Par PURCELL HENRY / KING. Famous English composer, Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was a significant contributor to the Baroque music era. Perhaps his most famous and frequently performed work remains his Music For Queen Mary II. Arranged for Four-Part Brass Choir by Robert King, Purcell 's Music For Queen Mary II is made accessible and versatile. The work was originally composed for Orchestra and Choir…

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…

Anthem. Par PURCELL HENRY. The Anthem, in the post-Reformation church music of England was initially the term given to a choral work with an English biblical text. By the end of the 17th century it begins to take on Italian stylistic elements and becomes a cantata for solo voices, choir and orchestra. The anthem 'O sing unto the Lord' presented here, based on words of the 96th Psalm, is a particul…

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…

for mezzo-soprano, men's choir, Männerchor (TBarB) and organ. Par ROTA NINO. Salve Regina, mater misericordiae' ('Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy') - known as a prayer of praise and supplication in the Catholic liturgy - is published in two versions, like other sacred works by Rota before. One version is for mezzo-soprano and organ, the other with additional male choir, but both have Latin text.…

Crucifixus by Paul Mealor is here presented in a version for Baritone solo, SATB choir and Piano accompaniment. Crucifixus was commissioned by the sound Festival, and premiered by the National Youth Choir of Scotland, the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Futures Ensemble with baritone soloist Jeremy Huw Williams, conducted by Christopher Bell at St Machar Cathedral, Aberdeen on 11 November 201…

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. /…

The 'organ plus brass? series presents original works and arrangements for organ and brass choir specially tailored to meet the needs of amateur ensembles and non-professional organists. The pieces may be played by any constellation of brass ensemble.Volume IV contains arrangements of church music by Charles Villiers Stanford, both chorale-based and freely composed. The original works for choir an…

This is a special arrangement for double bass choir of the choral piece Silva Caledonia, written for the Estonian National Male Choir, which sets a text by the Scottish poet Edwin Morgan. It was first performed by them in April 2006. The double bass version was written for the large group of basses, 22 for the first performance, at Basses Loaded, the annual concert from Gary Karr's summer school i…

Par PART ARVO. Following an initiative by Princess Caroline of Monaco/Hannover to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reign of his Highness, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, composer Arvo Pärt was commissioned to compose a work for choir and orchestra. The finished work, Cantique des degrés, received its premiere on 19 November 1999 during a special service in the Cathedral of Monte-Carlo in the …

Introit: Lord, In The Strength Of Grace is a work by John Joubert, for Unaccompanied SATB Choir. The work was composed in 1981 and revised in 2011 for George Vass, the Canterbury Chamber Choir and the 2012 Presteigne Festival. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

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…