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Setting words by the composer, Swept Away is a beautiful, haunting piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables of the lower parts are combined with a flowing melody in the sopran...

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...

The composer writes: 'The piano repertoire abounds with pieces that dazzle the listener with displays of virtuosity. I decided to compose music which allowed the sound of just one note at a time to be...

This much-loved carol is available here in German translation. Orchestral accompaniments are available on sale and on hire/rental.

The 100th Psalm is in modified ternary form and captures the joy and excitement of the familiar psalm. The organ part features a fanfare-like motif that effectively complements the text, and the chora...

Composed for performance at degree ceremonies at the University of Portsmouth, this work captures the joy and excitement of such occasions, partly through the incorporation of a quote from Thomas Rave...

Questa vivace rivisitazione dell'inno tradizionale è un emozionante arrangiamento a cappella che abbina l'impetuosa melodia legata a un ritmico accompagnamento vocale. Insieme, questi elementi cattura...

I will be with you sets a reflective text by the composer with a message of enduring solace. Lush harmonies, with predominantly homophonic passagework, coupled with flowing and cascading lines in ever...

This three-movement work combines a number of themes through the poetry of Sara Teasdale. The first movement, 'Sister of the Sky', focuses on the morning in early spring. The central movement, 'Fearle...

This heartfelt setting of words by the composer begins with a pianissimo drone over which the sopranos introduce the expressive melody. With lush harmonies, moments of dynamic intensity, and an overri...

Morning Light sets an optimistic text by the composer about home and finding your way. Inspired by American folksongs, the captivating melody and warm harmonies perfectly complement the uplifting them...

Oliver Tarney has re-worked his popular unaccompanied minature The Waiting Sky for upper voices. While it would make a beautiful addition to a concert programme at other times of the year, the setting...

Setting a Native American text, The Song of the Stars is a bright and rhythmic piece scored for double upper-voice choir. Featuring rhythmic ostinatos, imitative effects, and rich harmonies, this is a...

A bright and breezy piece with a charming text by Charles Bennett, A Tree of Song begins with a jaunty 7/8 figure which recurs throughout the piece, with the melody floating above. Alternation between...

This piece was composed in honour of the centenary of Marconi's first trans-oceanic wireless signal. The theme of the work, sound waves, is evoked through overlapping phrases sung ad lib., and the mus...

Gallant's take on this Acadian folksong is lively and engaging, featuring the quintessential elements of the tradition: podorythmie (seated foot-tapping), diddlage (mouth music), and the spoons.

This imaginative setting of Longfellow's poem encourages the use of evocative bird and wind noises to capture the text's natural imagery. In a fresh, a cappella style, Hawley's charismatic melodies so...

'TaReKiTa' is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly blends the Indian and Western classical styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slides, and captivating mel...

The affecting simplicity of this prayer gains an extra purity in this arrangement. A version for SATB is also available.

This lively reimagining of the traditional hymn is a thrilling a cappella arrangement which pairs the soaring legato melody with a rhythmic vocal accompaniment. Also available in a version for SSA una...

Originally published in The Ivy and the Holly, this simple but effective arrangement of the popular hymn is framed by two verses of free plainchant, allowing the singers to interpret the text sensitiv...

Originally conceived as a funeral piece, this moving motet is full of elegant, unhurried lines, and pays final respect to the deceased. Originally published in AStanford Anthology.

This tender arrangement of the well-loved Irish folk melody Londonderry Air sets an uplifting poem by Howard Walter. I would be true has been recorded by the Cambridge Singers on the CD This is the Da...