By Popular Request includes thirteen superb arrangements of classic popular songs for mixed voice choirs. The selection covers a wide range of styles and moods so choirs will be sure to find the right piece to provide a light selection in a concert programme or simply as an encore!Selected and edited by Ralph Allwood one of the UK's most distinguished choral directors.

Novello Voices Show Singles (From Evita.) Arranged by Barrie Carson Turner. Fabulous SATB arrangements of popular modern songs from West End shows and the worlds of jazz and pop music.

Collection-To mark their Silver Jubilee the King's Singers have brought together a collection of some of the best-loved arrangements written for them over the last 24 years. Of the songs most often requested here are twelve which adapt most easily for mixed choirs without losing the flavor of the original King's Singers versions.

Edited by Peter Gritton. SSAATTBB arrangements. Great music for a light programme encore material and an informal evening concert.

Today's Choral Classics is a special collection of pieces from the most exciting talents in choral composition today. From the church to the concert hall it is the perfect volume for choruses seeking a contemporary choral repertoire rich in accessible modern arrangements in a variety of styles. Featuring Paul Mealor's Wherever You Are a Christmas No. 1 for The Military Wives choir and Ubi Caritas his specially commissioned piece for the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; serene miniatures by John Tavener and Eric Whitacre; simple gems by Richard Rodney Bennett and Richard Blackford; and more substantialworks by Judith Weir James Whitbourn Tarik O'Regan and Nico Muhly; choirs of all styles sizes and abilities will discover a wealth of variety of inspiring pieces to delight singers and audiences alike. Today's Choral Classics is a fantastic addition to any music library or choral resource and provides a solid and accessible basis for any contemporary choral concert programme.

Who Killed Cock Robin is a dramatic characterful setting by one of Britain’s most talented young composers Jonathan Dove. With a flawless feel for choral and vocal textures Dove fully exploits the drama and wit of the text to produce an immensely rewarding and approachable work.  Arranged for unaccompanied SATB choir. Faber New Choral Works introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works offering a thrilling array ofvaried styles.

Novello New Choral Series-Why O Lord do you stand far off? was written in memory of the victims of the London bombings on 7 July 2005 questions the presence of God in times of human disaster particularly when committed by man upon his fellow man. The piece's focus lies in the two rhetorical questions first sung by the female voices at the beginning. This opening three note motif returns frequently throughout the work forever challenging the whereabouts of God's watchful eye. This commemorative setting of Psalm 10 was recorded by the Exeter College Chapel Choir in 2006.The Novello New Choral Series is an inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporarycomposers offering pieces for all types of choirs including sacred and secular works from simple four-part settings to more expansive yet accessible repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. This collection is perfect for choirs looking to broaden their repertoire and explore some of the best new music around.Jonathan bridcut (b.1984) has written a broad range of works for choir and orchestra that have been performed throughout the UK and europe. Jonathan was a treble at Winchester College where he was head Quirister in 1998 before Moving on to Radley College as top music scholar. He developed his interest in composition at Oxford University while studying at Exeter College as both an academic and choral Scholar. His first set of Evening Canticles was premiered in 2004 and a year later a second was performed in St Paul’s Cathedral. Recent highlights include performances at Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre Tewkesbury Abbey St James’s Piccadilly and at the Lausanne Summer Festival by choirs and orchestras including Schola Cantorum of Oxford Commotio and The Oxford Spezzati. Future engagements include performances by the Oxford Spezzati and Laudate in London Lyon and Chester (where his latest choral commission will be premiered in September 2011). Jonathan graduated from Oxford in 2006 with a BA in Modern

A ethereal and atmospheric choral work by David Hill rich in the drones and modal harmonies that characterise traditional folk music and reflect choral music's heritage in the plainchant. Using the full range of the SATB chorus the piece creates a series of overlapping fluid harmonies through long held notes that combine to create a stirring modal tonality.

Veni Sancte Spiritus composed by Howard Goodall for SATB choir was commissioned by Tim Hastie-Smith for the meeting of the Headmasters and Headmistresses' Conference in 2008. The first performance was given by Dean Close Chamber Choir conducted by Benjamin Nicholas at the Conference Service in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 30th September 2008.   This piece is from Faber's Choral Signature Series which introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. the series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and includes both lighter and morechallenging contemporary works offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

This lullaby for large unaccompanied SATB chorus was commissioned by the Crouch End Festival Chorus in 1993. John Woolrich interweaves various folk texts in his lilting musical setting which juxtaposes the peacefulness of sleep with moments of anxiety and tension for the parent whose son is far from home.The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of contemporary composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

Kenneth Leighton?s sacred and liturgical music is widely known and performed regularly across the UK. The British composer did much to keep alive and transform the Victorian tradition of English choral music purge its piety and drag it into the (late) twentieth century.Missa Brevis which is Latin for 'short Mass' usually refers to a mass composition that is short because part of the text of the Mass ordinary that is usually set to music in a full mass is left out or because its execution time is relatively short. Along with Bernstein Britten and Kodály Leighton was one of the composers still writing in this genre in the 20thcentury.Missa Brevis was written for the choir of Liverpool Cathedral and was published in 1968. It has become one of the most popular choral settings of the communion service by a contemporary composer and is regularly heard at cathedrals and churches throughout Britain and America. In this Novello edition the short Mass is arranged for SATB Voices with Piano accompaniment which is for rehearsal purposes only.

A Tender Light is a collection of new choral music by the Welsh composer Paul Mealor including the Ubi caritas made famous by its inclusion in the Royal Wedding Ceremony of His Royal Highness Prince William and Catherine Middleton (now TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) at Westminster Abbey in April 2011. 2.5 billion people (the largest audience in broadcasting history) heard his Motet on that day and since then it has topped the Classical singles charts in the USA UK Australia France and New Zealand and has already entered the standard repertoire for many choirs. For singers wanting to explore further the music of Mealor this book also contains theluminous She Walks in Beauty the contemplative O vos omnes and the madrigal sequence Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal. Locus iste and Ave Maria are modern yet timeless settings of well-known texts. This is a must-have collection for any mixed voice choir wanting to explore the latest and best in choral repertoire. 'Serene and Beautful'Gramophone Magazine'Mealor is the most important composer to have emerged in Welsh choral music since William Mathias'The New York Times Paul Mealor - A Tender Light by DeccaRecords