Thomas Hewitt Jones: This Little World: High Voice: Vocal Score

Vocal score for Thomas Hewitt Jones' This Little World for SATB choir and Piano accompaniment.Thomas Hewitt Jones is an award-winning composer of contemporary classical and commercial music. Winner of the 2003 BBC Young Composer Competition his music has been published by Boosey & Hawkes Oxford University Press Banks Music the RSCM Encore Publications Universal Music and is frequently heard on radio  TV and the cinema in the UK and abroad.

Hewitt Jones’ timeless new carol Baby In an Ox's Stall beautifully captures the joyful essence of Christmas and is sure to become a popular addition to choral seasonal repertoire.   Featuring text written by the composer this accessible carol is available in two formats – SATB and Organ/Piano and Unison Voices and Organ/Piano. 

This is a rich and expressive setting of William Chatterton Dix's famous words. Opening with an elegant melody line for sopranos or tenors it flowers into full SATB choral textures both accompanied and a cappella.Containing a delicate soprano solo lush choral writing and a tender recurring melody What child is this? will make an enchanting feature in any Christmas service or concert.

A Christmas Carol-This carol was commissioned by the John Lewis Partnership Music Society and first performed at their annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Westminster Cathedral in December 2014 conducted by Manvinder Rattan. A melancholic mood pervades throughout the setting which is melodically rich with subtle chromatic alterations colouring Paul Williamsons beautifully poetic text that evokes the genealogy of Christ springing like a tree from the root of Jesse King Davids father. Long legato lines are an integral part of this carol emphasising the peaks and troughs of harmonic change and the dynamics

American Traditional-The ?VOCES8 singles? series includes songs for which the group is particularly well known in choral arrangements produced specifically for VOCES8. This beautiful folk song was commissioned as part of our fifth anniversary celebrations in 2012 and was included in our EP ?In the Beginning? and on our US concert tour. It has always been a fun challenge to perform with gorgeous flowing lines and a great opening solo for the bass. Our annual visit to sing for friends in the Shenandoah Valley is never complete without a rendition of this arrangement; performing it at Abbey Road Studios (the film can be found on YouTube) was also an unforgettableexperience.

Text by Paul Williamson this is an atmospheric SATB carol with Organ or Piano accompaniment. A new edition to the Genesis Choral Library.

No. 3 from The Same Flame-Commissioned by the Somerset England based charity Churchill Music! The Same Flame was inspired by Pierre de Coubertin’s ideals of Olympism which gave rise to the modern Olympic and Paralympic values: Respect Excellence Friendship Courage Equality Determination and Inspiration. These seven values are celebrated in five movements so four of them had to double up – Friendship with Equality and Courage with Determination. Each movement is scored for slightly different choral forces so the work is varied. Also individual movements may suit different choirs giving the opportunity for individual performance or collaboration between choirs. All fivemovements of The Same Flame are published as individual octavos. A complete vocal score is available on request from the publishers.Inspired by the title of a book by Mary Ann Radmacher ‘Courage doesn’t always roar’ Guts and Grace considers courage and determination as essentially private qualities mothered by dark necessity but on occasion needing to step up publicly especially in the sporting arena and ‘roar’. This movement is intense and charged with emotion and gives opportunity for sections of the choir to shine individually as well as a beautiful soaring soprano solo section in the middle.

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.