from Scottish Folksong Suite-The adventurous spirit of the Scottish highlands is colorfully portrayed in this set of pieces by Ken Berg which can all be performed separately or as a group. This tender ballad for a cappella mixed voices is profoundly moving inits simplicity. Performance Time: Approx. 3:10.
Locus iste was commissioned by Cathedral Commissions of Wells Cathedral. It was given its first performance during the festival new music wells 73-13 on Sunday 16 June 2013 sung by the Choir of Wells Cathedral conducted by Matthew Owens.
A unique guide to teaching unaccompanied singing!Gitika Partington's a cappella arrangements are used by youth and community choirs around the world.Gitika believes in the sensational power of group singing bringing people together to express joy and celebration through song. Not being able to read music is no obstacle and Gitika's tips and the original arrangements included here demonstrate just…
Corpus Christi With Cat And Mouse is a setting of fragments selected from the Richard Hill Commonplace Book an early 16th century manuscript in the library of Balliol College Oxford. Commissioned by the Master andFellows of Balliol College to commemorate the centenary of the death of Benjamin Jowett Master of Balliol 1870-1893 this work was first performed by the Chapel Choir of Balliol Colle…
Kevin Olson's A Summer Sonnet for unaccompanied SATB choir. This work is a setting of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. Duration: approx. 4 minutes. A Piano accompaniment is included for rehearsal purposes only.
Judith Clurman Choral Series-With a text by Christina Rossetti this a cappella piece for mixed voices displays a full dynamic range through rich homophonic textures. A challenging and compelling work!
for SATB Choir unaccompanied-To Sleep by Thea Musgrave for unaccompanied SATB choir. This 5 minute piece sets text by John Keats. This work originally entitled ‘Midnight’ was written in 1992 for Laura Lane and the Nova Singers for the American Choral Directors National Convention in San Antonio Texas March 4th 1993. It has now been completely revised and is retitled ‘To Sleep…
A superb contemporary gospel song based on a traditional Spiritual favourite. Beautifully arranged by Moses Hogan for Soprano Alto Tenor and Bass voices a cappella this uplifting and joyful song is an effective and pleasing setting.
London is a setting by Julian Marshall of a poem by William Blake from his 'Songs of Experience' for Unaccompanied SATB Choir. A full performance lasts around 4 minutes.
Verses before the Six Psalms-Shestopsalmiye (Verses Before The Six Psalms) is a work by Sergei Rachmaninoff for Unaccompanied SATB Choir. From the 'All-Night Vigil ' this is the Vocal Score featuring a pronunciation guide and an explanation of the transliteration and translation. The lyrics are in the original and a phonetic transliteration.
God Be In My Head is a work by composer David Hill for Unaccompanied SATB Choir. It was first performed on the 6th of February 2016 by the Choir of St John's College Cambridge conducted by Andrew Nethsingha.A review in the September 2016 issue of Organist's Review calls this 'beautifully understated...a work that will reward careful attention and which will make a fitting contribution to funera…
There Were Three Ravens by Henry Balfour Gardiner for unaccompanied SATB choir. This work is a setting of text from Melismata (1611) by Thomas Ravenscroft. Duration: approx. 3 1/2minutes.
This prayer is the foundation of Orthodox faith in the Holy Trinity. Says Tavener: 'In setting it to music I have tried to capture something of the deep conjunction and repentance which lie at the heart ofOrthodoxy'.This work for unaccompanied SATB choir and SSAAA semichorus was commissioned by the Cambridge Tavener Choir. It was first performed in April 1996 at Jesus College Chapel Cambridge b…
a capella-This playful contemporary African folksong is a lot of fun to perform with layered vocal parts African percussion and humorous references to the choir members singing.
John Tavener's Ex Maria Virgine is a sequence of Christmas carols their emphasis on the Nativity and the Virgin Mary. Scored for SATB unaccompanied or with Organ the collection isrepresentative of the broad range of Tavener's choral writing. These carols may be performed as the full sequence or as individual pieces: carols such as Ding! Dong! Merrily on High and Unto Us is Born aSon to familiar …
This a cappella setting of a traditional South African praise song just bursts with joyful energy. Dynamic contrast percussion and a wide range of layered vocal textures make this an appealing concert choice. Available: SATB a cappella. Performance Time: Approx. 2:15.
Paperback-For SATB unaccompaniedThis spiritual is short simple and crisply written. It takes a small amount of adventure as the harmonies employed are sufficiently different from each other throughout the work but it still treats the spiritual more or less traditionally. The texture is homophonic except for some syncopation in the lower voices which works well for this style and the result is…
