Our God Is With Us - SATB

Kenneth Hasketh's arrangement of We Three Kings is a song for Children's Voices optional SATB Choir and Piano Accompaniment. The words and music were written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. while this piece was commissioned by Making Music. A full performance lasts around 4 minutes 30 seconds. This carol may be performed without SATB Chorus by just Children's Voices and Piano or without Children's Voices by SATB and Piano alone.

This work for soprano solo and SATB chorus was commissioned by the Norwich Festival of Contemporary Church Music.Tavener:'In the Orthodox Church the Lament of the Mother of God is normally sung on Holy and Great Friday. Inits full length it lasts about half and hour and it is intoned by the Priest or Bishop while the people venerate the Epitaphios (or Shroud of the Dead Christ) which is in the centre of the church and decorated withflowers.The Lament must be sung with an ikon-like stillness and great purity. It grows in intensity as it climbs in tessitura but without anything sudden or remotely melodramatic.For the Orthodox Church there is never thesense of absolute desolation felt by the Western Church on Good Friday. Hence the cry of the Mother of God 'Dost thou change my grief to gladness by thy Resurrection?' followed by the full forces: 'Rise O God and judge theearth.'Mother of God also features in the film Philomena starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan and directed by Stephen Frears.

Arranged for Mixed Chorus with Piano and Optional Guitar, Percussion and String Bass. / Voix

The Novello Vocal Score of Brahms' Requiem Op.45 for Soprano and Baritone soli with SATB chorus and orchestra. This version edited by John E. West includes the English text adapted from the Bible by Ivor Atkins. This hauntingly beautiful Requiem eschews the traditional requiem text in favour of verses from the Bible that Brahms found personally comforting.

Sing Pop A Cappella is a collection of a cappella arrangements of fantastic pop songs old and new, by renowned teacher, singer and director Gitika Partington. Her arrangements are used by choirs across the UK, and she emphasises that being able to read music is not necessary. Rewarding and enjoyable, Book Three continues her project to bring people together through the power of song.What's great about Gitika Partington's Sing Pop A Cappella series is how she understands that to make great music or to sing a great song, it's not necessary to be able to sight-read. It may be useful, but she has learned that there are other ways to communicate music, namely through ear training, repetition and gesture. Her arrangements, five of which appear in this book, have enabled youth and community choirs to spring up across the country, making singing truly and universally accessible. Included in this book are wonderfully rich a cappella arrangements of Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers, Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair, Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, Adele's Rolling In The Deep and a huge favourite, Sway (Quien Sera). Vocal scores for these innovative and enjoyable arrangements are included in standard notation, although Partington recommends learning by ear as something equally beneficial. To aid with this, the accompanying download card includes five tracks of audio for each song. One features a full performance demonstration while the other four each focus on either soprano, alto, tenor or bass. The easy download of these tracks makes learning efficient and fun, as you are able to listen wherever you are.The great thing about a cappella singing is that it can be done anywhere, with limited resources, with members who don't necessarily have any musical training. Partington has created a book that can be used by a cappella choirs who love pop music that sounds great and will thrill audiences. Sing Pop A Cappella is not just a songbook, though, it also includes an extensive introduction by Partington, as well as performance tips for each song and information on voice care and learning the tunes. It's a personal book for Partington, who is passionate about the power of music to bring people together, and enthusiastic about getting people who wouldn't believe they had the confidence or ability, to sing pop!Sing Pop A Cappella is a brilliant book for choirs of any type or size who would enjoy singing five incredible pop tunes without accompaniment. The fantastic sound of a group of people singing a well-known song in a completely new and interesting way is something that Gitika Partington knows well, and something that she wants to impart to groups across the country. Songs like this were made to be sung, so pick up Book Three and Sing Pop A Cappella! / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Martyr was commissioned by St Albans Chamber Choir in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of their founding. It was premiered by the St Albans Chamber Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in St Albans Abbey on 24 January 2009 under the direction of John Gibbons. Martyr was written as a counterpart to Haydn's Missa in Angustiis ('Nelson' Mass) using the same orchestration as Haydn's original version. In venues where an organ is present the optional organ part should always be used. The four SATB solo parts should be performed by a group of singers placed to the side or to the front of the orchestra away from the main chorus. Although written withindividual 'professional' solo voices in mind the solo parts may also be performed by a semi-chorus with for example two or three voices to a part.SATB chorusSATB solo3 Trumpets in Bb (3rd off-stage)TimpaniOrgan (optional)String Orchestra: (minimum desks 2.2.2.2.1)

POD-Pawe ukaszewski's Like As The Waves for SSATBB choir unaccompanied. This vocal work is a setting of Shakespeare's Sonnet LX. Like as the waves make towards the pebbledshore So do our minutes hasten to their end;Each changing place with that which goes before In sequent toil all forwards do contend.Nativity once in the main oflight Crawls to maturity wherewith being crown'd Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight And time that gave doth now his gift confound.Time doth transfix the flourishset on youth And delves the parallels in beauty's brow Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow.And yet to times in hope myverse shall stand Praising thy worth despite his cruel hand. - William Shakespeare A Piano part is included for rehearsal purposes. Duration: 4 minutes.

Lean On Me is a classic soul song written by Bill Withers. Complete with finger clicks and a 'Doo-Wop' feel this heart-warming ballad is the perfect sing-a-long for your audience. Recently adapted for the hit Television series 'Glee' this hit is proven as a favourite for young and old alike. Lean On Me has here been arranged by Christopher Hussey for SATB with Piano accompaniment and finger clicks.

Written by Giles Swayne in 1995 based around the poem ' The Tiger' by William Blake . The work is for SATB choir and SSSATB soloists. A separate line for hands and feet is included on the score with fingerclicking and foot stomping adding to the percussive feel of the work.This is the full score showing all vocal parts and the body percussion line. ...African influences are also felt in Swayne’s Blake setting The Tiglet which bristles with foot stamping finger clicking and sharp vocal projectiles... Robert Levett International Record Review 01 February 2007The Tiglet (part of Swayne's work The Tiger) features some 'wild syllabic interjections half sung and half shouted' which have to be heard to be believed!Church Music Quarterly 01 December 2006 Listen to a sample here

SSATBB-Famously set to music by Thomas Tallis and taking words from the gospel of John If Ye Love Me is a fresh attempt at this famous passage of scripture. Rich harmonies will resonate in your performance space enveloping your listeners with a tapestry of sound.

The cast of Glee performed a powerful and emotional rendition of Bill Withers #1 hit of 1972 with all the genuine honesty and gospel-infused spirit you could ever want. An uplifting choice for graduation or any other concert!

This glorious collection of beautiful choral music by composer James Whitbourn includes fifteen short works drawn from his oeuvre from the first few years of the 21st century. Many of his greatest compositions areincluded in The Choral Collection with many of the pieces working perfectly for seasonal performances while also reflecting the many fruitful collaborations of Whitbourn's distinguished career. Allworks are arranged for SATB Choir. James Whitbourn has become renowned throughout the world for his acclaimed compositions and settings of numerous texts. He has been described as truly originaland an innovator of contemporary British choral music collaborating with people like Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Choir of King's College Cambridge. The former appears here as A Prayer Of Desmond Tutu a setting ofone of the Archbishop's prayers. His arrangements and compositions for the King's College Choir have been universally critically acclaimed with A Great And Mighty Wonder Nunc Dimittis and Were You There?representing these hugely popular collaborations. Whitbourn has also had a very close relationship with the BBC since his beginnings as a composer working with them on three pieceswithin The Choral Collection. Eternal Rest and Give Us The Wings Of Faith were both composed specifically for television broadcast the former (in its orchestral form) was played for thefuneral of the Queen Mother in 2002. His longest work for which he is most famous is a setting of text from'the Diary of Anne Frank'. There Is No Speech Or Language comes from this work taking its text from othersources but that still maintain the beauty and tragedy of the wider piece. The Choral Collection of fifteen compositions by James Whitbourn is full of beautiful haunting

I hide myself With a lily Go lovely Rose-Written early in Whitacre's career whilst at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Arranged for SATB choir includes a Piano line for rehearsal purposes.I Hide MyselfJust a simple song really. All of the musical suggestions come from a careful study of the poem a quiet passionate soul occasionally speaking a little bolder than the age will allow. She loves almost to the point of distraction and this mood mustprevail in the performance: shy and sullen her passion surging to the surface only to sink back into the silence that is herself.Go Lovely RoseThe piece is structured around the cyclical lifeof a rose and is connection throughout by the opening 'rose motif' a seed that begins on the tonic and grows in all directions before it blossoms dies and grows again. Each season is represented: spring begins the piece summerappears at bar 13 autumn at bar 26 winter at bar 39 with spring returning at bar 49. The form is based on the Fibonacci sequence (the pattern found in plant and animal cell divisions) - its fifty five bars are a perfectFibonacci number. The Golden Mean appears at bar 34 as all parts are reunited to complete the flower before its final blossom and inevitable cycle of death and rebirth.Each performance should be approachedwith a child-like innocence and naivety that allows us to marvel at the return of the rose each spring. The szforzandos throughout must be light and gentle.With A Lily In Your HandWater and Fire. If the performance of this piece connects these contrasting elemental ideas its success is guaranteed. Water: At bar 30 this ostinato should be fluid and gentle only interrupted at bar 32 asthe butterflies momentarily spring out of the texture; bars 35-38 the water should slowly transform back to fire. Bar 44 should be tiny bell-tones motivating the next nine bars another patient sensuous transformation back to

The Welsh traditional song Suo G n is here arranged for SATB Chorus and Organ Accompaniment by Stephen Cleobury. Written by an anonymous composer in Welsh it literally means 'Lullaby'. This beautiful arrangement is sure to be a favourite with audiences and choirs alike. It features lyrics in both English and Welsh. This traditional Welsh song has been a favourite within the repertoire for many years after having been first documented by folklorist Robert Bryan. With versions sung by Charlotte Church Katherine Jenkins and the Choir of King's College Cambridge  Suo G n is one of the most recognisable andwell-loved tunes in the Welsh and English repertoire. This new arrangement by Stephen Cleobury will be a welcome addition to any choir's performance with the combination of such a new take on an established classic with simple beautiful music.