Coro e Canto

Refuge sets a powerful Sara Teasdale poem by the same name, which perfectly captures the healing power of singing: 'For with my singing I can make a refuge for my spirit's sake, A house of shining wor...

Setting a text by Elizabeth Barratt Browning, this thoughtful and evocative piece compares a dying relationship with the changing of the seasons from summer to winter, which McGlade skilfully reflects...

These three choruses are extracted from the anthology Opera Choruses. Orchestral material is available on hire.

Although quite short, this is one of Clarke's boldest and, in some respects, most ambitious compositions. It sets Shelley's magnificent ode to the Evening Star.

This exquisite setting for SSA unaccompanied voices of a well-known Marian motet (in Latin) was the first of Rebecca Clarke's choral works ever to be published.

With lyrics by the composer, Come Alive explores the scientific notion that energy never dies, but instead transforms into or transfers to something new. The text calls us to renew our connection to n...

The Compass uses evocative imagery and metaphor to describe how feelings of being lost and adrift can be assuaged by journeying towards self-acceptance and positive change. A characterful four-note mo...

In this captivating piece Mahler explores feelings of doubt and insecurity, employing the compelling metaphor of the tide and asking searching questions in a quest for existential meaning. Bewitching...

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...

Down the Silver Road è un'ambientazione confortante ed edificante della poesia To F.W. di Edith Franklin Wyatt, che descrive la gioia di invecchiare con un compagno. È stato presentato in anteprima da...

In this passionate four-movement work, composer Bob Chilcott and lyricist Delphine Chalmers explore themes of inclusivity, identity, and unity. The middle movements, 'Harmony' and 'Rhythm', have stron...

Our Voice sets the poem 'Murmuration' by contemporary poet Eleanor Stewart-Pointing, which explores the relationship between the human voice and the sounds and music of the natural world. The piano wr...

In this beautiful setting of words by the composer, based on a quote by Brian Palmer, singers are encouraged to listen to the sounds and people around them in order to learn and grow: 'one act of love...

Setting words by Chief Dan George, this optimistic work reminds us that there is still beauty to be found in times of trouble and that difficult days will not last forever. Quartel's sensitive setting...

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...

This setting of Langston Hughes's poem In time of silver rain uses uplifting melodies and a supportive piano accompaniment featuring oscillating semiquavers and broken chords. The solo cello carries a...

Commissioned by the English Montreal School Board Chorale for its 40th anniversary, Be like the bird sets an English translation of a text by Victor Hugo. Quartel uses lyrical melodies and rising sequ...

In this poignant ballad Toby Young has set an adaptation of Emily Dickinson's poem My Letter to the World to heartfelt melodies with a pop-style piano accompaniment. The song reflects on the pain of b...

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is a three-movement work by Bob Chilcott, exploring the concepts of reflecting on the past, living in the present, and not worrying about the future. The words, by Georg...

This engaging, upbeat work sets a text by the Malaysian singer Bihzhu celebrating the collective excitement in exploring the unknown. Fly! features a contemporary, pop-inspired melody and a fun, synco...

This optimistic piece is characterized by catchy, singable melodies and a syncopated rhythmic drive in the vocal and piano writing. Wong employs a variety of textures to bring the setting to life, inc...

Il titolo di quest'opera in sei movimenti, che incoraggia la vita, è tratto da Troilo e Cressida di Shakespeare: "Un tocco di natura rende il mondo intero gentile". Attraverso una raccolta di testi di...

Prologue is the first movement from Sarah Quartel's Snow Angel, an evocative five-movement choral work which is a firm favourite with choirs across the world. The musical language is emotive and picto...

Presentata qui in un arrangiamento per voci superiori, questa è una splendida ambientazione di una poesia evocativa di Emily Dickinson che esplora la simbolizzazione della speranza come un uccello. Qu...

She Sang the Stars utilizza la lente dell'epopea finlandese di Elias Lönnrot, il Kalevala, per esplorare le fasi della femminilità. Con tutti i testi in traduzione inglese, i movimenti esterni dell'op...