The Carols Of Malcolm Archer

The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options clearly explained throughout enabling performance by various combinations of singers. With carols for Advent Christmas New Year and Epiphany and a fabulous range of accessible quality material this is a must-have collection for all choirs at Christmas. 56 flexibly scored carols Suitable for mixed choirs upper-voice choirs choirs with few men unison choirs small choirs and all other groups New flexible arrangements of traditional carols and modern favourites Brandnew carols written specially for the collection Variety of composers including Kerry Andrew Malcolm Archer Alan Bullard Bob Chilcott Stephen Cleobury Cecilia McDowall John Rutter Mack Wilberg and David Willcocks Wide range of material from Medieval to the present day and including wassails gallery carols world carols and spirituals Accessible keyboard accompaniments suitable for Organ (with or without pedals) or Piano

Carols form an essential part of our Christmas celebration. This CD contains many of the old favourites in striking arrangements as well as some wonderful new settings by Malcolm Archer Richard Lloyd and Alan Ridout. Theperformance by one of Englandu00EDs leading Cathedral choirs is sensitive lively and thrilling. This CD stands out from the rest because of the stunning quality of its contents and performance. It underlines theexcitement of Christmas and puts the feast into a spiritual context which will be of immense appeal to all.

The Oxford Book of Descants is a definitive collection of 102 descants to well-known hymns carols and worship songs.It features descants by a wide range of composers including contemporary names such as David Willcocks John Rutter Malcolm Archer and Paul Leddington Wright as well as celebrated twentieth-century church composers such as Alan Gray Edward Bairstow Sydney Nicholson and John Wilson. Published in both full music and melody editions this is a fully practical collection with selected descants presented in different keys and with alternative words to match most popular hymnals. The With a superb range of descants ablywritten and sympathetic to the style and harmony of the original tune this is an excellent resource that will be welcomed by all choirs and church musicians and will enhance hymn singing at church services.