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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 both 'early music' (with lute) and the folk or pop of today. Powers alludes to each kind of music and in a way re-invents lute-songs.

Carey's arrangement is rich and impassioned with a call-and-response soprano solo and some intense dynamic shifts.

In this beautiful expressive arrangement rich vocal harmonies and gentle syncopations combine with the flowing piano part to create an exquisite song full of tenderness and resignation.

A collection of Christmas pieces for the solo singer including traditional carols and some little-known Christmas songs.

Written for the Smith Quartet the title refers to some of the many different meanings of the word 'catch' - fishing tricks rounds. The result is a twelve-minute piece played continuously and full of canonic writing and musical games.

The Gospel Train ‘s a-comin’ is a wonderful lively and exuberant spiritual for Upper Voice Choir. This fantastic setting for SSA choir with Piano Accompaniment and the usual Gospel gusto! was arranged by Brian Trant for the Hayes Girls’ Choir.

A wonderful traditional Christmas song perfect for concerts. Arranged by David Willcocks for SATB choir with Organ or Piano Accompaniment.

Utilizing the standard 3 movement sonata outline Jackson employs a variety of textures to great effect in this piece. In the first movement alone the music employs homophonic unison canonic and monophonic textures. The work is technically demanding and moves through a variety of moods and tempos.

Sounding heaven and earth is an organ piece inspired by Prayer a sonnet by the metaphysical poet George Herbert.

Paperback-This is a lilting take on the Elizabethan lute-song full of smooth Stanford-like nineteenth-century harmonies exquisitely tempered with modal effects.

Portraits In Jazz is a selection of twelve pieces by Valerie Capers which draws on a variety of jazz styles associated with famous artists including Duke Ellington Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.The pieces are simple yet delightful and this volume presents a refreshing approach to exploring jazz while improving your piano technique. This volume is perfect for intermediate standard players (approximately Grades 4-5) of any age and includes a CD with performances by the composer.Valerie CapersDr Valerie Capers received her early schooling at the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind and is agraduate of the Juilliard School of Music. She is equally at home in jazz and classical idioms and as a performer appeared with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie Ray Brown Wynton Marsalis and Paquita D'Rivera. She is probably best known as an innovative educator.

This rhythmic and spirited setting of the familiar hymn is perfect for large choirs either as a commemoration piece or in a concert setting.