Based on themes by Ludwig van Beethoven (Voces8)-What better way for choirs to celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday than with this entertaining medley of some of his greatest hits (Für Elise Moonlight Sonata Pathétique Sonata and Fifth and Ninth Symphonies) cleverly arranged by Jim Clements?The internationally-renowned British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. The celebration of diverse musical expression is central to the ensemble's ethos and this is shown in their versatile concert programmes and innovative educational work.The VOCES8 singles series includes songs for which the group is particularly well known in choral arrangements producedspecifically for VOCES8.

The Kikapust Choral Series offers choirs an extensive choice of close-harmony a cappella arrangements. All of our arrangers / composers Jonathan Rathbone Ben Parry & Mark Williams were long-standing members ofthe Swingle Singers.

Paperback-Felix Mendelssohn's For He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over Thee for SSAATTBB unaccompanied.Written in 1844 in thanksgiving for the preservation of the life of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm after an unsuccessful assassination attempt this is the original a cappella version of the well-known chorus from Elijah. This edition presents both English and German texts.

Mendelssohn’s Three Motets Op.69 and Three Psalm Settings Op.78 belong to the standard repertoire of many choruses and vocal ensembles. Our editions the work of two leading Mendelssohn specialists Hiromi Hoshino and Michael Cooper present these pieces in separate volumes reflecting the latest state of scholarly research.Each edition contains the original German text and the English translation authorised by the composer himself.A two-stave reduction of the vocal parts has been added as an aid in rehearsal. Complete editions are available with critical reports and introductions in German and English.- Urtext at the forefrontof musical scholarship- Complete editions with critical reports and introductions in German and English- With piano reductions for rehearsal purposes

Edition Peters Urtext edition of Anton Bruckner's Mass No.2 In E Minor. Second Verion from 1882.

The Kikapust Choral Series offers choirs an extensive choice of close-harmony a cappella arrangements. All of our arrangers / composers Jonathan Rathbone Ben Parry & Mark Williams were long-standing members ofthe Swingle Singers.

Cantate Domino (Psalm 96:1 3). This piece was originally written for male choir (BA 7416).By adding women’s voices the version for mixed choir presents a further dimension of colour. This version also makes it possible to divide the choir into two groups one for women and another for men and to have them sing either together or as separate units.This version for mixed choir (BA 7414) was premiered in Uppsala Cathedral (Sweden) on 26 October 2013 with the Uppsala Cathedral Singers conducted by Ulric Andersson.

VOCES8 singles series-A standalone work for SATB choir and SATB solo quartet painting a picture of the different characters of a dream. This movement is both comforting and confusing and is inspired by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The music and texts link to form a narrative that questions what sort of ?New Worlds? have come into existence or could be created in our future and considers how we balance human traits of fear displacement isolation and conflict with equally human traits of love hope forgiveness and unity. The internationally-renowned British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. The celebration of diverse musical expression is central to the ensemble?s ethos and this is shown in their versatile concert programmes and innovative educational work. The ?VOCES8 singles? series includes songs for which the group is particularly well known and which have been composed or arranged specifically for VOCES8.