Yes I Am Your Angel by Gabriel Jackson for SATB unaccompanied.The text for this imaginative and effective piece by Gabriel Jackson is a response to Allen Ginsberg's A Supermarket in California by Latvian poet K rlis V rdi Å¡ translated here by Ieva LeÅ¡inska. As in Ginsberg's poem the initial setting is a supermarket depicted with vivid imagery such as 'a weary shrivelled apple' before the a…

Exile Meditations by Gabriel Jackson for SATB soloists or choir unaccompanied.This powerful work is a sequence of meditations on loss and longing of fear and of hope by turns contemplative and dramatic. The narrative is made up of a selection of poems by four exiled Latvian writers from the group known as the Hell's Kitchen Poets and present-day displaced persons from Palestine and Syria. The te…

Paperback-Gabriel Jackson's I Say That We Are Wound With Mercy for SATB with Organ accompaniment.Setting a section from 'The Blessed Virgin Compared to the Air we Breathe' by Gerard Manley Hopkins this Marian piece opens with an extended soprano passage underpinned by soft yet characterful organ writing. Several hallmarks of Jackson's style are evident including soaring melismatic Soprano line…

Gabriel Jackson's Vox Clara Ecce Intonat for SATB (with divisions) and soprano Saxophone.Setting the original Latin text of the hymn better known as 'Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding' Jackson creates an Advent piece of beautiful stillness. The largely homophonic Choral parts with a soloist supplying a gentle contrapuntal line are contrasted with light and graceful interjections from the Saxo…

Gabriel Jackson's O Thou That Art The Light for SATB unaccompanied.This exquisite miniature sets an intimate prayer by St Augustine of Hippo asking for God's grace to know and serve Him. Simple and homophonic it is infused with Jackson's characteristic passion and luminosity and would be ideal as a general purpose introit or used specifically within a Service of Light.

Paperback-Gabriel Jackson's Ane Sang Of The Birth Of Christ for SATB and Organ.Inspired by a 16th-century Scots text Jackson has composed a memorable carol full of character and beauty. The choir is serenaded throughout by the Organ which imitates the haunting qualities of the bagpipes - full of ornamentation and extemporized flourishes. In contrast the vocal lines are written with daring purit…

Gabriel Jackson's Luce Coruscas (Herself A Rose) for SATB (with divisions). Translated as 'Shining with light' Luce Coruscas sets a hymn for Vespers on the Feast of the Assumption followed by the poem 'Herself A Rose' by Christina Rossetti. Jackson employs his signature harmonies and descriptive working of the text within an expansive polyphony to create a large-scale expressive anthem to the Bl…

Gabriel Jackson's In The Half-Light Of Dusk for SATB unaccompanied. In this unaccompanied setting of Thomas A. Clark's poem Jackson beautifully conjures up the atmosphere of the onset of nightfall. Featuring a wide range of rhythms textures and dynamics this is a striking and complex piece with highly imaginative word setting.

Gabriel Jackson's But Let My Due Feet Never Fail for SATB (with divisions) and Organ. This anthem sets a descriptive passage from Milton's Il Penseroso that sees the poet ask for guidance as he enters the 'studious Cloysters pale'. Jackson sensitively sets the words in homophonic and melismatic passages that build to a glorious climax for both Choir and Organ on 'And bring all Heav'n before mine e…

Gabriel Jackson's Creator Of The Stars Of Night for SATB and Organ.This mellifluous Advent setting opens in a still and contemplative mood reminiscent of plainsong before a thrilling section heralded by the first entry of the organ. The piece finishes as it began - a perfect Advent blend of meditation and drama.

Gabriel Jackson's O Salutaris Hostia for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied. This reflective and affirmatory communion motet features fluid shifts between 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures and expressive melodic lines that are often underpinned by a drone.

Gabriel Jackson's Cantate Domino for SATB and Organ.This setting of Psalm 95 written for Truro Cathedral Choir was shortlisted for a BASCA British Composer Award 2013. Evocative and subtle in its use of colour and texture the piece has independent Organ passages an intense musical climax and a last verse akin to a gentle chorale.

Gabriel Jackson's Tomorrow Go Ye Forth for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied.This setting of the Vesper Responsory exudes a confident radiance and sure belief that the 'Lord he shall be with you'. First published in Advent for Choirs this setting is both approachable and gripping. A worthwhile alternative to the familiar Palestrina version.

Gabriel Jackson's is one of the most striking modern settings of this ancient text. The composer's trademark diversity of texture is much in evidence with passages of rich sonority giving way to intimate soloistic sections. The piece will be a very satisfying challenge for a proficient choir.

Gabriel Jackson's In All His Works for ATTBB unaccompanied. The text is from Ecclesiasticus.