Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. This work has survived in an autograph, unfortunately undated, preserved in the Düben Collection. The cantata is a setting of Ecclesiasticus 50, verses 24–26. This composition is one of the most richly scored vocal compositions of Buxtehude. A ritornello, which includes a fanfare of trumpets, and a longer vocal section based on “Nun danket alle Gott” create the work’s struc…

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

Par HARVEY JONATHAN. Commissioned for the traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols in King's College Cambridge on Christmas Eve, 1994. Harvey uses words by Bishop Taylor in a beautiful melody sung by one choir, accompanied by a second wordless choir providing harmonic support. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Par PORFIRI AURELIO. Né en 1968, Aurelio Porfiri est un compositeur, chef d’orchestre, organiste et auteur italien. Il a occupé les fonctions d’organiste suppléant au vicariat du Vatican à la basilique Saint-Pierre, ainsi que dans de nombreuses églises importantes en Italie. Il est régulièrement invité à participer à des jurys de concours internationaux de musique chorale, notamment à Xiamen (Chin…

Par DUREY LOUIS. Louis Durey's Guerre Et La Paix for Mixed Choir. Louis Durey's Guerre Et La Paix for Mixed Choir./ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte a Cappella

Written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, I Have a Dream is the only Abba song to feature vocals from outside the four-piece group - Anni-Frid Lyngstad is joined in the final chorus by a children's choir in the original recording. The song was also included in the blockbuster Abba musical, Mamma Mia! .Arranged for SATB choir, this version of the pop classic is an upbeat piece perfect for group…

Par HARVEY JONATHAN. Music set to words translated into English from a poem by Jalal Al-Din Rumi. For double mixed choir. This piece was commissioned and first performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain in Fiji on 23 July 1996./ Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Par BEDNALL DAVID. David Bednall 's Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? for SATB double choir unaccompanied. A setting of Shakespeare 's much-loved Sonnet 18, Bednall 's expressive work highlights this timeless text with sumptuous harmony, including pleasing tonal shifts and topical false relations. Various choral textures are explored, from the imitative lines of 'Sometime too hot', to the wa…

Combining the 'Ubi Caritas? text with two dramatically different 'Holy Thursday? texts of the same name by William Blake, James Lavino has created a work for SATB divisi choir, SATB semi-chorus and organ that is both thrilling and thought provoking. Chosen by Philip Brunelle for the Cathedral series and performed by his world renowned 'Vocal Essence? choir, this work requires both advanced singers…

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Psalm 137 'Super flumina Babylonis' also known as 'By the rivers of Babylon' was an inspiration for many composers including Camille Saint-Saëns. He repeatedly occupied himself with his psalm motet for solo soprano, mixed choir, saxophone quartet, string orchestra and organ, originally composed in 1854. Two of the four versions ? the first version in Latin and a much later…

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. This work has survived in an autograph, unfortunately undated, preserved in the Düben Collection. The cantata is a setting of Ecclesiasticus 50, verses 24–26. This composition is one of the most richly scored vocal compositions of Buxtehude. A ritornello, which includes a fanfare of trumpets, and a longer vocal section based on “Nun danket alle Gott” create the work’s struc…

Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. A beguiling 20-minute work for countertenor, women's voices and orchestra, Dream of the Song, George Benjamin's first work since his ground-breaking opera Written on Skin, was premiered in 2015 by the countertenor Bejun Mehta, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by the composer. Employing a reduced orchestra (two oboes, four horns, two…

Par FORBES L'ESTRANGE JOANNA (Arr.). Wade in the Water is a lively and infectious spiritual. Its features include a call-and-response texture, jazz ‘scat’ vocalization and finger clicks on beats 2 and 4 of the measure. This arrangement by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange remains true to the spirit of Eva Cassidy’s well-loved version, adapting the instrumental improvisation on the recording to create a fun…

Par HARVEY JONATHAN. This motet for unaccompanied SATB choir was written for the choir of Winchester Cathedral. An intimate work, full of rhythmic and harmonic subtlety, entirely shaped by the meaning of the words./ Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). The Skye Boat Song is perhaps one of the best-known Scottish melodies of all. It refers to the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie who, still only a boy, was smuggled out of Scotland to France after the Scots’ defeat by the English at the Battle of Culloden in 1745. Despite there being a huge reward on his head, not one of his faithful Highlanders would betray him to th…