New Horizons

Cecilia McDowall's fresh and appealing style is amply displayed in this cycle, subtitled 'Three Shakespeare Songs' and first performed by the BBC Singers. In total, six Shakespeare texts are used, and...

Experience the sublime beauty of sacred choral music with this magnificent edition of 'Regina Caeli', published by the renowned Oxford University Press. As a traditional Marian antiphon, this work emb...

Originally published in the New Horizons collection Cantica Nova, this expansive Advent motet creates a unique sound world through unusual harmonic inflections, striking spatial effects, unmeasured no...

For SSATB unaccompanied. New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral...

Traditionally sung on Christmas Eve, 'O Virgo virginum' is often described as the eighth ‘O' Antiphon and praises Mary, ‘O virgin of (amongst) virgins.' McDowall's setting is vigorous and joyful, with...

SATB unaccompanied & with organ The Ivy and the Holly is a superb collection of carols and motets for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany by contemporary composers. Scored for mixed voices - a cappella an...

Displaying Chydenius's unique style, I am the great sun is a driven and focused setting of Charles Causley's poem. This is textured choral writing: you'll find imitative passages, melodic and rhythmic...

per SSATBB non accompagnato Un bellissimo mottetto mariano in 6 parti non accompagnate scritto per il Marian Consort. L'opera combina reminiscenze di ambientazioni rinascimentali di questo testo con l...

per SATB con divisioni, non accompagnato Questa è una sensibile ed edificante composizione di un testo di Geraldine Atkinson, tragicamente scomparsa all'età di 24 anni. La natura riflessiva della musi...

per SATB (divisi) con 2 assoli di soprano Questo pezzo, scritto in modo accattivante, mette in scena le Lamentazioni di Geremia. La sovrapposizione dei passaggi musicali tra i solisti e il coro crea u...

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

Setting a well-known poem by Percy Shelley, Love's Philosophy is a sweet and tender choral song reflecting on the idea of love with reference to nature and the interdependent relationships evident in...

per coro doppio SATB non accompagnato Ispirato all'omonimo dipinto di A. E. Borthwick, The Presence mette in scena versi dai Salmi 18, 27, 36, 112 e 119 che riguardano principalmente la luce. Pur esse...

Skempton's setting of the Preces and Responses is simple, well-crafted, and harmonically rewarding, and is perfect for choirs seeking new material for the liturgy.

per SSSSAATTBB non accompagnato Quella di Gabriel Jackson è una delle ambientazioni moderne più sorprendenti di questo antico testo. La diversità di tessitura tipica del compositore è molto evidente,...

Questo lavoro, solenne e drammatico, mette in scena una preghiera tradizionale latina che inneggia alla Vergine Maria, con linee melodiche intense e allo stesso tempo ferme, che riflettono il mistero...

The organ part is supportive, but full of interest and not merely accompanimental. Particularly memorable are the jaunty Gloria, with its constantly shifting time-signatures, and the haunting Agnus De...

Inspired by the legendary cyclists of the Tour de France, Yellow Jersey is a short wind sprint for two saxophones, originally composed for two clarinets. The form of the piece follows how the sprint w...

New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and...

Not no faceless Angel is a beautifully reflective work. Originally commissioned by Joy Hill and the RCM Junior Department, the work is a sensitive setting of words by Tanya Lake. The themes of loss an...

A setting of one of the seven Advent 'O' Antiphons, O Oriens makes use of luxurious and exotic harmonies, creating a shimmering texture. The focus on human enlightenment in winter's darkness means the...

Cecilia McDowall's fresh and appealing style is amply displayed in this cycle, subtitled 'Three Shakespeare Songs'. In total, six Shakespeare texts are used, and McDowall's response encompasses a flee...

Commissioned by Ralph Woodward and the Fairhaven Singers in memory of Dora Kemp, one of the choir's sopranos, God is Light sets lines from Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians, and 1 John. It moves from an unse...

This exquisite piece has been made available as a separate choral leaflet. It is also in the anthology Weddings for Choirs. Ideal for concerts, and special occasions such as weddings and anniversaries...

For SSATB unaccompanied - This setting of a poem by William Blake is evocative and appealing. Jackson ingeniously offsets simple, pure harmonies against moments of chromaticism to create beautiful, fr...