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Review: The human heart was written in February 2009, after I heard a performance of John Tavener's haunting setting of The Lamb which made me want to see what I could do with Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience. I had made an elaborate choral setting of The Tiger in 1995 for the National Youth Choir of Great Britain; but this time I wanted to keep things simpler and stick to four-part SATB choir, with a few small solos.
The human heart is a genuine song-cycle, in that each song leads to the next, and there is an overall theme which is aptly summed up by the title: beneath Blake's mystical and socially subversive language (which are very much the product of his time) his abiding concern seems to me the co-existence of good and evil within the human heart, and the violent contradictions which this causes. Musically, these songs are quite simple: all of them except The Fly are mainly in two real parts, with sopranos and tenors singing one line in octaves, and altos and basses the other, in varying forms of canon. 
Gustav Holst : Eight Canons for Equal Unaccompanied VoicesReview: Interesting and rewarding pieces from the great English composer. Songlist: If You Love Songs, Lovely Venus, The Fields of Sorrow, David's Lament for Jonathan, O Strong of Heart, Truth of all Truths, Evening on the Moselle, If 'twere the Time of Lillies
Review: These four early and unperformed part-songs are among a number of vocal works which Imogen Holst edited shortly before her death in 1984. A cappella. Songlist: O Lady, Leave That Silken Thread, Soft and Gently, The Autumn is Old, Winter and the Birds
Review: This new edition of Holst's beloved settings (from Tennyson's long narrative poem) reveals them to be models of musical economy for the time-starved teacher, as well as gems of pure loveliness. Devices such as antiphonal and echo choirs, repeated sections in parallel major and minor, and well-handled canonic techniques, make each movement a distinctive delight.
Review: The tercentenary of the death of world-famous English Baroque composer Henry Purcell (most widely known for his opera "Dido and Aeneas") will be celebrated everywhere. This volume offers an opportunity to choral associations to join the celebration. With Purcell's expertise in setting the English language, ten of the eleven anthems are in English (one in Latin). The editor, secretary to the Purcell Society, has selected those most representative and most useful, from among the composer's prodigious output. Songlist: Hear My Prayer, O Lord, I Was Glad, O God, the King Of Glory, Remember not, Lord, Our Offences, Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our Hearts, Jehova, Quam Multi Sunt Hostes Mei!, Lord. How Long Wilt Thou Be Angry, O God, Thou Art My God, Thy Word Is A Latern, O Sing unto The Lord, Rejoice In The Alway
Review: Herbert Howell's Requiem written for unaccompanied SATB chorus and soli. Although written in 1936, Requiem was not released for performance until 1980, held back by Howells following the death of his son in 1935. It is a harmonious and deeply Romantic composition, but restrained and it is at these moments we realise how affected he was by his loss. It was the composer's intention that Requiem should be performed a cappella, however he provided a limited organ part, for rehearsal purposes only, which is included here. Songlist: Psalm 23, Salvator Mundi, Requiem Aeternam 1, Requiem Aeternam 2, I Heard a Voice From Heavan, Psalm 121
Review: Howard Goodall's beautiful Enchanted Carols is an exciting collection of six original Christmas carols, as well as interpretations of traditional carols, arranged for upper voices. Enchanted Carols is the second dedicated album from the Classic FM composer in residence, and follows the chart-topping CD, Enchanted Voices. This product contains the full collection of 17 carols, arranged for upper voices with piano/organ accompaniment. Howard Goodall is an EMMY, BRIT and BAFTA award-winning composer of choral music stage, musicals, film and TV scores and a highly respected broadcaster. He is currently Composer-in-Residence for the British radio station, Classic FM, and is also England's National Ambassador for Singing. Songlist: The First Nowell, Angels From The Realms of Glory, Gaudette, O Little Town of Bethlehem, In Dulci Jubilo, Sussex Carol, The Angel Gabriel, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Silent Night, The Wise Men and The Star, The Angel and the Virgin, From Lands That See The Sun Arise, The World Was Made of Flesh, Lullaby of Winter, A Child There Is Y-Born, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Puer Nobis
Review: Eternal Light: A Requiem is arranged for an accompanied mixed voices choir with soprano, tenor and baritone solo options. It is by the award-winning British composer and internationally acclaimed broadcaster, Howard Goodall, and is a stunning new Requiem for the modern day. It is intended to provide solace to the grieving, reflecting on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposinjg them with poems in English. Speaking about the work, Howard Goodall said, "For me, a modern Requiem is one that acknowledges the unbearable loss and emptiness that accompanies the death of loved ones, a loss that is not easily ameliorated with platitudes about the joy awaiting us in the afterlife. This, like Brahms', is a Requiem for the living, addressing their suffering and endurance, a Requiem focusing on the consequences of interrupted lives."
Goodall's fresh and unorthodox interpretation of the Requiem Mass was released on EMI Classics, performed by Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford and London Musici conducted by Stephen Darlington with soloists Natasha Marsh, Alfie Boe and Christopher Maltman. Duration: 40:00 Songlist: Requiem: Kyrie: Close now thine eyes, Revelation: Factum est silentium, Litany: Belief, Hymn: Lead, kindly light, Lacrymosa: Do not stand at my grave and weep, Dies Irae: In Flanders field, Recordare: Drop, drop slow tears, Revelation: Tum angelus tertius clanxit, Agnus Dei, In Paradisum: Lux aeterna
Howard Goodall : Every purpose under the heaven: The King James Bible OratorioReview: Every purpose under the heaven,Êarranged for an accompanied mixed voices choir with soprano and tenor solos, is a musical tribute to one of the most important cultural landmarks of ÊWestern civilization - the 1611 King James Bible. Written in celebration of the Bible's 400-year anniversary, Goodall has brought together ten of the most expressive passages, from Genesis to Revelation, to create an oratorio that is at once steeped in historic grandeur and utterly relevant in today's society. Musically, it displays all the hallmarks of Goodall's well-loved style - soaring melodies, rhythmic vitality and perfectly crafted lines. However, this work offers singers and audiences something more: an opportunity to introduce new generations to the expressive power and ancient truths of this historic text. Songlist: In the beginning, There is a season, I will lift up mine eyes, Thee and me, Fulfilled in one word, I was a stranger, Blessed, Nover faileth, The light of the world, A new heaven, a new earth
Howard Goodall : Howard Goodall's Great Big TunesReview: Howard Goodall is one of British TV's finest musical assets. This is an arrangement of Psalm 23 (the theme-tune from the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley) and Theme-Academy - a show-stopping medley of the classic theme tunes from Mr Bean, Red Dwarf and Blackadder.
The simple 3-part choral arrangements for soprano, alto and a combined part for men's voices make the series perfect for choirs with a dearth of males or whose male singers have unstable or changing voices. Straightforward and idiomatic piano accompaniments have been included and are designed to support the vocal lines, without putting pressure on staff with less developed keyboard skills. Songlist: The Vicar of Dibley, Theme Academy (medley), Mr Bean, Red Dwarf, Blackadder
Howard Goodall : Howard Goodall's Great Big TunesReview: Howard Goodall is one of British TV's finest musical assets. This is an arrangement of Psalm 23 (the theme-tune from the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley) and Theme-Academy - a show-stopping medley of the classic theme tunes from Mr Bean, Red Dwarf and Blackadder.
The simple 3-part choral arrangements for soprano, alto and a combined part for men's voices make the series perfect for choirs with a dearth of males or whose male singers have unstable or changing voices. Straightforward and idiomatic piano accompaniments have been included and are designed to support the vocal lines, without putting pressure on staff with less developed keyboard skills. Songlist: The Vicar of Dibley, Theme Academy (medley), Mr Bean, Red Dwarf, Blackadder
Review: Invictus: A Passion seeks to address one of the most powerful and dramatic of the world's traditional religious stories through the lens of a diverse, modern world. A variety of texts written or inspired by women form a narrative that describes human suffering and persecution, but also emphasizes the human capacity for love and humility in the face of tyranny. These universal messages are brought to life with the emotional clarity and sweeping force of any Howard Goodall score. Songlist: Gethsemane, Lamentation, Chorale: His Paths are Peace, Compassion, Invictus, Golgotha, Easter Hymn, Now we are they who sleep, I will arise
Howard Goodall : The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Theme from The Vicar of DibleyReview: The Lord Is My Shepherd is best known as the theme tune to the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. Warm and melodious, Goodall's setting of Psalm 23 is deservedly well loved by choirs and congregations everywhere. This arrangement for unaccompanied mixed voices was first performed in March 2014 in the State Apartments of St James's Palace in the presence of HRH the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.
Howard Goodall : The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Theme from The Vicar of DibleyReview: The Lord Is My Shepherd is best known as the theme tune to the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. Warm and melodious, Goodall's setting of Psalm 23 is deservedly well loved by choirs and congregations everywhere. This arrangement for unaccompanied mixed voices was first performed in March 2014 in the State Apartments of St James's Palace in the presence of HRH the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.
Review: Winter Lullabies by Howard Goodall is a beautiful cycle of six loosely interwoven movements of various languages (English, Gaelic, German, Spanish) arranged for solo harp/piano and upper voices. Although the story of the nativity lies at the core of the work - celebrating motherhood and the different moods that might be embraced by a lullaby - it also explores associated secular issues of homelessness, displacement and flight, showing the relevance that this timeless story continues to have for our modern lives. Songlist: Now Winter Nights Enlarge, Stille Nacht, Crossing the Border, Joyful Lullaby, Sorrowful Lullaby, Lullaby of Winter
Imogen Holst : Six Traditional Carols Second SetReview: These short simple settings are intended for beginning choirs where the singers may still be in the early stages of trying to read their notes. Each part is easy enough to be learnt by rote if necessary and each setting is short enough for choirs to learn by heart. Songlist: O Little Town of Bethlehem, In Dulci Jubilo, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, This Endris Night, Lord Jesus Has A Garden, Joseph Dearest
Ivor R. Davies : Prayers from the ArkReview: Beautiful settings of music from the perspective of the inhabitants of Noah's Ark from the book by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold. This six movement sacred work is perfect for a young, advanced choir. Songlist: Noah's Prayer, The Prayer of the Little Bird, The Prayer of the Cat, The Prayer of the Mouse, The Prayer of the Raven, The Prayer of the Dove
Review: A powerful setting for 8-part choir of three of the Good Friday responses at matins: "Tenebrae factae sunt," "Tradiderunt me" and "Iesum tradidit impius." Commissioned by Cappella Nova and recorded by them on Linn Records. 20 minutes. Songlist: Tenebrae factae sunt, Tradiderunt me, Iesum tradidit impius
James Whitbourn : The Choral CollectionReview: This collection of fifteen compositions by James Whitbourn is full of beautiful, haunting, uplifting and inspiring melodies for SATB Choir and Organ Accompaniment from one of the most treasured British choral composers. The brilliant choice of texts throughout is matched only by the sheer compositional skill of Whitbourn in evoking the emotions of the words in the musical form. Also included are suggestions for seasonal song use, a list of recordings, and fascinating song notes written by Whitbourn himself. Songlist: A Prayer Of Desmond Tutu, A Prayer From South Africa, A Christmas Gloria, A Great And Mighty Wonder, A Prayer Of Cardinal Newman, Eternal Rest, Give Us The Wings Of Faith, Nunc Dimittis, Pure River Of Water Of Life, Lux Aeterna, The Magi's Dream, There Is No Speech Or Language, Video Caelos Apertos, Were You There?, Winter's Wait
Jeremy Dibble (Editor) : An Edwardian Carol BookReview: This collection brings together twelve richly varied carols by six British composers well known in the Edwardian era. Here are simple strophic carols with elegant melodies and rich in harmonic interest typical of the 'High Victorian' style. With a fascinating introduction to the carols and notes on sources and editorial policy, this collection restores a range of highly attractive carols to the repertoire, and as such will be welcomed by all mixed choirs looking to refresh their Christmas programmes. Songlist: A Carol For Christmas, A Carol Of The Nativity, A Cradle-song Of The Blessed Virgin, As With Gladness Men Of Old, Christmas Song, I Sing The Birth, Lo! Christ The Lord Is Born, Sleep Holy Babe!, The Child Jesus In The Garden, Welcome Yule, When Christ Was Born Of Mary Free
Jeremy Summerly : Fair Oriana - Madrigals in Celebration of Elizabeth 1Review: Elizabeth I, Fair Oriana, was one of the most remarkable monarchs in English history: she was well educated, strong, fearless and wise. Towards the end of her reign a musical anthology entitled The Triumphs of Oriana was assembled in order to flatter and divert her. Four superb works from this anthology - plus a fifth, Oriana's Farewell - provide a delightful sequence of madrigals in celebration of the Virgin Queen. This collection of masterpieces from England's Golden Age was published to celebrate the golden jubilee of her namesake, Elizabeth II. Songlist: Long Live Fair Oriana, Hark, Did Ye Evere Hear?, Fair Oriana, Come, Blessed Bird, Oriana Farewell
Review: This arrangement is one of several Jim was commissioned to write by Voces8 for their Christmas album, Snowed In, and it was nominated for a 2009 CARA award. Its stillness and simplicity is intended to evoke both the awe and fear that Mary must have felt upon being told she was to give birth to the long-expected Messia Jim Clements is a British choral composer, arranger, orchestrator, and singer. He has written for numerous world-famous artists, including Tom Jones, The King's Singers, Tim Minchin, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and has been nominated for three CARA awards. His music is published by Edition Peters, and has been recorded on Decca Classics, Inertia Records, Priory Records, Signum Classics, Universal Records, and others. He is a member of the GRAMMY-nominated early music vocal ensemble, Stile Antico, which records exclusively for Harmonia Mundi.
John Joubert : Carols & Anthems for Mixed VoicesReview: John Joubert's compositional range is considerable, yet it is with his short choral works in the Anglican tradition that his mastery has been best appreciated. Here for the first time collected in one handsome volume are a dozen of the finest, with texts from both the biblical and non-liturgical. This anthology from a lifetime's output is convincing proof of a composer who still has much new to say in this most demanding medium. Songlist: Christ is Risen, There Is No Rose, Glory and Honor, The Souls of the Righteous, Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge, O Lord, Maker of All Things, O Praise God In His Holiness, The Beatitudes, The Christ-Child Lay, Coversdale's Carol, All And Some Nowell Sing We, Hymn To The Virgin
Review: A collection of John Rutter's anthems, featuring eleven of his best compositions. These selections have been carefully chosen to reflect the breadth and beauty of Rutter's sacred choral music making this collection an invaluable addition to any music library. Songlist: God Be In My Head, A Prayer Of Saint Patrick, All Things Bright And Beautiful, For The Beauty Of The Earth, I Will Sing With The Spirit, Look At The World, Go Forth Into The World In Peace, A Clare Benediction, The Lord Bless You And Keep You, The Peace Of God, A Choral Amen
Review: Birthday Madrigals was written at the invitation of Brian Kay, conductor of the Cheltenham Bach Choir, to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of the great jazz pianist George Shearing. The first performance was given, in his presence, in Cheltenham Town Hall on June 3, 1995 by the Cheltenham Bach Choir with Neil Swainson (double bass), John Rutter conducting. The seed of the composition was 'It was a lover and his lass,' witten in 1975. The other four movements, their texts also drawn from the madrigal era (hence the work's title), were added in 1995 to make the present choral suite. Songlist: It Was A Lover And His Lass, Draw On, Sweet Night, Come Live With Me, My True Love Hath My Heart, When Daisies Pied
Review: Full of joy and tenderness, John Rutter's carols illuminate and celebrate the Christmas story in works of great imagination and variety. This selection of his most popular carols forms an essential collection for all choirs. Includes 10 SATB carols, accompanied and unaccompanied. Songlist: Angels' Carol, Candlelight Carol, Dormi, Jesu, Love Came Down At Christmas, Mary's Lullaby, Nativity Carol, Shepard's Pipe Carol, Star Carol, There Is A Flower, What Sweeter Music
Review: Featured on the Cambridge Singers' album of the same name, 'Fancies' is an exquisite cycle of choral settings for mixed voices and small orchestra. Songlist: Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred, There Is A Garden In Her Face, The Urchins' Dance, Riddle Song, Midnight's Bell, The Bellboy's Song
John Rutter : Five Childhood LyricsReview: This choral collection includes settings of children's poems and nursery rhymes for SATB unaccompanied - with some divisi. Songlist: Monday's Child, The Owl And The Pussy Cat, Windy Nights, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Sing A Song Of Sixpence
John Rutter : Five Traditional SongsReview: In this choral collection we have five settings of traditional songs, arranged by John Rutter for SATBB unaccompanied voices. Songlist: The Girl I Left Behind Me, O Waly Waly, The British Grenadiers, Golden Slumbers, Dashing Away With The Smoothing Iron
Review: Composed by John Rutter, this vocal score for mixed voices and piano is a brilliant choral piece that your singers and audience members will love. The score comes with choral notation and piano reduction, the text language is Latin, with a total of 44 pages. Songlist: Allegro Vivace, Andante, Vivace e Ritmico
Review: This excellent choral collection by John Rutter is written for mixed voices and keybord. The nine movements form a single choral work comprising seven pieces previously published separately and two new movements. A broad range of emotions all find their place with rich and varied musical settings. It features solos for soprano and tenor soloists - an excellent addition to your sacred choral program! Songlist: O Be Joyful In The Lord, I will Lift Up Mine Eyes, Praise The Lord, O My Soul, The Lord Is My Shepard, Cantate Domino, The Lord Is My Light And Salvation, O Clap Your Hands, O How Amiable Are Thy Dwellings, O Praise The Lord Of Heaven
Review: Featured on the Cambridge Singers' album of the same name, 'The Sprig of Thyme' is a beautiful cycle of folk-song settings, each setting giving plenty of opportunity for different voices in your choir the opportunity to shine! Songlist: The Bold Grenadier, The Keel Row, The Willow Tree, The Sprig Of Thyme, Down By The Sally Gardens, The Cuckoo, I Know Where I'm Going, Willow Song, O Can Ye Sew Cushions, Afton Water, The Miller Of Dee
Review: In this collection we have a cycle of choral settings with words by Campion, Shakespeare, and anon. for SATB (with tenor solo) and small orchestra. Songlist: Icicles, Winter Nights, Good Ale, Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind, Winter Wakeneth All My Care, Hay Ay
John Rutter (editor) : English Church Music, Volume 2: Canticles and ResponsesReview: Oxford Choral Classics: English Church Music assembles in two volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral music. The second volume presents a wealth of service material suitable for use throughout the year. The evening canticles are given due space, with seventeen settings, including those by Byrd, Gibbons, Purcell, Walmisley, Stanford, Noble, Howells, Walton, and Tippett. Also included are settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, alongside seven settings of the Preces and Responses and two additional early Lord's Prayers. The selection is completed with three supplementary items: a set of previously unpublished Psalm chants by Howells, John Sanders's Good Friday Reproaches, and a written-out Order for Compline. Robert King has prepared completely new editions of all the pre-twentieth-century works, going back to the earliest and most reliable manuscripts or printed sources. Playable keyboard reductions have been added for the majority of unaccompanied items. Songlist: Preces & Responses, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B minor (original setting), Preces & Responses, Second Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis), Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in C minor (unison voices) (transposed to D minor), Preces & Responses, Lord's Prayer, Short Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis), Second Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis), Short Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis), Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B minor, Psalm Chants, Preces & Responses, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B minor, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in G minor, Preces & Responses, Good Friday Reproaches, Preces & Responses, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in G, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in C, Te Deum and Jubilate in C, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in A, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B flat, Lord's Prayer, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (St John's service), Preces & Responses, Te Deum in G, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in D minor, Magnificat & Nunc Dimmitis (Chichester Service), Jubilate Deo, and more
John Rutter (editor) : Folk Songs For Choirs Vol 1Review: Editied by John Rutter these songs come from the British Isles and North America, ranging widely in regional origin and character. Songlist: Among the Leaves so Green, O, Bushes and Briars, Black Sheep, Bobby Shafto, Dashing Away With The Smoothing Iron, Early One Morning, Greensleeves, Londonderry Air, My Sweetheart's like Venus, O Waly, Waly, She's Like the Swallow, Sourwood Mountain
John Rutter (editor) : Folk Songs For Choirs Vol 2Review: Edited by John Rutter all these songs come from the British Isles. Songlist: Afton Water, Brigg Fair, Ca' the Yowes, Faithful Johnny, I love my Love, Strawberry Fair, Swansea Town, The Keel Row, The Oak and the Ash, The Sailor and Young Nancy, The Three Ravens, The Turtle Dove, Yarmouth Fair
Review: A collection of Tavener's most popular choral pieces most all of which are a cappella. The text of Annunciation is taken from St Luke's gospel. The words of the Archangel are sung by the main choir, and should build up to a thunderous, awesome theophany. The response of the Mother of God 'How shall this be' comes form a quartet of solo voices set apart, preferably raised in a gallery. This songbook includes program notes from Tavener himself. Songlist: Annunciation, Come and Do Your Will In Me, Eonia, Funeral Canticle, Hymn to the Mother of God, I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, Ikon of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Love Bade Me Welcome, Prayer To The Holy Trinity, Song From Athene
John Tavener : Choral Music For Upper VoicesReview: Original pieces as well as new arrangements for upper voices of some of the most popular titles from John Tavener's outstandingly varied and extensive list of works for choir. Over the years, we can trace a line from the exquisite simplicity of his setting of Blake's The Lamb to the monumental Veil Of The Temple. The arrangements are all for soprano and alto singers, with a varying number of parts, up to four sopranos and four altos (in Ikon Of Saint Hilda). An Organ or Piano accompaniment part is provided as applicable, with an additional optional Cello solo in Song For Athene. Songlist: Agnus Dei (Missa Brevis), Awed By The Beauty (The Veil Of The Temple), Ikon Of Saint Hilda, Notre Pere, Song For Athene, The Lamb, The Lord's Prayer (1999), Theotoke
John Tavener : Christmas Choral CollectionReview: John Tavener first rose to fame in 1969 when his cantata "The Whale" was recorded on the Beatle's Apple record label. Now one of Britain's leading choral composers his works included the poignant "Song For Athene". Here are eight mostly a cappella Christmas songs. Songlist: O, Do Not Move, A Christmas Round, Ikon Of The Nativity, God Is With Us, Today The Virgin, A Nativity, The Lamb, Apolytikion Of The Incarnation
Review: Coplas is a short anthem for voices and belongs to a much larger work called 'Last Rites' which is based on the mystical idea of St. John of the Cross. In once sense Coplas is a prolonged decoration of the 'et sepultus est' cadence from the Crucifixus in Bach's Mass in B minor. In another sense I think of it not so much as my music but a way of listening to Bach's music. Songlist: Coplas
Review: Favourite Anthems' for SATB choir presents some of John Tavener's most popular works from his outstandingly varied and extensive catalog of works for choir. Also included are beautiful miniatures and radiant anthems which trace a line over the years from the exquisite simplicity of his setting of William Blake's The Lamb to the monumental Veil of the Temple and beyond. Songlist: A Christmas Round, A Hymn To The Mother Of God, Advent Antiphon, Agnus Dei, As One Who Has Slept, Exhortation And Kohima, God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation), Nunc Dimittis, O That We Were There, Rocking, Song For Athene, The Founder's Prayer, The Lamb, Today The Virgin, What God Is, We Do Not Know
Review: Forms of Emptiness is a work for mixed choir which sets words from the Buddhist Heart Sutra, in the original Sanskrit, and three poems by E.E. Cummings. The E.E. Cummings poems all have emphasis on the here and now, on 'catching the joy as it flies'. Seeker of truth Follow no path All paths lead where Truth is here Against these vivid flashes of joy and colour is set a chant - the sanskrit of the Heart Sutra - which acts as a ground from which the 'forms of emptiness' briefly emerge, and against which they are comprehended as transient, scarcely real. There are references to other 'sacred styles' as well as that of the chant - to those of Palestrina and Messiaen for instance. Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Rathbone : Three Folk SongsReview: Songlist: Nine Hundred Miles, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, The Oak and the Ash
Review: Arranged for upper voices. Songlist: Barbara Allen, The Ash Grove, O Waly, Waly, Drink To Me Only, The Lass Of Richmond Hill, Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, John Peel, I Will Give My Love An Apple, Afton Water, Early One Morning
Judith Bingham : A Cold Spell - 5 Carols For WinterReview: Judith Bingham was born in Nottingham, England, in 1952, and grew up in Sheffield. She won the BBC Young Composer Award in 1977, and was a regular member of the BBC Singers from 1983-96. Since 2005 she has been their Associate Composer. Songlist: A Winter Scene, Poor Thing, Moonless Darkness, O Weary World, Weathervane
Karl Jenkins : Motets for Mixed Voice A CappellaReview: A set of intimate and spiritually uplifting choral work, featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his popular works. Songlist: I'll Make Music, Cantate Domino, Laudamus te, Benedictus, The Shepherd, Ave Maria, Ave verum corpus, Agnus dei, Healing Light, Locus iste, Pie Jesu, Exsultate, jubilate, God shall wipe away all tears, And the Mother did weep, Lullay, Peace, peace!, In paradisum, Dona nobis pacem, Nunc dimittis
Kenneth Leighton : Carols & AnthemsReview: An anthology of carols and anthems by Kenneth Leighton, one of the most distinguished of the British post-war composers, chiefly regarded today for his choral output. This anthology includes many pieces that are less well known, and find themselves in no other collection. Arranged for mixed voice choir SATB and keyboard. Songlist: Give Me The Wings of Faith, Let All The World In Every Corner Sing, On Ode of the Birth of our Saviour, Drop, Drop Slow Tears from the Crucifix Pro Nobis, O Leave Your Sleep, The Star Song, A Hymn of the Nativity, Adventante Deo
Kenneth Simpson : Let's Sing Christmas MusicReview: This selection of carols, hymns and rounds has been arranged with particular care for effectiveness in performance, combined with simplicity of harmony, texture and compass. The mixture of old favourites and comparatively little-known items, both sacred and secular, makes the book suitable for a great variety of and users, and it is assured to meet a need wherever people sing in harmony at Christmas time. Compiled and arranged by Kenneth Simpson. Songlist: A Little Child ther is born, All my heart this night rejoices, Angels from the realms of glory, As I was watched by my sheep, As lately we watched, Away in a manger, Bells are ringing, Cradled the ox and ass between, Deck the halls, Ding dong, ding dong, ring the bells, From highest heaven I come, God rest you merry gentlemen, Good King Wenselas, Hark! The hearald angels sing, He is born, the heavenly child, He smiles within his cradle, Here's the road to Bethlehem, Holy Babe, as Lord we hail, I saw three shipos, In dulci jubilo, In the golden lands afar, Jesus, good above all other, Joseph dearest, Joseph mine, Lord Jesus has a garden, Lully, Lully, O come all ye faithful, O'er her child the Virgin weeps, On the day was born Christ Jesus, Once in Royal David's city, Past three o'clock, and more
King's Singers : 40th Anniversary CollectionReview: To celebrate their 40th anniversary the Kings Singers compiled a collection of their most-requested arrangements from the past 15 years since the release of the still best-selling 25th anniversary songbook. Some. like "Danny Boy", "All I Ask Of You" and "Blackbird" date from earlier in the group's history but are still performed regularly by the group and choirs all over the world. Others, such as "Down To The River To Pray", "Under The Sea" and "Africa" have already established themselves in the repertoire of many groups they come in contact with on their tours. Here, then, is a carefully selected mix of folk songs, pop songs and spirituals plus the exquisite Victorian parlor song "The Long Day Closes". Songlist: Africa, All I Ask Of You, Blackbird, Danny Boy, Down to The River to Pray, The Little Drummer Boy, The Long Day Closes, Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel), Penny Lane, Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Under The Sea, The Water Is Wide
Review: The six Englishmen known as the King'singers enjoy the distinction of consistently being one of the world's most sought-after and highly-acclaimed musical ensembles, due to their imaginative programming, remarkable musicianship, and flawless technique. To mark their Silver Jubilee, the King'singers have brought together a collection of some of the best-loved arrangements written for them over the last 25 years. Of the songs most often requested, here are twelve which adapt most easily for mixed choirs. Songlist: I'm A Train, You Are The New Day, Can't Buy Me Love, Short People, Le Baylere, Musik Der Nacht, Greensleeves, Loch Lomond, Eriskay Love Lilt, That Lonesome Road, And So It Goes, Shenandoah |
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