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Marie-Claire Saindon's Keeping Time for Joy abounds with the joy of contemporary writer Sarah Windle's text in this uplifting piece. Folk-like scalic melodies, infused with momentum through changing c...

Larsen's take on the famous witches' incantation, 'Double, double, toil and trouble,' from Shakespeare's Macbeth is filled with lurid word-painting and rhythmic tricks.

Setting a fifteenth-century English text containing some short Latin passages, this is a joyful, dance-like carol with a medieval feel. Now may we singen was originally published in the New Horizons c...

From the collection Bob Chilcott Carols 2, 'Still, still, still' is Chilcott's sensitive arrangement of the carol, scored for SATB unaccompanied. Interweaving harmonies and a recurring counter-melody...

With a text by John Henry Newman, Lead, kindly Light is a short, moving piece perfectly suited for our current times. Step-like movement in the melody reflects the speaker seeking light in the darknes...

Also in Carols for Choirs 3 and 100 Carols for Choirs.

Also in 100 Carols for Choirs.

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSA una...

Based on Frances Anne Kemble's poem 'An Entreaty', this enchanting piece describes the experience of leaving a beloved time and place. Lush, expressive harmonies and lyrical melodies create a touching...

This short, eloquent Benediction sets words from St Patrick's Breastplate (5th century). Also available in John Rutter Anthems.

This setting of Phineas Fletcher's text is gentle and flowing, with a lilting, descending motif to characterise the 'slow tears'. Archer offers nuanced dynamics and imitative entries in this simple bu...

TaReKiTa est une pièce de concert rafraîchissante qui mêle sans effort les styles classiques indien et occidental. Les scats du compositeur sont combinés à un mètre triple rapide, à des glissades voca...

Introduced by the children's choir, Quartel's simple and uplifting melody repeats throughout the piece, beautifully coloured by the surrounding parts. The voices offer joyful praise and the rich harmo...

This edition offers a significant earlier version of a section of the fourth motet, rescored passages from the fifth, helpful notes on performance, and supporting online materials. Comprehensive and p...

For soprano and tenor soli and unaccompanied mixed chorus.

Faisant partie de l'édition anniversaire de John Rutter, il s'agit d'une mise en musique d'une beauté profonde de l'une des plus anciennes prières anglaises, tirée du Sarum Primer de 1514.

Settings of children's poems and nursery rhymes for unaccompanied SATB (with some divisi)

SATBarB unaccompanied. This setting can be found both in Five Traditional Songs and Folk Songs for Choirs 1. The text is simple, while the arrangement is varied and charming.

Un hymne inhabituel et dramatique pour chœur SATB (avec divisions) sans accompagnement Les versets anglais, qui commencent par "O sing to the Lord a new song", sont encadrés par le premier vers latin...

Paroles et musique de John Rutter. Le matériel d'orchestre est disponible à la location.

An easy anthem with words and music by the composer. There are four different versions of the vocal parts - unison (or two-part) with keyboard, upper voices with keyboard, SA and Men with piano, or SA...

Higgins's setting of this popular folk song is simple and wistful, particularly well-suited for children's and youth choirs. With delicate quaver flourishes, the piano accompaniment flows gently along...

A simple and beautiful setting describing the wonder of a world seen through the eyes of a deaf child. In the chorus singers are encouraged to sign the words they are singing, resulting in very moving...

Un hymne joyeux avec une mélodie attrayante et un accompagnement chantant. Il existe deux versions des parties vocales - pour voix supérieures à deux voix et piano ou pour SATB et orgue. Un accompagne...

The adult choir is intended as support for the children's voices and is entirely optional. Orchestral material is available on hire.