I Wish You Christmas (RUTTER JOHN)

The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is 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 accessible quality material this is a must-have collection for all choirs at Christmas.

Both a dedicated carol singer and an authority on the history of English music Nicholas Temperley here offers a unique book of 37 carols dating from the fifteenth century to the present.For over fifty years he has sung edited and composed carols each Christmas and in Christmas is Coming the fruit of his enthusiasm is combined with his wealth of knowledge to produce an outstanding and original new collection. As John Rutter observes in his Foreword the book does not pointlessly duplicate what can be found in many other carol books but has a personality and purpose of its own.Twenty-two fresh and practical arrangements include carols from Austria France Germany Mexico Poland and the USA alongside music both rare and familiar from the rich heritage of the English carol tradition. As well as eight of his personal favourites from J. S. Bach to Charles Ives the author includes seven new compositions of his own settings of medieval and traditional texts that reveal his skill as a choral composer whose command of style ranges from the humorous to the profound.In addition to sample programmes and translations there are invaluable notes on the performance and history of individual items plus an historical summary of the genre as a whole: everything in fact to make Christmas is Coming an indispensable companion for singers who wish to enrich the seasonal repertoire for concerts churches and traditional Yuletide carolling.

Nigel Hess’ vivacious and colourful A Christmas Overture originally commissioned as an orchestral work by John Rutter for his 2007 Christmas Festival proved an instant success with audience and orchestra alike. Traditional carols skilfully juxtaposed and interwoven provide the thematic material. These include: Ding Dong! Merrily On High; Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant; Infant Holy Infant Lowly; Personent Hodie; We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Angels From The Realms Of Glory which brings the overture to a majestic close. Fragments of other carols appear along the way to enrich the texture of what is surely one of the mostattractive pieces written for the festive season. Brass Band Grade 4/5. Duration: 7 minutes 30 seconds

This uplifting Christmas carol demonstrates Rutter's gift for writing engaging and memorable tunes. This set contains the following string parts: 4 x vln I 4 x vln II 3 x vla 2 x vc 1 x db. Both the full score and set of parts are also available on rental.

Set of parts for John Rutter's charming arrangement of the enduringly popular carol. This set of parts includes the following string parts: 4 x vln I 4 x vln II 3 x vla 2 x vc 1 x db.

10 Carol arrangements for mixed voices-For SATB accompanied and unaccompanied This series brings together anthems and carols by some of Oxford's leading choral composers including John Rutter Bob Chilcott Andrew Carter Mack Wilberg and Alan Bullard. Together these collections offer a kaleidoscope of musical styles and texts including unique arrangements of popular classics alongside some of the composers' finest original works to date. Previously published under the title Gaudete! this collection of ten exciting carol arrangements has been re-covered to complement Bob Chilcott's first Christmas choral anthology Bob Chilcott Carols 1. From thesimple understated beauty of Away in a manger to the exuberant jazz waltz version of We wish you a merry Christmas this volume takes a fresh look at classics of the Christmas repertoire. 10 classic carols with a twist Arranged by leading choral composer Bob Chilcott Suitable for all mixed-voice choirs Includes Away in a manger and a jazz waltz version of We wish you a merry Christmas Accessible Piano accompaniments included