aus The Strathclyde Motets-Communion motet composed for Trinity Sunday from the Strathclyde Motets set II. Latin text from Tobias 12: 'Benedicimus Deum caeli et coram omnibus viventibus confitebimur ei: quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam'. For mixed intermediate Choir a cappella.

Psalm 8 for SATB chorus was composed by Antonio Bibalo in 2006. Antonio Bibalo has a large catalogue of Orchestral and Chamber works but it is for Operas such as The Glass Menagerie and Miss Julie that he is best known.

This jubilant single-movement setting of the Latin Gloria by celebrated organist Simon Johnson has something for everyone. Scored for SATB choir with Brass Ensemble Organ and Timpani (or Organ alone) the work is highly original and packed with content including recurring rhythmic and melodic motifs harmonic twists a peaceful central section and a four-part fugue.Johnson's Choral writing is clean and concise and more experienced singers will find the vocal lines approachable and enjoyable. The instrumental Ensemble/Organ part is integral to the work featuring short interludes driving rhythms and melodic and textural interest aswell as providing support to the voices where necessary. This exciting work holds its own among more established Gloria settings and will stand the test of time.

This original work in the style of a psalm setting is ideal for choral contests and other special events where a cappella works are required. Perform the SSA edition with treble choirs and the SSAB with groups that have a smallnumber of changing or changed voices. Buoyant and joyful!

Commissioned by the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington DC USA in memory of Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003) fourth organist and choirmaster of Washington National Cathedral. The commission was made possible by the RichardWayne Dirksen Memorial Endowment Fund. First performance on 15th December 2006 by the Cathedral Choral Society Dr J. Reilly Lewis Music Director at Washington National Cathedral.

This setting of the poem It Was Christmas Day by Arvo Turtiainen was commissioned by the Ensemble of the Hungarian People's Army who gave the premiere in Budapest on 15th October 1979. The original Finnish language version was first performed in Helsinki in December 1980. This vocal score contains Finnish and English text (English translation by Rodney Blumer and Essi Kiviranta).For soprano and bass soli male chorus and orchestra.

This freshly engraved edition features three staves to the Organ part and a paragraph explaining the historical background and context of the work.

Gabriel Fauré's Sanctus for SATB choir Organ and second Organ or Piano or Harp.Taken from Rutter's edition of Faure's Requiem this angelic Sanctus features both the original French words and an optional English text. John Rutter's complete edition of Fauré's Requiem (1893 version) is available from Oxford University Press.