The Maccabaean Revolt in the second century B.C. provided the background to the story that unfolds in Judas Maccabaeus. It is part of the history of the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires. This oratorio follows the story from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. up until Judas' march on Jerusalem in 164 B.C. With a libretto supplied by Thomas Morell Handel's great work was first performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden on April the 1st 1747 as part of his annual Lenten season of oratorios. By the time of Handel's death in 1759 Judas Maccabaeus had become the composer's second most popular oratorio having received 33 Londonperformances under the composer's supervision (Messiah had 36).For SATB soli SATB chorus and accompaniment. This version edited by Merlin Channon. Includes historical notes.

In 2004 the number one album Come Away with Me established Norah Jones as one of the year's top performers her smooth jazz stylings and velvet voice topping the charts and winning admirers. Her former choir director Paris Rutherford has tastefully arranged this top single in a vocal jazz setting for SATB mixed choir. Ideal to add some delicate contemporary swing to any choral performance!

Viva La Vida was a massive hit for Coldplay achieving the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in addition to hitting the top spot in both the UK and Us charts.Its strong marching melody and punchy accompaniment work perfectly in this arrangement for SATB choir and Piano accompaniment.