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Setting a text spoken by Nurse Edith Cavell on the eve of her execution in 1915 and re-fashioned by the poet Seán Street, McDowall has created a work of haunting beauty. It is equally suitable for fun...

Pulsating rhythms underpin this energetic arrangement of a traditional spiritual. The voice parts progress from a forthright rendition of the famous tune at the beginning to bold and exciting harmonie...

The five short songs which make up this work are all settings of translations of Chinese poetry from the Tang dynasty (618-906AD) and several of them are about the separation of the lover from her bel...

A Blessing for Bendigeidfran' is the third movement of Four Welsh Psalms. It was recorded by the London Welsh Male Voice Choir, and this was chosen as one of Classic FM's 'Platinum Performances' in 20...

A Blessing for Bendigeidfran' is the third movement of Four Welsh Psalms. It was recorded by the London Welsh Male Voice Choir, and this was chosen as one of Classic FM's 'Platinum Performances' in 20...

This uplifting work by American composer Reginal Wright sets a text by the nineteenth-century poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy. The powerful words are sung to a memorable melody embellished with syncopation...

Clarke's duo is in two contrasted movements and was originally written as a concert piece for the composer to play with the English cellist May Mukle.

One of John Rutter's famous carols now arranged for lower voices. In this version, the melody line trades between the tenors and basses, where it is clearly stated when not in the top voice. Also avai...

Higgins's setting of this popular folk song is simple and wistful, particularly well-suited for children's and youth choirs. With delicate quaver flourishes, the piano accompaniment flows gently along...

This five-movement suite takes a light-hearted journey through different themes of love: Rejection, Parting, Falsehood, Contentment, Fulfilment. With contrasting vocal textures and a range of texts, t...

Meaning 'Souls of the Righteous', this reflective anthem is especially suitable for the Feast of All Saints but may be sung at any time of year. This piece is suitable for church and secular mixed-voi...

A Time for all Seasons is an evocative cantata that explores the complexities of the human condition. McDowall's impressive range of musical styles, effective antiphonal writing, and artful juxtaposit...

Driven by the bell-like ATB parts, The Owl is a dance-like, folky, strophic setting of a text by Jennifer Thorp. The metre oscillates between 6/8 and 3/4, with the soprano often accenting the alternat...

Questa è una vibrante ambientazione di una poesia di George Parsons Lathrop che descrive come la musica sia alla base di tutta la vita terrena. Una parte pianistica attiva fornisce un sottofondo energ...

Music of Life is a vibrant setting of a poem by George Parsons Lathrop that describes how music underpins all earthly life. An active piano part provides an energetic undercurrent to compelling vocal...

Questa energica e vivace composizione di una poesia di Samuel Ullman esplora i temi della connettività umana e della creatività. Il brano emana positività e ottimismo, con melodie slanciate, contrasti...

This upbeat, energetic setting of a poem by Samuel Ullman explores the themes of human connectivity and creativity. The piece exudes positivity and optimism, with soaring melodies, textural contrasts,...

Andrew Steffen's setting of Christina Rosetti's poem Echo is both contemplative, yet passionate. With lyricism at its heart, this piece moves between unison, canon, and homophonic harmony, guiding the...

Andrew Steffen's setting of Christina Rosetti's poem Echo is both contemplative, yet passionate. With lyricism at its heart, this piece moves between unison, canon, and homophonic harmony, guiding the...

Questo lavoro pacifico e meditativo mette in scena il classico poema di William Butler Yeats, The Lake Isle of Innisfree. Sostenute da un accompagnamento balladico del pianoforte, le linee vocali flue...

This peaceful and meditative work sets William Butler Yeats' classic poem, The Lake Isle of Innisfree. Underpinned by a balladic piano accompaniment, the flowing vocal lines convey a message of longin...

This is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that speaks to the way the power of song can help to overcome dark times. Garrett brings the pow...

This is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that speaks to the way the power of song can help to overcome dark times. Garrett brings the pow...

Burk weaves joyful and declamatory passages with moments of pensiveness, with an extended harmonic vocabulary throughout. Offprinted from Carols for Choirs 6.

Clemens composed two settings of the Marian text Ego flos campi, one scored for mixed choir of seven voices and this other, more intimate, setting for three voices. Here the voices weave beautiful cou...