The Miracle of the Spring

Bob Chilcott's The Miracle Of The Spring for SATB and Percussion (two players).This powerfully evocative and uplifting work celebrates the pursuit and eventual discovery of water. Brimming with freshness and vitality The Miracle Of The Spring encompasses an array of moods and styles that perfectly convey the essence of Charles Bennett's text from the relentless rhythmic motifs depicting the parched landscape to the flowing aleatoric fragments suggesting the gushing of the spring. The simple percussion parts for glockenspiel mark tree and log drums add texture and drive to the a cappella voices and may be performedby two choir members or separate percussionists. Imbued with rich harmonies infectious rhythms and unforgettable melodies this piece will leave both choir and audience feeling inspired.

(Out Here) On My Own (Nikka Costa) - 1973 (James Blunt) - 7 Seconds (Youssou ‘N Dour) - ‘74 ‘75 (The Connells) - A Groovy Kind Of Love (Phil Collins) - A Horse With No Name (America) - A Kind Of Magic (Queen) - A New Flame (Simply Red) - A Woman's Worth (Alicia Keys) - About A Girl (Nirvana) - Again (Lenny Kravitz) - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (Phil Collins) - Ain't Misbehavin' (Louis Armstrong) - All Apologies (Nirvana) - All Night Long (Lionel Richie) - All That You Have Is Your Soul (Tracy Chapman) - Always On My Mind (Michael Buble ) - Amazing (George Michael) - Angels (Robbie Williams) - Apache (The Shadows) - Aquarius (The 5th Dimension) - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Christopher Cross) - As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfeld) - Babooshka (Kate Bush) - Baby Can I Hold You (Tracy Chapman) - Back For Good (Take That) - Back To Black (Amy Winehouse) - Barbara Ann (Beach Boys) - Basin Street Blues (Ella Fitzgerald ) - Be Free With Your Love (Spandau Ballet) - Because You Loved Me (Céline Dion) - Been A Son (Nirvana) - Blue Moon - Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis Presley) - Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) - Breakthru (Queen) - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Gloria Gaynor ) - Caravan (From Sophisticated Ladies) - Careless Whisper ( (Wham ! / George Michael) - Celebration (Kool & The Gang) - Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller) - Cheek To Cheek - Come As You Are (Nirvana) - Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) - Come To My Head (Simply Red) - Communication (Spandau Ballet) - Corazón Espinado (Santana) - Cosmic Girl (Jamiroquai) - Crazy For You (Madonna) - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen) - Crossroads (Tracy Chapman) - Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen) - Dancing In The Street (Van Halen) - Deep Purple (Bing Crosby) - Delilah (Tom Jones / Paul Anka) - Do You Know Where You Are Going To? (Diana Ross) - Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston) - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Santa Esmeralda) - Down Under (Men At Work) - Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Louis Armstrong / The Mamas And The Papas) - Easy (Lionel Richie) - Ebb Tide (Frank Sinatra) - Ebony And Ivory (Paul Mccartney Feat. Stevie Wonder) - Endless Love (Lionel Richie ) - Enola Gay (Orchestral Manouvres In The Dark) - Enough (Simply Red) - Everybody Loves Somebody - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears) - Everytime You Go Away (Paul Young) - Fallin' (Alicia Keys) - Fame (Irene Cara) - Fast Car (Tracy Chapman) - Feel (Robbie Williams) - Fight For Ourselves (Spandau Ballet) - Flash (Queen) - Flashdance... What A Feeling (Irene Cara) - For Once In My Life (Michael Bublé) - Friends Will Be Friends (Queen) - Genie In A Bottle (Cristina Aguilera) - Get Down On It (Kool & The Gang) - Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr.) - Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman) - Gold (Spandau Ballet) - Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) - Goodbye My Lover (James Blunt) - Goodbye Philadelphia (Peter Cincotti) - Goodnight Moon (Shivaree) - Goodnight Tonight (Paul McCartney ) - Grease (from Grease) - Happy Together (The Turtles) - Harden My Heart (Quarterflash) - Hello (Lionel Richie) - High (James Blunt) - Hips Don't Lie (Shakira) - Holding Back The Years (Simply Red) - Hot Stuff (Donna Summer) - Hotel California (Eagles) - How Deep Is The Ocean? (Irving Berlin) - How Many Lies? (Spandau Ballet) - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (Michael Bublé) - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (Aerosmith) - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Creedence Clearwater Revival / Wilson Pickett / Marvin Gaye) - I Just Called To Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder) - I Wan't Feel Bad (Simply Red) - I Want It All (Queen) - I Want To Break Free (Queen) - I Want You To Need Me (Celine Dion) - I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston / Dolly Parton) - If I Could Turn Back Time (Cher) - I'll Be There For You (The Rembrandts) - I'll Fly For You (Spandau Ballet) - I'll Stand By You (The Pretenders) - I'm In The Mood For Love - In The Midnight Hour (The Midnight Hour) (Wilson Pickett) - Infidelity (Simply Red) - Innuendo (Queen) - Is This Love (Whitesnake) - Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder) - It Must Have Been Love (Roxette) - It's A Hard Life (Queen) - Jericho (Simply Red) - Karma Chameleon (Culture Club) - Killer Queen (Queen) - La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) - Lady Marmalade (Patty Labelle / Christina Aguilera) - Lambada (Llorando Se Fue) (Kaoma) - Lara's Theme (from Doctor Zhivago) Somewhere I Love - Laura - Let The Sunshine In - Lifeline (Spandau Ballet) - Lift Me Up (Moby) - Lithium (Nirvana) - Living On My Own (Freddie Mercury) - Look At You Now (Simply Red) - Love Don't Cost A Thing (Jennifer Lopez) - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing) - Love Is In The Air (John Paul Young) - Lucky Man (The Verve) - Luka (Suzanne Vega) - Lullaby Of Birdland - Macarena (Los Del Rio) - Mad About You (Hooverphonic) - Made In Heaven (Queen) - Master Blaster (Jammin') (Stevie Wonder) - Mercy (Duffy) - Minnie The Moocher (Cab Calloway) - Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red) - Moonlight Shadow (Mike Oldfield) - More Than This (Roxy Music) - Move On Out (Simply Red) - My Baby Just Cares For Me (Nina Simone) - My Love (Paul McCartney) - My Perfect Love (Simply Red) - My Sweet Lord (George Harrison) - Need Your Loving Tonight (Queen) - Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor) - Never Forget (Take That) - Night And Day (Cole Porter) - No Tengo Dinero (Los Umbrellos) - Notorious (Duran Duran) - Obsesion (Aventura) - On The Sunny Side Of The Street) - One Vision (Queen) - Only When You Leave (Spandau Ballet) - Out Of Time (Blur) - Over The Rainbow (from The Wizard Of Oz) (Judy Garland) - Oye Como Va (Santana ) - Part-Time Lover (Stevie Wonder) - Patience (Take That) - Please Don't Go (Double You) - Precious (Depeche Mode) - Put Your Head On My Shoulder (Paul Anka) - Puttin' On The Ritz - Radio Ga Ga (Queen) - Rain And Tears (The Aphrodite's Child) - Rehab (Amy Winehouse) - Relight My Fire (Dan Hurtman) - Round And Round (Spandau Ballet) - Runaway Train (Soul Asylum) - Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush) - Same Mistake (James Blunt) - Say It Once (Ultra) - Say You Say Me (Lionel Richie) - Say You'll Be There (Spice Girls) - September (Earth Wind & Fire) - She Caught The Katy And Left Me A Mule To Ride (The Blues Brothers) - Shout (Tears For Fears) - Singin' In The Rain (Gene Kelly) - Sitting Down Here (Lene Marlin) - Sleeping Satellite (Tasmin Archer) - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (The Platters) - Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple) - Smooth (Santana) - Somebody To Love (Queen) - Someone To Watch Over Me (Nikka Costa) - Something Got Me Started (Simply Red) - Sonnet (The Verve) - Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael) - Stormy Weather (Frank Sinatra) - Summer Nights (from Grease) (Olivia Newton John & John Travolta) - Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) (George Gershwin) - Superstition (Stevie Wonder) - Sure (Take That) - Talkin' About A Revolution (Tracy Chapman) - That's The Way (I Like It) (KC & The Sunshine Band) - That's What Friends Are For (Dionne Warwick) - The Drugs Don't Work (The Verve) - The Final Countdown (Europe) - The Game Of Love (Santana Feat. Michelle Branch) - The Greatest Love Of All (Whitney Houston) - The House Of The Rising Sun (The Animals) - The Invisible Man (Queen) - The Miracle (Queen) - The Power Of Love (Céline Dion) - The Promise (Tracy Chapman) - The Right Thing (Simply Red) - The Shadow Of Your Smile (Shirley Bassey) - The Show Must Go On (Queen) - The Taste Of Your Tears (King) - The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand) - Theme From New York, New York (Liza Minelli / Frank Sinatra) - Think (Aretha Franklin) - Thinking About You (Norah Jones) - Through The Barricades (Spandau Ballet) - Tonight's The Night (Rod Stewart) - True (Spandau Ballet) - Turn It Up (Simply Red) - Un-Break My Heart (Tony Braxton) - Unchained Melody (Righthouse Brothers) - Under Pressure (Queen) - Unforgivable Sinner (Lene Marlin) - Viva Forever (Spice Girls) - Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day) - Walking On Sunshine (Katrina And The Waves) - We Are The Champions (Queen) - We Are The World (USA For Africa) - We Have All The Time In The World (Louis Armstrong) - We Will Rock You (Queen) - Whatever You Want (Status Quo) - When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge / Michael Bolton) - When You Say Nothing At All (Ronan Keating) - When You Walk In The Room (Rokes) - Who Wants To Live Forever (Queen) - Woman In Chains (Tears For Fears) - Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush) - You And I (Michael Bublé / Stevie Wonder) - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder) - You're Beautiful (James Blunt) - You're Mirror (Simply Red)