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Holy Roller is a revival sermon captured in the sounds of the alto saxophone and piano. It is inspired by classical revival preaching and the music seeks to represent the language: cajoling and incant...

Suzzie Vango's exuberant arrangement of Gaudete embellishes the charm of this well-known sixteenth-century carol with an accented rhythmic ostinato and playful changes of metre. A version for mixed vo...

This tender Advent carol sets an original text by Charles Bennett that creates a sense of anticipation for the arrival of Jesus. Underpinned by a gently rippling piano part throughout, the piece opens...

There is also a version for organ.

Partially based on a plainsong melody, this peaceful setting of the Latin hymn text features sonorous harmonies, subtle time changes, and fluid choral homophony, with a beautiful soprano solo that flo...

This anthem sets a text by the 17h-century Bishop Thomas Ken. The vocal parts are narrative in style and coloured by decorative organ passages. This setting would be well-suited for use on Saints' Day...

Larsen's beautiful piece is absolute music in a standard classical layout with an emphasis on long lyrical lines. A good piece for conservatory and university students.

This poignant choral arrangement of 'No sad thought his soul affright' from the cantata Hodie is well suited for performance in a Christmas concert or service. This two-verse piece has been transposed...

Wilberg has arranged O holy night! in the accessible key of D flat major using his signature lush textures which complement the warm, rich, and dramatic qualities found in this famous carol. Orchestra...

This equisite Fantasia on the timeless English folk song 'Greensleeves' was arranged for viola/cello by Watson Forbes.

This piece draws inspiration from the book City of Falling Angels which gives a rich portrayal of Venice. The use of extended melodies that contrast with fragmented phrases portray the beauty of this...

An accompaniment to Crawford's arrangement for the Emerging Voices series, Schubert's original piano part, with slight adaptation by the arranger, is presented here for pianists that wish to embrace t...

This joyous arrangement of a traditional spiritual for choir and orchestra is propelled by a light swing tempo. The mood grows more and more euphoric with each succeeding stanza of text, and the uplif...

Earth grown old is a melancholic setting of a text by Christina Rossetti. With a falling bassline, artful use of inverted and diminished chords, and a wordless soprano solo, this carol perfectly captu...

Six miniatures. 'Progressively laying out aspects of cello technique - double stopping, pizzicato, glacial harmonies - and then combining them, the work builds to a substantial fourth movement and the...

With plenty of excitement and anticipation, this exuberant carol sets a medieval macronic text, featuring changing metres and a driving piano part. Also available in a version for solo low voice.

This is a spirited arrangement of the popular fourteenth-century carol, with an optional part for tambourine in the final verse. An English singing translation is presented alongside the original Lati...

Written the year before the Six Figures, Arioso is a study in scalic and chordal figures, retaining Skempton's signature simplicity and repetitiveness throughout. Grail Transformation and Epiphany bri...

With this majestic work Chilcott takes on a landmark of the choral repertory, the Christmas Oratorio. Words from St Luke and St Matthew are intertwined with 16th-19th-century poetry to create a compel...

This piece combines techniques from traditional Chinese music and Western classical music, drawing on the flute's rich history in both traditions. Using the full range of the instrument, a variety of...

Archer's beautiful setting of this well-known anonymous text provides a wonderful alternative to more familiar versions. This charming Advent carol is also available in an arrangement for upper voices...

This hauntingly beautiful piece, arranged for flute and piano by the composer, is extracted from Rutter's large-scale work Visions. The expressive solo line features long phrases and a quasi-improvise...

This lively and rhythmic Bulgarian gallop for flute and piano (with words to aid learning the rhythm) comes from the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), which introduces world-music sty...

Written in the style of an Arabic lullaby, this original composition for flute and piano comes from the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), which introduces world-music styles to beginn...

This original composition for flute and piano is a fast dance piece in the klezmer style from the collection Flute Globetrotters (with CD backings), which introduces world-music styles to beginner pla...