Buoyant uplifting declamatory powerful - all of these words describe this festival work for men by Keith Christopher. For TTBB choir. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30.

This commission was supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Iceland and is dedicated to Hilmar Örn Agnarsson and The South Iceland Chamber Choir.The Three Shakespeare Sonnets was one of thefirst works that Tavener composed after serious illness in 2007. He wanted to pay tribute to his wife Maryanna who nursed him back to some degree of health so he turned to the Shakespeare Sonnets and was delighted tofind that they brought forth music once again after having been silent for so long.

From Symphonic Adiemus-Symphonic Adiemus presents twelve numbers from the Adiemus series in dynamic new scorings for SATB choir and full symphony orchestra.Since it was first heard in 1994 Adiemus has captured the imagination of music lovers worldwide thanks to its unique combination of classical principles with the flavours of world and ethnic music.Symphonic Adiemus includes numbers from the first three albums ? Songs of Sanctuary Cantata Mundi and Dances of Time. Recorded on Decca 5793828 by the London Philharmonic Choir and the Adiemus Symphony Orchestra of Europe.

The classic song recorded by Willie Nelson gets a fantastic remake by the British group The Jive Aces in a recording and video that brings a little sunshine into even the darkest world! This pop choral arrangement is simple yet appealing and will brighten up every concert program! Duration: ca. 3:15

Arranged for solo soprano and unaccompanied SATB chorus (with divisions). Words by Sir Thomas Browne. First performed by Chichester Cathedral Choir on 17 July 1979. Duration: c. 8 minutes.

From Songs Of Peace-The 14th-century Eucharistic text ‘Ave verum’ has been set to music by many composers over the centuries no doubt drawn to its vivid and powerful imagery. Todd first set the words (for SATB choir) in 2001 but this different setting is the fourth movement of a larger work Songs of Peace which was written in 2012 in memory of the composer’s mother. The unison first verse is introduces the beautiful melody which fits naturally into the lush harmony supplied in the piano part. A second often imitative part is added for the second verse though the piece doesn’t stray too far from its very approachable nature. There is occasional optional further divisi which adds extraharmonic effects when included.

Choral work score for TTBB Choir.Three texts alternate. Except for the Alliuatic Antiphons they are texts concerning the Mother of God taken from Orthodox Services. The mood is of quiet ecstasy in praise of the Holy Motherof God whose womb He made a throne and whose belly He made more spacious than the Heavens.Ideally the music is performed in a large acoustic hall so that the echoes can be heard to die away in the commas between thevarious sections. The sound should be warm rich and sonorous.

Settings of two Shakespeare texts by John Hind for the upper voices (SSA) with a full Piano accompaniment. The first Come Away Death is a sombre moment from Twelfth Night with the second Will You Buy Any Tape? taken from A Winter's Tale.The simple tonalities of the first song coupled with the joyful dance-like rhythms of the second suggest a courtly early-Renaissance sound characteristic of Shakespeare's time.

Paul Mealor's Hush! my dear lie still and slumber for SATB divisi chorus had its World Premiere at St Sepulchre without Newgate London Youth Choir on the 17th March 2014. Rebecca Tavener in the December 2014 edition of Organists' Review writes that with this work 'Mealor continues to prove himself as a composer of reliable craftsmanship' making 'a fine case for the current lyrical accessible tonal zeitgeist in British choral music.'

O sweetest Jesus is the third movement of Crucifixus which was commissioned by the sound festival and premièred by the National Youth Choir of Scotland the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Futures Ensemble with baritone soloist Jeremy Huw Williams conducted by Christopher Bell at St Machar’s Cathedral Aberdeen on 11 November 2012.

Blest Are The Pure In Heart is a work by Alan Bullard for 2-Part Choir and Piano or Organ Accompaniment. A setting of a poem by John Keble after whom the Oxford college is named the piece lasts around 2 and a half minutes.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Commissioned to honor a marriage celebration this text by the early 20th-century poet Amy Lowell speaks to love and commitment. But the title is enigmatic (no sprigs of resemary are mentioned in the poem itself) until onediscovers that in addition to its well-known properties as a plant and herb Rosemary is a traditional symbol of remembrance and constancy; so the author made a knowing and perfect choice for the title.?In settingthis text the composer creates a harmonic richness which would complement and reflect the ?soft richness? of Lowell's words of recalling and caring.