SKU: A0.1256869

A gentle setting for chorus and keyboard, rich in melody and harmony, of Dorothy Parker's poem. 

The things she knew, let her forget again-
The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold,
The gaping shepherds, and the queer old men
Piling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.

Let her have laughter with her little one;
Teach her the endless, tuneless songs to sing,
Grant her her right to whisper to her son
The foolish names one dare not call a king.

Keep from her dreams the rumble of a crowd,
The smell of rough-cut wood, the trail of red,
The thick and chilly whiteness of the shroud
That wraps the strange new body of the dead.

Ah, let her go, kind Lord, where mothers go
And boast his pretty words and ways, and plan
The proud and happy years that they shall know
Together, when her son is grown a man.

SKU: A0.1255178

In his O Salutaris, Nicholas White provides us a very expressive and beautiful Eucharistic motet. This traditional Latin text has been set for SATB choir and organ. The text of the O Salutaris Hostia is taken from the last two verses of Verbum Supernum, one of the five Eucharistic Hymns written by St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) at the request of Pope Urban IV (1261-1264) when the Pope first instituted the Feast of Corpus Christi in 1264. This beautiful text is most frequently sung in its liturgical contact at Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament or as a Eucharistic motet at Mass.

O Salutaris Hostia
Quae caeli pandis ostium.
Bella premunt hostilia;
Da robur, fer auxilium.

O Saving Victim opening wide
The gate of heaven to all below.
Our foes press on from every side;
Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.

Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria:
Qui vitam sine termino,
Nobis donet in patria. Amen.

To Thy great name be endless praise
Immortal Godhead, One in Three;
Oh, grant us endless length of days,
In our true native land with Thee. Amen.

This motet is dedicated to the St. Cecilia Choir of Chicago's historic St. John Cantius Church. The composer, Nicholas White, directed the premiere of his new motet, O Salutaris, on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at the Latin High Mass at St. John Cantius Church.

SKU: A0.1277665

Adoro Te is a composition for cello and piano (or organ) based upon the traditional plainsong hymn Adoro te devote.

SKU: A0.1253610

GLORIA was written in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus, and was completed on July 20th, 2015. The first performance took place on March 19th, 2016 in Hartford, CT, and a second performance on April 3rd, 2016 in The Chapel of St. Peter & St. Paul, St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH. For this performance, Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus were joined by members of The Chapel Choir of St. Paul’s School, and members of The Boston Cecilia, Boston, MA. 

Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus Gabriel Löfvall, music director 
The Chapel Choir of St. Paul’s School Nicholas White, music director 
The Boston Cecilia Nicholas White, music director 

GLORIA is in twelve movements and is scored for two soprano soloists, bass soloist, SATB choir (with divisi) and the following chamber orchestration: 

Flute 
Oboe
Clarinet
Horn
Cello
Harp
Organ
Percussion (one player)
Timpani.

SKU: A0.1253243

Written for Father Scott A.Haynes,SJC and the choir of St. John Cantius Parish, Chicago, IL

Florete Flores (“Send forth flowers as the lily�) is Nicholas White’s musical setting of Ecclesiasticus 39:19-21. Florete Flores and quotes the traditional Gregorian plainsong melody at the opening of the piece, in a dialogue between the two soprano parts, and uses an ostinato figure in the underneath parts to support the meandering melody. Quickly conjuring a sense of mystery, this short motet proceeds with challenging melodic material for the upper voices, supported by hauntingly repetitive harmonies from the altos, tenors and basses. An effective communion motet for any occasion.

Florete flores quasi lilium:
et date odorem, et frondete in gratiam:
et collaudate canticum,
et benedicite Dominum in operibus suis.

Send forth flowers, as the lily,
and yield a smell, and bring forth leaves in grace,
and praise with canticles,
and bless the Lord in his works.

(Ecclesiasticus 39:19-21).

SKU: A0.1254707

Forming an effective choral requiem of sorts, the seven movements of Nicholas White's IN SURE AND CERTAIN HOPE  were written for The Tiffany Consort in 2006. With texts from the Book of Common Prayer, the piece offers an alternative to the more traditional requiem settings, and may be performed by chorus, soloists, and organ (with optional cello) or with strings only.

SKU: A0.1257177

A vigorous and engaging setting for chorus and organ of Amy Lowell's poem A Winter Ride.

Who shall declare the joy of the running!
           Who shall tell of the pleasures of flight!
          Springing and spurning the tufts of wild heather,
           Sweeping, wide-winged, through the blue dome of light.
          Everything mortal has moments immortal,
           Swift and God-gifted, immeasurably bright.

          So with the stretch of the white road before me,
           Shining snowcrystals rainbowed by the sun,
          Fields that are white, stained with long, cool, blue shadows,
           Strong with the strength of my horse as we run.
          Joy in the touch of the wind and the sunlight!
           Joy!  With the vigorous earth I am one.