Par BEDNALL DAVID. David Bednall's Christmas cantata Welcome All Wonders was commissioned and first performed by the Choir of Queen's College, Oxford in 2012 and received rave reviews from, among others, BBC Music Magazine, Limelight Magazine and Gramophone. Described as  'ingenious', 'engaging', 'spirited', 'extremely appealing' and 'accessible without being superficial', a recording of this nota…

Par KANDER JOHN / BEALE CHARLES (Arr.). Chicago! is perhaps the greatest and bestloved creation of writing team John Kander and Fred Ebb. In We both reached for the gun, Roxie is accused of killing her violent lover and Flynn’s argument is that they both ‘reached for the gun’ at the same time – Roxie had no choice but to kill him, or she would have died. In the staging, Roxie is portrayed as Billy…

Par MARTIN MATTHEW. Commissioned for the Choir of St Paul?s Cathedral, this superb festive choral work brings together the traditional French melody of Veni, veni Emmanuel with the Advent Antiphon O Oriens. The relatively accessible choral lines are underpinned by a wonderfully majestic organ accompaniment, which exhibits Matthew Martin?s genius for creating a new sound-world from the perfect bala…

Par MARTIN MATTHEW. Haec Dies (This is the day which the Lord hath made) is a lively and rhythmic piece. It was commissioned by the choir of Clare College, Cambridge and has recently been recorded by them on the Harmonia Mundi label. It sets a joyful Latin text suitable for Eastertide and, with very little divisi, is within the reach of proficient choirs. For SATB with Organ. Part of Faber Music’s…

Par HARRIS RICHARD. My Beloved Spake by Julian Anderson was first performed by members of the London Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Neville Creed, in Queen's College Chapel, Oxford, on 23 September 2006. Set to words from Song of Songs, the music is soft and lilting. The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh reperto…

An exciting new choral setting of Elgar's beloved 'Nimrod' from the 'Enigma' Variations by David Hill, this version for choir and organ should be a firm favourite for choirs around the world. / SATB

Par BOULEZ PIERRE. French composer, Pierre Boulez (b. 1925) is best known for his serialist, experimental and electronic compositions. However, his work for Soprano, Mixed Choir and Piano Reduction, Le Soleil Des Eaux also remains regularly performed. Having studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Olivier Messiaen, Boulez soon began his own creative experiments. Amongst his earlier works was his …

Commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Guildford to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral, The Holy Spirit sets a text by the poet and novelist Evelyn Underhill with masterful word-painting. Although there is some organ accompaniment, most of the work is a cappella with varying moods and textures to reflect the highly descriptive text. Contrasting with the gentle ope…

New settings of the two evening canticles which incorporate jazz elements, including harmony in voice parts and organ and many 'blue' notes. Despite these jazz elements, the music is very approachable, with natural syncopation and mostly homophonic writing. It is also available for upper or lower unison voices, with occasional optional divisi (ISMN 979-0-060-13012-0). Either version would be enjoy…

Nancy Litten\'s Choral and Vocal Warm-Ups for Pianists provides the perfect accompaniment for a whole range of warm-ups she herself uses regularly with choirs. This invaluable guide leads the choral director, step by step, through the various stages of the warm-up and provides a suitable keyboard accompaniment. Litten also offers valuable advice about what and how to practice common harmonic progr…

Par PANUFNIK ROXANNA. When the Groot Omroepkoor's (Netherland's Radio Choir) Chief Conductor Benjamin Goodson and Stiftfestivals' violinist-director Daniel Rowland approached me to write a piece for them, I immediately googled Dutch poets. I was intrigued to find the French-sounding name, Isabelle de Charrire (1740 1805). Also known as Belle van Zuylen, she was born and brought up in Utrecht, whe…

Cette méthode réunit avec talent et originalité tout ce dont un batteur a besoin de travailler pour pouvoir s'exprimer sur l'instrument.Une belle et intéressante approche qui vous aidera à développer votre musicalité. Bon travail à tous!Gilles ChoirThe wonderful approach that my friend Eddy has compiled in this drum book will take you on a journey of modern rock drumming, apply the groove and enjo…

for Ji-nashi Shakuhachi (in D and A) and Double Choir. Par PANUFNIK ROXANNE. In 2005, ji-nashi shakuhachi player Kiku Day approached me to write a piece for her, as part of her mission to increase the use of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) in Western classical music. When she played to me, its warmth and huskiness seemed so spookily like a human voice that I decided an a cappella double cho…

Vocal coach and choral director Mark De-Lisser, who has edited and arranged the highly acclaimed Sing Out! series, here turns his attention to the a cappella repertoire, with five uplifting songs for SATB choir in this sixth pop repertoire book in the series.As before, these songs have each been selected for their positive lyrics and heart-warming feel, making them ideal to teach to adults and chi…

Arrangement and nbsp - for and nbsp - voice and Piano accompaniment. Commissioned by Gareth Malone for Series Four of BBC TV's 'The Choir' and first performed by Malone and the Military Wives' choir as part of The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th November 2011 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. A favourite for the 2011 Christmas Number One, wit…