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Bring joyful anticipation to the Advent season with "People, Look East"! This enchanting choral arrangement of the traditional French Besançon carol, paired with the beloved, hopeful text by Eleanor F...

The quirky style of The Look perfectly complements the nature of Sara Teasdale's poem, which reminisces on past romances. The melody is catchy and colourful, with a stylistic ornament that gives the p...

This noble and patriotic piece is a setting of the well-known tune 'America' (also known as the British National Anthem). Wilberg opens effectively with solo unison men, and the accompaniment creeps i...

Don't forget tomorrow is an uplifting encore-style piece ideal for college and community choirs, with independent parts during the verses and a catchy chorus in harmony - all supported by an infectiou...

Taken from a suite of three pieces by Cecilia McDowall called Lonely Hearts, composed in 2005, this is a light and energetic setting of a whimsical text by Christie Dickason about a lonely hearts colu...

Where Riches is Everlastingly' is one of the carols in the volume Bob Chilcott Carols. The instruments needed are congas (or bongos), shaker (or triangle), cowbell (or claves).

Immerse yourself in a magical world of sound: "Here On These Branches", published by Oxford University Press, is an enchanting choral work for four-part women's choir (SSAA) and percussion. This evoca...

This is an enchanting setting of Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 8 for upper voices and piano. With a text that expounds the power of music, this piece transports the listener to an ethereal soundworld throu...

Written in memory of John Scott, the celebrated organist and choirmaster, who died in 2015, The Real of Heart is a beautifully tender and reflective piece. The anonymous text reminds us to remember th...

Questo dolce canto di Capodanno è stato composto per celebrare l'80° compleanno di S.M. la Regina. Immediatamente cantabile e con il lirismo caldo e intonato così caratteristico della musica di John R...

The Gift of Music, published by Oxford University Press, is a heartwarming musical tribute to the unifying power of song. Setting the composer's own words, it features a rich, touching melody that per...

This rousing Jubilate, with its strong melody and rich textures and harmonies, was written for Matthew Owens and the choirs of Wells Cathedral as a companion piece to the composer's Winchester Te Deum...

This is a jubilant arrangement of a four-part round by W. A. Mozart, with choral imitation of pealing bells complementing the celebratory text. An English singing translation of the Latin text is prov...

This is a gentle setting of an optimistic text about joy and hope and the expression of these through song. Sister Song features delicate piano ostinatos, persuasive melodies, close harmonies, and con...

Immerse yourself in the hauntingly beautiful atmosphere of 'I wonder as I wander' – one of the most evocative carols for the Advent and Christmas season. This poignant arrangement for solo voice and u...

A witty and amusing encore item for 4 equal upper voices and piano, describing a little-known incident from the boyhood of Mozart. With Mozartean melodies and Alberti bass, the song includes a simple...

This is a glorious and expansive piece celebrating the way in which we can bring our divided world together through singing. The handbell accompaniment is included in the vocal score, and poignantly u...

This edition of Parry's renowned anthem presents the 1911 version prepared by the composer for George V's coronation. Rutter's fascinating editorial preface provides contextual notes and informative p...

This is a beautiful setting of an English translation of one of Horace's Odes. Varying choral textures, crunchy harmonies, and a rippling piano accompaniment complement the text's imagery of nature an...

For unaccompanied SS(or A)TB.

This original suite sets anonymous instructions found in packaging to general household goods, providing amusing and theatrical highlights as well as musical interplay and formal episodes. The three c...

This original suite sets anonymous instructions found in packaging to general household goods, providing amusing and theatrical highlights as well as musical interplay and formal episodes. The three c...

This joyous and upbeat piece sets a text by Delphine Chalmers full of vivid imagery of childhood memories. Alternation between passages of 4/4 and 7/8 gives a spirited offbeat feel, and the pleasingly...

Originally published as part of the Songbird collection As you sing, this is a beautiful and modern setting of a traditional text, popularised by Orlando Gibbons' well-known madrigal 'The silver swan'...