug...

In this spacious motet Jackson creates an original sound-world in praise of the Virgin Mary. Traditional Latin texts are combined with a Christina Rossetti poem celebrating the Annunciation.

Bring festive splendour to your Christmas concert with this evocative setting of the traditional carol 'In dulci jubilo'. Ralph Vaughan Williams's celebrated arrangement has been masterfully reworked...

Both the texts, an anonymous one from the 14th century and one attributed to Pope Clement XI, are prayers. Very simple choral sections, using sustained drones, alternate with more florid solos. The mu...

Jane Savage's setting of the famous Christmas hymn 'While shepherds watched their flocks by night' was written for the girls' choir of The Asylum for Female Orphans and published in 1785.

Bring the wonder of Christmas to the choral stage with this masterly arrangement of 'Stille Nacht' (Silent Night), published by Oxford University Press. Presented as an offprint from the celebrated an...

Chilcott sets this text by Tennyson, which describes the feeling of anticipation before the birth of Christ, using a pure and effective melody in the verses, complimented by jubilant refrains of 'Glor...

A setting of the Trinity Sunday text with achingly pure and fluid melodic lines featured throughout, imbuing the piece with characteristic clarity and luminosity. The change to A major for 'Trinitati...

This heartfelt setting is built upon a haunting melody of folk-like simplicity, underpinned throughout by a lyrical and independent accompaniment. An orchestral accompaniment is available on hire. A v...