Reverand Chris Anderson has penned some moving words to commemorate the Lenten season. Teaming again with composer Richard A. Nichols, this anthem opens with the choir accompanying a soloist with a cappella loos. The the choir assumes the piece for a few measures before the piano enters. A very effective opening. The modulation from C minor to C Major is another wonderful moment in this piece. / S…

Par DUREY LOUIS. Louis Durey's Chanson Des Trois Feuilles for Mixed Choir. Louis Durey's Chanson Des Trois Feuilles for Mixed Choir./ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte a Cappella

One World traite d'un monde fracturé (gouvernements populistes, fléaux, changement climatique, traite des êtres humains, non-respect des droits humains fondamentaux, terrorisme, guerre) et annonce la vision d'une planète pacifique et égalitaire. L'un des textes de l'exposition résume le mieux l'oeuvre : Tikkun Olam », qui signifie en hébreu ?réparer le monde?, un concept juif de gestion de la créa…

No. 6 Interlude for Piano solo and No. 7 Contrary Mary for 2-part treble choir and piano. Par SPRENKLE ELAM. No. 6 Interlude For Piano Solo And Nol 7 Contrary For Female Choir And Piano/ Répertoire / Choeur d'Enfants (SS) et Piano

for string quartet. Par VASKS PETERIS. In 2013, Peteris Vasks set Mother Teresa’s peace prayer “The fruit of silence is prayer” for the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. The piece is for mixed choir however the versions for piano quintet and string quartet now make this musical expression of Mother Teresa's words accessible to two traditional genres of chamber music without the help of a choir. /…

O Take My Hand, Dear Father. Par SILCHER FRIEDRICH. This celebrated song is based on a poem by Julie Hausmann (1826-1901), a Latvian teacher who was probably blind. The text draws on her personal experience and unshakeable faith in God, death and eternal life. The melody by Friedrich Silcher is written in a simple and delicate style but also draws on the grand romantic tradition of Wagner and Bruc…

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Freedom Is Coming is an incredibly infectious celebration of hope and freedom from oppression and is coupled here with Hamba Vangeli (‘Spread the new word’) for Soprano, Alto and combined men's voices along with a piano accompaniment. Pay attention to the dynamics – there are lots of opportunities for contrasts and a gradual build-up of texture, as well as chances …

Par MARTIN MATTHEW. Written for the choir of New College, Oxford, Ut Unum Sint! (That they may be one) sets words from St John’s gospel in which Christ prays that all may be one. This was the title of Pope John Paul II’s encyclical on church unity. Combining atmospheric sections with more dramatic material, it was given its first performance by the choir of New College in St Peter’s, Rome in June …

Par GILL JOANNA. This work is a reflective setting of a popular blessing used regularly in both church services and within choral concerts. Scored for unaccompanied mixed choir, the four parts are often divided to create an eight-part texture. The main melodic interest is carried in the soprano line over a supporting line of six parts provided by the lower voices. Within this short setting a var…

A gentle, lilting waltz for unison choir, treble solo and piano. The angel being addressed is reassured that he/she has done well in her attempt to find the Beloved. Written for the Anima Young Singers, Emily Ellsworth, conductor, this is a wonderful piece for melodic independence for a young choir. / Choeur Et Instruments Divers

Par COLERIDGE-TAYLOR SAMUEL. The period of composition (ca. 1893) for the Suite de Pièces for violin and piano or violin and organ was especially productive for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) in the realm of chamber music. Unpublished works include a piano quintet, clarinet sonata, nonet, piano trio, and a piano sonata. It is notable that the different versions of the Suite for piano and orga…

O Take My Hand, Dear Father. Par SILCHER FRIEDRICH. This celebrated song is based on a poem by Julie Hausmann (1826-1901), a Latvian teacher who was probably blind. The text draws on her personal experience and unshakeable faith in God, death and eternal life. The melody by Friedrich Silcher is written in a simple and delicate style but also draws on the grand romantic tradition of Wagner and Bruc…

Par MOORE PHILIP. This setting of Videntes Stellam aims to explore the extremes of emotion surrounding the revelation of Christ. The piece begins by depicting the vision of the star and the journey of the Kings, utilising a bright harmonic language in the Organ and emphatic, cascading outbursts of praise from the Choir, periodically interrupted by more reflective iterations of the text. Following …

Par FRANCES-HOAD CHERYL. A two and a half minute piece for voices and piano, commissioned and first performed by the London Symphony Orchestra Discovery Choir conducted by Neil Ferris..One Earth sets a text by Di Sherlock for voices and piano and is an ideal community choir piece. / Date parution : 2022-04-26/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). English song in the first half of the twentieth century was largely defined by the wonderful output of Roger Quilter and Gerald Finzi, both of whom delighted in setting fine poetry by Wordsworth, Shakespeare and others. She Walks in Beauty was inspired by these two composers, with a particularly musically evocative and colourful text by Byron and a glorious new mel…