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CHORAL HIGHLIGHTS CATALOGUE 2022

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CHORAL HIGHLIGHTS 2022 Selected highlights from the extensive range of choral music published by Edition Peters since 1800 from its three offices in Leipzig, London and New York.

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Choral Oratorios Choral Works (Classic Oratorios & Cantatas) All Vocal Scores, unless otherwise indicated

• Magnificat in D BWV 243 (Schulze / Muntschick)

.....EP 9851 SSATB Soli & Chorus With 4 added Christmas Movements BWV 243a from Version in E flat Nos.1 & 2 (Ger.), Nos.3 & 4 (Lat.)

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750) • Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Muntschick) SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra (Ger.)

..............EP 8719

Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio has been a firm fixture of the Festive season since its six component cantatas were performed in the two great churches of St Thomas's and St Nicholas's in Leipzig on the Holy Days of Christmas in 1734. This Edition Peters Urtext edition, edited by Johannes Muntschick, is the perfect choice for any choral singer, conductor, repetiteur or Bach enthusiast. Beautifully bound and printed on cream paper with weight, opacity and grain direction optimal for music publications, it is the practical choice for any performer. Contains bar numbers, and matches the Edition Peters orchestral score and orchestral parts.

• Mass in B minor BWV 232 (Christoph Wolff)

.......EP 8736

(Lat.) SATB Soli, SSATB Chorus & Orchestra The B Minor Mass is Bach's only complete setting of the Ordinary, that is the five permanent sections of the ancient Christian Mass liturgy: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei. As with Bach's other Mass settings, all of them limited to the Kyrie and Gloria, the majority of numners consist of 'parodies', that is, of reworkings of movements from his church cantatas. In the course of the eighteenth century, the B Minor Mass was disseminated in manuscript over an astonishingly large area, extending at least from Vienna to London and thus far exceeding that of any other of Bach's vocal works. Since its initial publication in Zurich (1833-45) it has been presented in various editions, including two for the complete edition issued by the Bach Society. The most recent critical edition appeared in 1954 in the New Bach Edition, Series II, Volume I, edited by Friedrich Smend.

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD........................................................................MPC 8719a Alto CD............................................. ..................................MPC 8719b Tenor CD.............................................................................MPC 8719c Bass CD..............................................................................MPC 8719d

Smend's edition very quickly sparked a musicological controversy which, after centring almost exclusively on questions of chronology, gradually came to hinge on the work's conception. Here the crucial question was whether the B Minor Mass constituted (as Smend believed) a collection of largely independent compositions, and thus was only nominally a self-contained work.

• 317 Harmonised Chorales (Ger.) (Erk / Smend)

Today scholars are generally of one mind that the B Minor Mass was composed in sections between 1724 and 1749, that is, over a period spanning a quarter of a century. But they are equally agreed that Bach deliberately and intentionally combined its parts so as to form a self-contained opus."

2-stave. Mostly SATB ad lib. Organ/Piano; some with instrumental accompaniment Vol.1: Vocal / Full Score............................................................EP 4264a Vol.2: Vocal / Full Score............................................................EP 4264b

• Jesus bleibet meine Freude................................................. EP 11226

Extracts taken from the Preface, by editor Christoph Wolff

(Ger.) Chorale from Cantate BWV 147 SATB Choir & Piano (Erben)

Choral Oratorios Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano 1 CD....................................................................MPC 8736a Soprano 2 CD...................................................................MPC8736aa Alto CD...............................................................................MPC 8736b Tenor CD............................................................................MPC 8736c

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD .....................................................................MPC 4503a Alto CD..............................................................................MPC 4503b Tenor CD............................................................................MPC 4503c Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 4503d

Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 8736d

• 6 Motets BWV 225-230; Chorale ‘Sei Lob und Preis’...............................................EP 4592 (Ger.) SATB or SSATB a cappella

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827) • Fantasia in C minor Op.80......................................................EP 8723 Piano, SSATTB & Orchestra

• St. John Passion

Beethoven's 'Choral' Fantasy was first performed at the famous benefit concert on 22 December 1808 which also saw the premieres of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies and the Fourth Piano Concerto.

New English Translation (Eng.)................................................EP 71807 Translation: Reverend Lyndon van der Pump

Scored, unusually, for solo piano, chorus and orchestra - the work was designed to unite all the performers in that concert in one work.

BWV 245 (Rösler & Eberhardt) ..................................EP 8635 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra (Ger.)

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD........................................................................MPC 8635a Alto CD...............................................................................MPC 8635b Tenor CD............................................................................MPC 8635c Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 8635d

• Mass in C Op.86 (Lat.).............................................................EP 1105 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

Beethoven's Mass in C was composed in 1807 to a commission from Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. Scored for four soloists, choir and orchestra, music from the Mass was first heard during Beethoven's famous marathon benefit concert (also including the premieres of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies) in 1808.

• St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (Soldan / Ochs)..................EP 4503 (Ger.) SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

New English Translation (Eng.).................................................EP 7999 Translation: Reverend Lyndon van der Pump Composed in 1727 for performance on Good Friday in the St Thomas Church Leipzig, Bach's St Matthew Passion stands as one of the greatest expressions of human art. The Edition Peters vocal score for this work is a high quality, reliable edition used by leading choirs and conductors across the world.

• Mass in D ‘Missa Solemnis’ Op.123 (Lat.)....................................................EP 45 (Soldan) SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra "From the heart - may it return to the heart". Beethoven's inscription on a copy of the Missa Solemnis indicates the personal nature of the project which would be one of his final and greatest masterpieces. Classic Kurt Soldan edition from Edition Peters

Choral Oratorios • Ode To Joy from 9th Symphony (Ger.)....................................EP 2227 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

A powerful, explosively joyful celebration of humanity, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony culminates in his choral setting of Schiller's An die Freude ('Ode to Joy'). This classic Edition Peters vocal score of the final movement of the symphony with its 'Ode to Joy' is used by leading choirs, conductors and choral directors across the world. With beautifully presented notation, German sung text, bar numbers and rehearsal letters, the score matches the Edition Peters orchestral material for the work. This edition is a cornerstone of any singer's choral library.

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD........................................................................MPC 3672a Alto CD...............................................................................MPC 3672b Tenor CD.............................................................................MPC 3672c Bass CD..............................................................................MPC 3672d

• Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee.................................................EP 6093 (Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren) Op.30 (Eng./Ger.) SATB & Organ

• Liebeslieder and New Liebeslieder Waltzes

Op.52, 65 (Ger.) (Soldan).................... ........................................EP 3912

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn

Ode To Joy from 9th Symphony / Fantasia in C minor Op.80 Soprano CD.......................................................................MPC 8723a

Alto CD..............................................................................MPC 8723b Tenor CD............................................................................MPC 8723c

1,2 or 4 voices (soli & chorus and / or chorus) & piano 4 hands

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes (Liebeslieder-Walzer) are a collection of love songs in Ländler style for voices and four hands Piano. The lyrics for the Liebeslieder come from Georg Friedrich Daumer's Polydora, a collection of folk songs and love poems.

Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 8723d

Brahms, Johannes (1833–1897) • Alto Rhapsody Op.53 (Ger.) ..................................................EP 3916 Alto Solo, TTBB Chorus & Orchestra

• German Requiem Op.45

Soprano & Baritone Soli, Chorus & Orchestra (Ger.).........................................................................................EP 3672

(Eng.).......................................................................................EP 3672a English translation by Traquair & Benson The classic edition of the vocal score for Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) from Edition Peters, chosen by the world's greatest conductors and choirs as the most reliable and practical text for this ever-popular masterpiece. With beautifully presented notation, German sung text, bar numbers and rehearsal letters, and containing English translations of the text in an appendix, the score is presented on cream paper with weight, opacity and grain direction optimal for music publications and matches the Edition Peters orchestral material for the work.

• Nänie Op.82 (Eng./Fr./Ger.).........................................................EP 2082 SATB & Orchestra

• Schicksalslied / Song of Destiny..............................................EP 3917 (Ger.) Op.54 SATB & Orchestra

Composed in 1871 the Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) is one of the most important short choral works with orchestra in the repertoire. Brahms's setting of Hölderlin finds a measure of consolation for the living (analogous to the spirit of his German Requiem) in a world of pain.

• 35 Secular Choruses (Ger.)....................................................EP 3915 Opp.42, 62, 93a, 104; 12 German Folksongs. 4–6 parts. Choral Score (Soldan)

Choral Oratorios Bruckner, Anton (1824–1896)

• Te Deum (Lat.) (Campo)

• 10 Sacred Choruses (Lat.).....................................................EP 4185

..........................................EP 8950 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

4–8 voices a cappella or with organ and / or Trombones Ave Maria; Offertorium; Pange Lingua; Locus iste; Tota pulchra; Os justi; Christus factus est; Ecce sacerdos; Virga Jesse; Vexilla regis. Appendix: Inveni David. (Berbelich)

The pride of my life [...] my best work', was Anton Bruckner's own view of his Te Deum, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, which he dedicated to the Glory of God.

• Mass No.2 in E minor (Lat.) (Bornhöft)

It is beautifully bound and printed on cream paper with weight, opacity and grain direction optimal for music publications.

1882 version, Double SATB & Wind Orchestra

...................EP 10915

When the E minor Mass was premiered in Linz it was heard in its first version. Bruckner made several changes to this version in 1876 and 1882: he reviewed its architecture and phrase structure and improved the melodic writing and the instrumentation in several passages.

This Edition Peters urtext vocal score, edited by Christiane a Campo, is used internationally by the best choirs, soloists and conductors.

Matching orchestral material is also available from Edition Peters.

The second version, completed in July 1882, is generally preferred today and forms the basis of the present edition. It received its first public hearing in the composer's presence on October 4, 1885, when it was given in the Old Cathedral at the conclusion of the centennial celebrations for the Linz bishopric. Of the three Mass settings that Bruckner produced in Linz, the Mass No. 2 in E minor occupies a special position. If the orchestral Masses in D minor and F minor are dominated by the ethos of the classical symphony, the uniqueness of the E minor Mass resides in its blend of the ancient Palestrina style and a modern nineteenth century treatment of the wind instruments. All in all, Bruckner's three great settings of the Mass from 1864 to 1868 form an impressive route to the monumental symphonies which were to follow and which form the actual basis of his fame.

Cherubini, Luigi (1760–1842) • Requiem in C minor (Lat.)............................................................EP 52 SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• Requiem in D minor (Lat.)............................................................EP 51 TTB Soli & Orchestra

Cimarosa, Domenico (1749–1801) • Magnificat (Lat.).........................................................................EP 8351 SATB Chorus & Orchestra

Debussy, Claude (1862–1918) • Sirènes (Nocturnes, 3rd movement)..........................................EP 8400 SA Chorus

• Mass No.3 in F minor ‘Great’ (Lat.)......................................EP 10924 (Bornhöft) SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

Durante, Francesco (1684–1755) • Requiem (Messa de' morti) in C minor (Lat.) (Darlington)

..................................EP 73044a

Soprano, Alto, Choir and Orchestra First Edition The Requiem in C minor by Francesco Durante (1684–1755) is one of the most important works of this genre written in the first half of the 18th century. In his Messa de’ morti, Durante shows great creativity in combining traditional elements of church music with new ideas originating from instrumental writing and opera. The quality and originality of his Requiem make it an exciting rediscovery with the potential to establish itself as a core repertoire work of sacred choral music. Mainly known today as the teacher of Pergolesi and Paisiello, Durante spent much of his life working as music director at various conservatories in Naples and enjoyed great renown as a church composer well into the 19th century.

Choral Oratorios Despite its widespread popularity, indicated by the number of manuscript copies to be found across Europe, his Requiem never appeared in print.

• Stabat Mater (Lat.) Op.58 (Kubik)

SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

..............................EP 8639

For this first publication, editor and leading British choral director Stephen Darlington has consulted many of the approximately 50 surviving sources of the work, presenting a critical edition which for the first time makes Durante’s Requiem available to a wider musical audience.

Particularly suitable for smaller choirs and ensembles: soprano and alto solo, double choir (SSATB ATB) and strings (plus 2 horns in the Tuba mirum) Full score and orchestral material available This edition of Durante’s Requiem has been recorded by Stephen Darlington, with Oxford’s Christ Church Cathedral Choir, soloists from The Sixteen and Oxford Baroque. Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD........................................................................MPC 8639a

Alto CD...............................................................................MPC 8639b Tenor CD............................................................................MPC 8639c Bass CD............................................................................MPC 8639d

• Te Deum Op.103 (Lat.) (Theill)

SB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra Fauré, Gabriel

. ................................EP 8702

(1845–1924)

• Requiem (Lat.) (NectouxZimmermann)

. ..................EP 9562 Soprano & Baritone Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

Dvorák, Anton (1841–1904) • Mass in D Op.86 (Lat.) (Burmeister) SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Strings

..........................EP 8765

The vocal score for Gabriel Fauré's ever-popular Requiem is presented in a classic Edition Peters Urtext edition, edited by Jean-Michel Nectoux and Reiner Zimmermann. Beautifully bound and printed on cream paper with weight, opacity and grain direction optimal for music publications, it is the practical choice for any performer. Contains bar numbers and rehearsal letters, and matches the complementary Edition Peters orchestral score and orchestral parts. Contains a concluding essay in German, French and English.

• Requiem Op.89 (Lat.) (Ponman)

SATB Soli, SATB

...............................EP 8701

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD.......................................................................MPC 9562a Alto CD...............................................................................MPC 9562b Tenor CD............................................................................MPC 9562c Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 9562d

Choral Oratorios Gounod, Charles (1818–1893) • Messe solennelle en l’honneur de Sainte-Cécile (Lat.)..........................................................EP 8729 STB Soli, SATB Chorus, Orchestra & Organ

"The appearance of the Messe Saint-Cécile caused a kind of shock. This simplicity, this grandeur, this serene light which rose before the musical world like a breaking dawn, troubled people enormously. . . . at first one was dazzled, then charmed, then conquered."

• Messiah

SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra (Eng.) (Burrows)

.........................................................EP 7317

11 versions 1742-1754; main text 1752 Keyboard accompaniment by Soldan (Editorial Notes & Critical Commentary EP 7317a) ....................................EP 4501

(Eng./Ger.) (Schering / Soldan)

So wrote Camille Saint-Saëns after hearing the premiere of Gounod's 'Messe solennelle en l'honneur de Sainte-Cécile' on St Cecilia's day, 22 November 1855. Classic Edition Peters Vocal Score edited by Roland Erben. Contains a piano reduction of the orchestral accompaniment.

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD.......................................................................MPC 4501a Alto CD...............................................................................MPC 4501b Tenor CD............................................................................MPC 4501c Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 4501d

Händel, Georg Friedrich (1685–1759)

• Samson (Ger.).................................... ............................................EP 63 SATBB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• Belshazzar (Ger.)....................................................................EP 3636 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• Dettingen Te Deum (Ger./Eng.)...............................................EP 8615 Baritone Solo, SATTB Chorus & Orchestra

• Jephtha (Eng./Ger.) Wolfgang Schäfer.....................................EP 8698 SSMezATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• Joshua (Eng./Ger.)...................................................................EP 11238 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

Haydn, Joseph (1732–1809) • The Creation

STB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra Composed in 1797-1798, Joseph Haydn's The Creation /Die Schöpfung was one of his greatest successes, a masterwork of Enlightenment musical thought, and remains as popular now with choirs and audiences as ever.

(Eng./Ger.) (Burmeister)

...........................................EP 8998

Klaus Burmeister's authoritative edition for Edition Peters is here presented in an Urtext vocal score, perfect for study or practical performance. It contains parallel English and German texts, beautifully set notation, and an informative concluding essay in German and English.

(Eng.) (Temperley)

...................................................EP 7333

This Urtext Edition Peters vocal score is edited by Nicholas Temperley and includes a piano reduction by Muzio Clementi.

Choral Oratorios Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD............................................................................MPC 66a Alto CD...................................................................................MPC 66b Tenor CD.................................................................................MPC 66c Bass CD..................................................................................MPC 66d

• The Seasons Hob XXI/3 (Seyried)

STB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

.......................EP 11031

Masses • Missa Cellensis / Cecilia Mass Hob.XXII/5 (Feldigl) ............EP 8548 Hob.XXII/5 (Feldigl) (Lat.) SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

This Mass (whose full name is Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae was originally composed by Haydn in 1766, after he was elevated to the post of Kapellmeister at Esterhäza following the death of Gregor Joseph Werner (the previous Kapellmeister). It is believed that the original manuscript was destroyed in the Eisenstadt fire of 1768, and that when Haydn re-wrote the work from memory, he may have expanded it. It may originally have consisted solely of Kyrie and Gloria and the remaining movements added later. It is thought that this Mass may have been performed by the Saint Cecilia's Congregation, a Viennese musician's fraternity, on some Saint Caecilia's Day (November 22nd) during that time, but this also lies in the realm of conjecture.

• Mass in B- ‘Harmony Mass’ (Lat.)

. ........................EP 8904 Hob.XXII/14 (Erben) SATB Soli; SATB Chorus & Orchestra First performed in September 1802, Haydn's 'Harmoniemesse' was the last of the high masses composed to commission from Haydn's employer Prince Nicolaus II of Esterhazy. While Haydn called the work simply 'Missa' the work has acquired its nickname due to the prominent role given to woodwind ('harmonie') instruments in the piece.

• Mass in B- ‘Maria-Theresia Mass’ (Feldigl).........................EP 8581 Hob.XXII/12 (Lat.) SATB Soli; SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• Mass in C ‘Paukenmesse’ (Lat.) (Focke)...............................EP 8582 Hob.XXII/9 SATB Soli; SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• Mass No.3 in D minor ‘Nelson / Imperial Mass’ (Burmeister)

....................EP 8990

Hob.XXII/11 (Lat.) SATB Soli; SATB Chorus & Orchestra Composed in 1798, Haydn's 'Mass for Troubled Times' was written against the backdrop of Napoleon's campaign against the British in Egypt. It acquired its nickname the 'Nelson' Mass, following news of the defeat of Napoleon by Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798. It is one of Haydn's greatest and most popular works. This Edition Peters Urtext vocal score is edited by Klaus Burmeister and is a library choice for any practical singer. Based on the new scholarly Edition Peters edition of the work, it contains cleanly set Latin text, a concluding essay, and matches the publisher's orchestral materials.

• The Seven Last Words (Ger.)................................................EP 1371 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

As the composer explained this work: "Some fifteen years ago I was requested by a Canon of Cadiz to compose instrumental music on the seven last words of Our Savior on the Cross. It was customary at the Cathedral of Cadiz to produce an oratorio every year during Lent, the effect of performance being not a little enhanced by the following circumstances. The walls, windows, and pillars of the church were hung with black cloth, and only one large lamp hanging from the center of the roof broke the solemn darkness. At midday, the doors were closed and the ceremony began. After a short service the bishop ascended the pulpit, pronounced the first of the seven words (or sentences), and delivered a discourse thereon. This ended, he left the pulpit and fell to his knees before the altar. The interval was filled by music. The bishop then in like manner pronounced the second word, and then the third, and so on, the orchestra following on the conclusion of each discourse. My composition was subject to these conditions, and it was no easy task to compose seven adagios lasting ten minutes each, and to succeed each other without fatiguing the listeners; indeed, I found it quite impossible to confine myself to the appointed limits." (The work was commissioned in 1787 for the Good Friday Service at the Grotto Santa Cueva near Cadiz in southern Spain; Haydn added vocal parts to the orchestral work between 1795 and 1796, and published a version for string quartet.)

Ligeti, György Sándor (1923–1806) • Lux Aeterna (Lat.).....................................................................EP 5934 16-voice Mixed Chorus a cappella

One of the great classics of 20th century choral modernism. Ligeti's thrilling Lux Aeterna achieved global fame following its use on the soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. For 16-part Choir SATB, the work deploys Ligeti's technique of micropolyphony and uses cluster chords to create a densely buzzing haze of sound. Vocal Score.

• Requiem (revised 1997) (Lat.)...............................................EP 10926 Soprano & Mezzo-Soprano Soli, 2 Mixed Choruses & Orchestra Vocal Score 33.5 x 26.5 cms with instructions (Ger./Eng.) (Full Score EP 10925)

Choral Oratorios Liszt, Franz

• Kirchenmusik (Ger./Lat./Eng.)...............................................EP 1770a

(1811–1886)

• The 13th Psalm (Ger.).............................................................EP 8354 Tenor Solo, SATB Chorus, Organ & Orchestra

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–1847) • Die erste Walpurgisnacht Op.60...........................................EP 1752 ATBarB Soli, SATB & Orchestra (Ger.)

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD.......................................................................MPC 1752a Alto CD..............................................................................MPC 1752b Tenor CD...........................................................................MPC 1752c Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 1752d

(Ger.) (Burmeister)

...............................................EP 11347 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

In this new Urtext edition, Klaus Burmeister builds on our 1929 edition by Kurt Soldan. The piano part has been revised for consistency alongside our new full score, supplying instrument cues and supporting accompaniment in a cappella passages, while retaining rehearsal letters and measure numbers.

(Eng.) (Burmeister)

• Kirchenmusik (Ger./Eng.).......................................................EP 1770b 13 Unaccompanied Choruses in 3–8 parts SATB or SSAATTBB, some with soli

• Lobgesang / Song of Praise Op.52.........................................EP 1750 from Symphony No.2 (Ger.) (Cornelis) SST Soli, SATB, Organ

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD........................................................................MPC 1750a Alto CD................................................................................MPC 1750b Tenor CD............................................................................MPC 1750c Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 1750d

• St. Paul (Eng./Ger.) (Doerffel)....................................................EP 1748

• Elijah /Elias

12 Sacred Choruses in 3–8 parts. Soprano, Alto or SATB Soli & Organ

.............................................EP 11346

New English edition of the vocal score using the original English words by William Bartholomew.

STBB Soli, SATB, Orchestra & Organ

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano..............................................................................MPC 1748a Alto....................................................................................MPC 1748b Tenor..................................................................................MPC 1748c Bass...................................................................................MPC 1748d

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–1791) • Coronation Mass in C K317 (Lat.) (Burmeister) SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

.......EP 8115

Published on the 175th anniversary of the premiere of the work at Birmingham town hall in the UK, conducted by the composer. The work was commissioned by the Birmingham Festival in 1845. Includes a foreword, Mendelssohn and Birmingham, by Simon Halsey, Chorus Director of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, who also holds choral posts with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Youth Choral Programme, and gives choral conducting masterclasses at Yale and Princeton universities; Also available: full score & orchestral parts

• Mass in C minor K427 (Lat.) (Beyer)

SSATB Soli, SATB Chorus, Orchestra & Organ

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano CD.......................................................................MPC 1749a Alto CD.............................................................................. MPC 1749b Tenor CD...........................................................................MPC 1749c Bass CD.............................................................................MPC 1749d

........................EP 8706

Choral Oratorios Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano..............................................................................MPC 8706a Alto..................................................................................... MPC 8706b Tenor...................................................................................MPC 8706c Bass....................................................................................MPC 8706d

• Missa Brevis in C K220 (Burmeister) “Spatzenmesse”

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista (1710–1736) • Stabat Mater (Lat.) (Roesler)......................................................EP 774 SA Soli, SA Chorus & Organ

.....................EP 11046

• 6 Nocturnes K346,436–9, 549 (It./Ger.)

SSB, Piano (or 2 Violins, Cello) (Kraus)

Choral Score.............................................................................EP 4522 Vocal Parts (each)...............................................................EP 4522-cp String Parts (each)...............................................................EP 4522-s

• Requiem in D minor K626 (Lat.)

Reger, Max (1873–1916)

SATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• 8 Geistliche Gesänge Op.138...................................................EP 3984 No other work by Mozart is so enshrouded in myth as his final composition, (Ger.) 4–8 voices a cappella the D minor Requiem. Mozart died before its completion, and the missing sections had to be added by others. The many handwritten copies circulated • Requiem Op.144b.......................................................................EP 3996 after his death added to the corruption of the text by contributing errors of Alto or Baritone Solo, SATB Chorus & Orchestra their own. (Ger. text by Hebbel) (Süssmayr/Black)

.....................................................EP 11036

Edition Peters has published a new urtext edition edited by David Black. The edition relies on Mozart's composition and the traditional completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr.

Rossini, Gioachino (1792–1868) • Petite messe solennelle (Lat.)................................................EP 8684 SATB Soli, SATB Chorus, Harmonium & Piano

For the first time, however, it incorporates sources previously unavailable to earlier editions, including the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe.

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn

Soprano...............................................................................MPC 8684a Alto......................................................................................MPC 8684b Tenor....................................................................................MPC 8684c Bass....................................................................................MPC 8684d

Soprano CD........................................................................MPC 8700a

• Stabat mater (Lat.) ....................................................................EP 8764

(Beyer)

......................................................................EP 8700

(Süssmayr/Brissler)......................................................................EP 76

Alto CD................................................................................MPC 8700b

SSTB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

Tenor CD.............................................................................MPC 8700c Bass CD..............................................................................MPC 8700d

• Vesperae solennes de Confessore K339 (Burmeister) SATB soli, choir and orchestra (Lat.)

...........................EP 8925

Choral Oratorios Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835–1921) • Oratorio de Noël Op.12 (Lat.) Blakeman) SMezATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

Schoenberg, Arnold (1874–1951) .............EP 11053

New Urtext Edition based on original sources by Edward Blakeman.

• 3 Folksong Settings (Ger.)......................................................EP 4863 Schein uns, du liebe Sonne; Es gingen zwei Gespielen; Herzliebchen Lieb, durch Scheiden. SATB a cappella Choral Score

Saint-Saëns was twenty-three when he wrote his Oratorio de Noël and it has all the freshness of a young composer eager to prove himself. He had been organist of the fashionable Church of the Madeleine in Paris for just a year - a prestigious position - and the Oratorio was a major undertaking for his second Christmas there. The work was written in just twelve days between 4 and 15 December 1858. Despite Saint-Saëns's efforts in overseeing the publication of the Oratorio, it had various mistakes and omissions. This new edition attempts to correct these, and by close comparison with the various manuscript sources to present the work for the first time in a form as close to possible to Saint-Saëns's intentions. Where there are still ambiguities, square brackets have been used to indicate alternative or uncertain readings - in particular for the inclusion of extra details that somehow appeared in the printededition after the preparation and correction of Saint-Saëns's final manuscript.

Salieri, Antonio (1750–1825) • Coronation Te Deum (Lat.).....................................................EP 8350

Schubert, Franz (1797–1828) • German Mass / Deutsche Messe D872...........................................................EP 8870 (Ger.) (Burmeister) SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• Mass No.2 in G D167 (Lat.) (Burmeister) STB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

..............EP 10858

SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• Requiem in C minor (Lat.).......................................................EP 8311 SATB Chorus, & Orchestra

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn

Satie, Erik (1866–1925) • Messe des pauvres / Paupers’ Mass (Lat.)..............................................................EP 9621

Choir & Organ

Soprano..............................................................................MPC 1049a Alto.....................................................................................MPC 1049b Tenor...................................................................................MPC 1049c Bass....................................................................................MPC 1049d

Choral Oratorios SATTB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

• 4 Sacred Pieces / 4 Pezzi Sacri, complete (Lat.)..............................................EP 4256

Schumann, Robert (1810–1856)

Verdi's Quattro Pezzi Sacri (Four Sacred Pieces) were written separately but published together in 1898 towards the end of the composer's life.

• Mass No.6 in E- D950 (Lat.)....................................................EP 1052

• 10 Choruses (Ger.)...................................................................EP 4694 SATB Chorus a cappella

• Das Paradies und die Peri Op.50..........................................EP 2396 SMezATB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra (Ger.)

Often performed as a cycle they are also possible performed as separate works.

• 4 Sacred Pieces, separately (Lat.)

No.1:........................................................................................EP 4256a Ave Maria Choral Score. SATB a cappella

No.2:........................................................................................EP 4256b Stabat Mater Vocal Score SATB & Orchestra No.3:............................ .........................................................EP 4256c Laudi alla Vergine Maria Choral Score SSAA a cappella The third of Verdi's 'Four Sacred Pieces', 'Laudi alla Vergine Maria' is based on a short prayer to the Virgin Mary from Dante's 'Paradiso'. No.4:.......................................................................................EP 4256d Te Deum Vocal ScoreSoprano Solo, Double SATB Chorus & Orchestra

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741) • Gloria in D RV 589 (Lat.) (Burmeister) SSA Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

.....................EP 8867

Verdi, Giuseppe (1813–1901) • Requiem (Lat.) (Soldan)............................................................EP 4251 SMezTB Soli, SATB Chorus & Orchestra

With its searing, operatic drama, Verdi's setting of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass is among the most frequently performed and popular works in the choral repertoire. This vocal score from Edition Peters, edited by Kurt Soldan, is the classic edition and used by the leading choirs, soloists, repetiteurs and conductors across the globe. Performance indications and details appear in Italian and German.

Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn Soprano.............................................................................MPC 4251a Alto....................................................................................MPC 4251b Tenor..................................................................................MPC 4251c Bass...................................................................................MPC 4251d

Contemporary Since 1800 Edition Peters has put contemporary music at the heart of its activities since its earliest days. As the original publisher of Ludwig van Beethoven’s First Symphony, Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony and Arnold Schoenberg’s Five Orchestral Pieces, and of the catalogues of John Cage, Brian Ferneyhough, Rebecca Saunders, Sally Beamish and Errolyn Wallen among many others, we have a proud tradition of success in seeking out and representing the world’s finest living composers. Our global list of new music offers an endlessly rich spectrum and continues to expand. With offices in Leipzig, London and New York we are able to reflect and respond to the latest trends in contemporary music, with our local knowledge applied to an international stage. Choral conductors and singers will find an extraordinary range of styles, ideas, challenges and delights in this fascinating catalogue of music from our time.

Top Row: Errollyn Wallen, Jonathan Dove, Sally Beamish, Roxanna Panufnik Second Row: Sandra Milliken, Okpebholo, Shawn E. , Emily Howard, Judith Bingham Third Row: Roderick WIlliams, Ørjan Matre, Darius Lim, Ulysses Simpson Kay Bottom Row: Alexander Levine, Ben Parry, Fredrik Sixteen, James Burton

Contemporary Choral Contemporary Choral

orchestra which was premiered by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in 2002.

Octavos and Large-scale works

I have always enjoyed collaborating with non-professional and community groups, which I find stimulating and inspiring. These are musicians for whom music is an absolute pleasure – who give time without payment in the midst of busy lives, often with demanding jobs and family commitments. They do this because they love music and the companionship and buzz of working together. The enthusiasm always communicates to the audience and some of the most memorable performances of my music have been in churches, schools and community halls. Sally Beamish

See also Voces8 Singles Section Beamish, Sally

(*1956)

Born in London in 1956, Sally Beamish initially trained as a viola player at the Royal Northern College of Music before moving to Scotland in 1990 to develop her career as a composer. Her music embraces many influences, particularly jazz and Scottish traditional music, in a catalogue boasting over 200 compositions including solo, duo, chamber, orchestra, vocal, choral, ballet and opera works. Her music has been broadcast and performed extensively around the world with notable soloists including Håkan Hardenberger, John Harle, Branford Marsalis, Tabea Zimmermann, James Crabb, Dame Evelyn Glennie and Colin Currie amongst others.

• Good Wish.....................................................................EP 73454 Unaccompanied SATB Choir

This 2-minute work for choir SATB was first performed by the Cumnock Tryst Festival Chorus, conducted by Eamonn Dougan, on 6 October 2019 at the Cumnock Tryst Festival.

Bingham, Judith • Be Still.................................................................................EP 72924 SATB Choir & Organ

• Bird Year...............................................................................EP 72811 Unaccompanied SATB Choir

Bird Year was commissioned by Phoenix Singers of Shrewsbury, and first performed by the group in 2006. The text consists of four poems written by the composer, and suggests the continuity of life by representing each season with a particular bird.

• Can you hear me?.............................................................EP 73617 Unaccompanied SSAATTBB Choir

Can you hear me? is written for eight-part a cappella choir and sets a new text by Peter Thomson that asks simple but fundamental questions about the need for human contact. First performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain at the Royal Albert Hall, London in December 2021, it captures one of the problems the world faced with the Covid-19 lockdown, and looks forward to new beginnings. Duration is 4.5 minutes.

(*1952)

Born in Nottingham, and raised in Mansfield and Sheffield, Judith Bingham began composing as a small child, before studying composition and singing at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Her composition studies there with Alan Bush and Eric Fenby were later supplemented by lessons from Hans Keller. She was awarded the Principal's prize in 1971, and 6 years later the BBC Young Composer award. Recent composition prizes include: the Barlow Prize for a cappella music in 2004, two British Composer Awards in 2004 for The Christmas Truce (choral) and Missa Brevis: The Road to Emmaeus (liturgical), one in 2006 for My Heart Strangely Warmd and the instrumental award in 2008 for Fantasia. Her first commissions, in the 1970s, were from the Finchley Children's Music Group, the King's Singers, and Peter Pears, but she also wrote 4 pieces for the newly formed Songmaker's Almanac, and a string of chamber works for, amongst others, David Roblou, David Mason, Anton Weinberg, and the New London Consort, making her one of the first composers to write new music for medieval instruments. In 1983, she joined the BBC Singers as a full time member of the alto section and toured extensively with them, singing many solo parts. She left the Singers at the end of 1995 to concentrate on her activities as a composer, though she continued to sing professionally for some years. In 2004 she was made Composer in Association with the BBC Singers, a highly successful collaboration which continued until 2009.

• Christmas Light......................................................................EP 73462 SATB Choir & Glockenspiel

I wrote Christmas Light for a choir and glockenspiel to celebrate poet Betty McKellar’s 90th birthday. I love the colour and imagery in Betty’s work and the honesty and clarity of her writing.I first discovered her work in the 1990s and set her poem Cramasie Threid for soprano and cello. I then took the poem Sangsters as the starting point for a concerto for

Contemporary Choral On joining the BBC Singers she wrote a series of choral works, many of them based on texts compiled from disparate sources as an integral part of the compositional process. These included Irish Tenebrae, A Winter Walk at Noon and A Hymn before Sunrise in the Vale of Chamonix. Several of these were for the BBC Singers, but there were also pieces for other professional, amateur and collegiate choirs, including Salt in the Blood, written for the BBC Symphony Chorus to perform at the 1995 Proms, a Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for King's College Cambridge, and diverse anthems and church works for the cathedrals of Winchester, Lichfield, Westminster Abbey, St John's Cambridge, and more recently, Westminster Cathedral, Wells Cathedral and the Edington Festival. She has written three settings of the Missa Brevis, and two sets of Evening Canticles as well as many anthems.

• Distant Thunder.................................................................EP 71990

In 2007 she was made a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music for distinguished services to church music.

• The Hired Hand..................................................................EP 7998

A re-working of ‘My Soul There is a Country’ by Parry Words by Robert Bridges. Commissioned by The Joyful Company of Singers and Presteigne Festival. SATB a cappella

• The Drowned Lovers........................................................EP 71066 A Reconstruction of Stanford's "The Bluebird" A 'Reconstruction' of Stanford's "The Bluebird" which should follow the performance of this work. Mezzo-soprano solo, Mixed Choir (SATB)

• Gleams of a Remoter World...........................................EP 71126 Words by Percy Bysshe Shelley SATB Chorus and 5 solo voices

Sing-song in a London east-end pub, c.1888 for 24 Voices SATB

A performance piece in the style of a "sing-song" in a London east-end pub, around 1888 for 24 Voices. The piece is intended to be conductorless, with the singers divided into 5 distinct groups.

• I lift up mine eyes unto the hills....................................EP 73464 Psalm 121 SATB and Piano (with optional parts for a second SATB Choir and Organ)

• An Introduction to Hark, the Glad Sound.....................EP 73397 for Soprano Saxophone, SATB Choir and Organ

• The King's Revels..........................................................EP 72948a • Ave Virgo Sanctissima....................................................EP 72207

A masque for chamber ensemble, 2 choirs, soprano solo and actor

SATB a cappella Words by Roman poet Prudentius, St Ambrose and an anonymous author

• Ceaselessly Weaving Your Name..................................EP 73073 SATB a cappella

• The Christmas Truce (Eng./Ger.)....................................EP 71191b for Mixed Choir and Ensemble Vocal Score

A musical depiction of the 1914 Christmas ceasefire in the trenches of northern France during World War I. The music combines texts from diaries, letters and news reports, alongside German and English Christmas carols to create a haunting reflection on that extraordinary day. Winner of the 2004 British Composer Award for Choral Music.

• Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (York Service)...............EP 73114 SATB a cappella

• The Morning Star fades from the sky...........................EP 73256 Anthem for unaccompanied choir (SSATB)

• A Night-Piece....................................................................EP 73127 SATB divisi

• O magnum mysterium....................................................EP 71101 Double Choir a cappella

• The Past is a Strange Land.............................................EP 71137 Text: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Thomas, Hillaire Belloc, Christina Rossetti, anon. and the composer

Five Cheshire Ghost Stories for SATB Choir

• The Pilgrimes Travels.......................................................EP 72074 • The Clouded Heaven.......................................................EP 71087 Text: Lancelot Andrewes and William Wordsworth Anthem for SATB Choir and Organ

• The Darkness is No Darkness........................................EP 71097 A Fantasy on S. S. Wesley's "Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace" SATB Choir (Organ ad lib.)

Text from Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum by Emilia Lanier (1569-1645) SATB Choir and Organ

• Salt in the Blood...............................................................EP 71143b A Ghost Story for SATB Choir and Brass ensemble Vocal Score

Contemporary Choral • The Secret Garden...........................................................EP 71188 A Botanical Fantasy for SATB Chorus and Organ

• Shakespeare Requiem....................................................EP 71742 Soprano and Baritone, Mixed Choir, Organ and Orchestra Vocal Score

• The Sleeping Soul............................................................EP 73222 Text: St Mechthild of Magdeburg SATB choir with organ

An atmospheric five-minute piece, at times evoking the mystery of the text and at other moments expressing joy contained in it. It was composed for the Bath Abbey Music Society in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Abbey Girls Choir in 2017. The work sets a text by the Christian medieval mystic St Mechthild of Magdeburg (c.1207–c.1297).

• The Spirit of Truth...............................................................EP 71788 A re-working of If ye love me by Thomas Tallis. Text: John:15-17, Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) 6A/3T/2Bar/B a cappella

• Unpredictable But Providential........................................EP 71185 SATB divisi

• Watch With Me...................................................................EP 72876 Anthem for SATB Choir a cappella

Burton, James (*1974) Born in London, conductor/composer James Burton is currently the Boston Symphony Orchestra Choral Director, and Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

• A City Called Heaven......................................................EP 72962 Unaccompanied SATB Choir and Soprano Solo

• Laudibus in sanctis..........................................................EP 73420 SATB Choir and Organ

• The Lost Words..............................................................EP 73416a High Voices and Piano (or Orchestra)

The Lost Words by composer James Burton takes its inspiration and text from the award-winning ‘cultural phenomenon’ and book of the same name by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris: a book that was, in turn, a creative response to the removal of everyday nature words like acorn, newt and otter from a new edition of a widely used children’s dictionary. Both the book and Burton’s 32-minute work, which is written in 12 short movements for upper-voice choir in up to 3 voice parts (with either orchestral or piano accompaniment), celebrates each lost word with a beautiful poem or ‘spell’, magically brought to life in Burton’s music. At its heart, the work delivers a powerful message about the need to close the gap between childhood and the natural world. Burton’s piece was co-commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society for the Hallé Children’s Choir and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The piano accompaniment version was premiered at the Tanglewood Festival in 2019 by the Boston Symphony Children’s Choir, of which Burton is founder and director.

His extensive choral conducting has included guest invitations with professional choirs including the Gabrieli Consort, the Choir of the Enlightenment, Wrocław Philharmonic, and the BBC Singers. From 2002 to 2009 he served as Choral Director at the Hallé Orchestra, winning the Gramophone Choral Award in 2009. A lifelong and passionate advocate for young musicians, he founded the Boston Symphony Children’s Choir in 2018, the Hallé Youth Choir in 2003 and he was Music Director of Schola Cantorum of Oxford from 2002 to 2017. In 2017 he was guest director of Japan’s National Youth Choir, and he has also been a guest of NYCGB and Genesis Sixteen. James Burton began his training at the Choir of Westminster Abbey, where he became head chorister, and he was a choral scholar at St. John’s College, Cambridge. He is a master’s graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied orchestral conducting with Frederik Prausnitz and Gustav Meier. His works have received premieres on BBC Radio 3, and have been performed and recorded by many leading choral groups including the Sixteen, Tenebrae, the BBC Singers, ORA Singers and the Choir of St John’s College Cambridge. His most recent work The Lost Words is based on the book by Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane, and is a 35-minute piece for upper voices and orchestra (or piano).

• Magnificat..........................................................................EP 72804 Unaccompanied Double Choir

• Oculi Omnium...................................................................EP 72483 A setting of the grace of Brasenose College, Oxford, which uses texts from Psalm 144 Double Choir SATB

• On Christmas Night........................................................EP 72458 SATB Choir and Organ

• O Thoma!...........................................................................EP 72797 A Carol for St Thomas' Eve for SATB Choir

Contemporary Choral • Psalm 67.............................................................................EP 72805 Unaccompanied Double Choir, SSAATTBB

• Remember, O thou man...................................................EP 72838 Unaccompanied Double Choir, SSAATTBB

• St Cuthbert and the Otters..............................................EP 73242

Campkin, Alexander

(*1984)

Alexander Campkin (b. 1984) studied at Oxford University, the Royal Academy of Music and the University for Performing Arts in Vienna, and has been elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for services to music.

Unaccompanied choir (SSAATTBB) and 2-part children's chorus

• Te lucis ante terminum......................................................EP 72839 Unaccompanied Double Choir, SSAATTBB

• Tomorrow shall be my dancing day................................EP 73011 Choir & Organ

Burton, Ken

(*1970)

• Descend to Earth (Eng.)....................................................EP 73558 Baritone Solo and SSAATTBB Choir

British composer Ken Burton was drawn to the poetry of 18th-century slave and writer Phyllis Wheatley for his piece Descend to Earth. The dual troubles of pandemic and racial oppression in 2020 resonate with Wheatley’s concise poem, the start of which recalls the Christmas/Holiday season. Written for SSAATTBB unaccompanied choir plus baritone solo, Descend to Earth will have a place in many programs with varied themes. It was commissioned by VOCES8 for their LIVE From London festival in 2020 and premiered by them with baritone Roderick Williams.

• Awake, Awake!..................................................................EP 73440 Unaccompanied SATB Choir

• The Bells of the City of God...........................................EP 73306 Carol for unaccompanied SATB Choir

• Calm me, O Lord..............................................................EP 72859 Unaccompanied SATB Choir

• Coventry Carol..................................................................EP 73441 Unaccompanied SATB Choir

• The crimson sun...............................................................EP 73305 Carol for unaccompanied SSATB Choir

A heart-warming 4-minute setting for unaccompanied voices of the 19th century strophic text.

• A Prayer (Eng.)......................................................................EP 73580 SATB divisi

British composer Ken Burton uses the writing of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), the black American son of emancipated slaves, in his 3-minute work A Prayer. The text of the three verses is bitter-sweet, filled with hope and sadness, and the music combines with this to make a rhythmically simple reflective evening hymn. Burton draws on Spiritual, Gospel and Blues to write a piece for SATB with divisi that will be a popular piece both to sing and to hear.

• New commission from The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers and

premiered in their inaugural concert as part of the online LIVE from London – Spring Festival 2021

• Follows Descend to Earth, VOCES8’s own commission of Ken Burton in the LIVE from London – Christmas Festival 2020

• UK-based Ken Burton is known for his work on UK television

programmes, particularly in BBC TV’s Songs of Praise

• Burton was choirmaster for the multi Oscar winning and Grammy winning Marvel film Black Panther

• The first kiss...................................................................EP 73447a Double Choir & Keyboard or Strings

• Glorious, beauteous, golden-bright..............................EP 73307 Unaccompanied SSATB Choir

• Glorious, beauteous, golden-bright..............................EP 73442 Unaccompanied SSA Choir

• Miserere mei (Lat.)............................................................EP 72963 Soloists (SSA(, and two choirs (SATB) and (STB)

• Missa Brevis......................................................................EP 73446 SATB Choir & Organ

• O nata lux..........................................................................EP 72964 Unaccompanied Double SSATB Choir

• Ring out, O bells..............................................................EP 73466 Unaccompanied SSATB Choir

Commissioned for Stephen Layton and The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Ring out, O bells was premiered in the Advent Carol Service at Trinity College Cambridge on 1 December 2019.

Contemporary Choral • Sent from God...................................................................EP 72860 Unaccompanied SATB Choir

• Sleep, Holy Babe..............................................................EP 72953 SATB Choir & Optional Keyboard

• Sleep, Holy Babe..............................................................EP 72953a SSA Choir & Optional Keyboard

• Sleep, Holy Babe..............................................................EP 72953b Trebles & Optional Keyboard

• Tommy's Carol..................................................................EP 73459a SATB Choir & Organ (or Orchestra)

• True Light..........................................................................EP 73448a Double Choir & Organ (or Orchestra), with optional Tam-tam

• Unleash the beauty...........................................................EP 72977 Unaccompanied SATB Choir

• Unwatch’d............................................................................EP 73119 SSAA Choir & Optional Keyboard

Dove has composed many choral works, both for concert and liturgical use, which are in the repertoires of choirs around the world. His carol The Three Kings was commissioned for the famous Nine Lessons and Carols service at King's College Cambridge on Christmas Eve 2000 and has been recorded by EMI. His Missa Brevis, commissioned by the Cathedral Organists' Association was premiered by the Choir of Wells Cathedral in 2009, has subsequently been performed at services all over the UK and was chosen for the BBC's Christmas Day Worship broadcast in 2009. Other works include anthems; I am the day, Bless the Lord, O My Soul, The Star Song, I will lift up mine eyes and the cycle of seasonally inspired poetry The Passing of the Year. Larger scale works with chorus include Köthener Messe, in which the spirit of Bach's early cantatas can be heard informing the music (and is one of several works in which Dove exploits his fascination with early musical instruments), the epic and moving There Was A Child, a unique 'celebration of life' for chorus, soloists and orchestra inspired by the untimely death of a young man, and For an Unknown Soldier which commemorates the centenary of World War 1.

Cohen, Robert S. Robert S. Cohen has written music for chorus, orchestra, chamber ensemble, dance and theatre and has been the recipient of numerous awards and commissions.

• Alzheimer's Stories.............................................................EP 68332 Libretto: Herschel Garfein Oratorio for Chamber Orchestra and Choir

“One of the greatest achievements a work of art can hope to reach is to bring us to our darkest places and show us a light. To illuminate our fears, ease our anxieties, and heal our pain. Whether or not you’ve struggled with this disease personally or as a caregiver, this is what makes Alzheimer’s Stories a truly special experience.” – Kody Wallace, Choral Journal (Oct. 2018)

• Antiphon...............................................................................EP 72710 for Double Choir (SSA SATB)

• Bless the Lord, O My Soul..................................................EP 7608 SATB and Organ

"Bless the Lord, O my Soul was commissioned by a group of people whose early lives were dedicated to choral singing. I wanted their Millennium Anthem to be a celebration of song, and Psalm 104 provided a wonderful sequence of expansive imagery.

Dove, Jonathan

(*1959)

Few composers working today have embraced the modern opera house as consistently and successfully as Jonathan Dove. His incomparable catalogue of more than twenty diverse operatic works is indicative of a practical and lively theatrical mind, steeped in operatic experience. In all his music, Dove has a strong desire to communicate, to entertain, and to provoke transformative experiences. His musical language is at once immediately appreciated by listeners new to the concert hall and has provided performers, audiences and directors with rich possibilities for interpretation; several of his major operatic works have been performed in multiple productions all over the world, and his list of commissioners includes some of the world's greatest musicians.

The organ part is quite virtuosic, beginning with a flourishing fanfare suggesting a heavenly vision, which provokes the choir into a wordless cry of wonder; in contrast, their first words are hushed, awe-struck. The organ creates a backdrop of twinkling stars for ‘who coverest thyself with light’ and a calm sea for ‘who layest the beams of his chambers in the waters’. The hushed ‘bless the lord’ returns, but now fast and loud, ushering in the most dramatic imagery: the chariot of clouds, the wings of the wind, and finally the depiction of God’s ministers as a ‘flaming fire’". Jonathan Dove

• Come, you who are blessed............................................EP 72635 SATB and Organ

• The Darkling Thrush...........................................................EP 7775 SSAATTBB a cappella

It is perhaps natural that a composer who so completely understands the individual voice should also be a brilliant and sympathetic writer of choral music.

Contemporary Choral • For an Unknown Soldier

Tenor Solo, Children's Choir, SATB & Orchestra

• Köthener Messe..................................................................EP 7658a SATB soli, choir and chamber orchestra

Vocal Score.......................................................................EP 72606a Children's Vocal Score......................................................EP 72606c

First performance: 1 September 2002, Himlische Cantorey und Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Jonathan Dove, Köthener Bach Festtage During his years in Köthen, Bach had no official duties in church or chapel. At St Agnus Kirche he had to listen to the efforts of inferior musicians, and doubtless instantly composed in his mind the music they should have written.

• Gloria (from Missa Brevis).............................................EP 71780a SATB and Organ

• Hear Us, O Hear Us Lord................................................EP 72833 Choir & Organ

• I Am the Day.......................................................................EP 7559 A Carol for SATB Choir

A Christmas carol using text from the legend of St Christopher and Revelation 22:16, 13

• I will lift up mine eyes......................................................EP 71983

SATB Choir & Organ "There is something about Jonathan Dove's music that ticks all the right boxes. His organ accompaniment is the best part of this new psalm setting and it requires tenacity - there are pages of apeggiated semiquavers in both hands. Elsewhere the organ's recurring and building choral texture vies with legato lines of the choir to make for a commanding new alternative setting of Psalm 121". (Matthew Power, Choir and Organ magazine, Sept/Oct 2010) Commissioned to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the consecration of the Gilbert Scott Chapel at Exeter College, Oxford, on 18th October 2009.

• In Beauty May I Walk..........................................................EP 7637 SATB Choir A setting of a Navajo text (here translated by Jerome K. Rothenburg).

• It sounded as if the Streets were running.......................EP 7896 SSAA Choir Text: Emily Dickinson

The composer says of setting Emily Dickinson's poetry: "One reason I am repeatedly drawn to set the poems of Emily Dickinson to music is that hardly any of them were known, let alone spoken aloud or sung, during her lifetime. When she died, in 1886, an enormous number of poems were discovered (there are 1,775 in total). Some of them were published over the next ten years; many more were hidden away again for another thirty years. The thought of these powerful words being unseen and unheard for so long makes me want to hear them sung as often as possible! Dickinson’s work also invites singing because her language is so simple and economical, and yet contains wonders: seeing the world through her eyes, we watch the unfolding of vast, cosmic dramas."

Perhaps, one day, he falls asleep during the sermon. As he dreams, fragments of his instrumental pieces (from the Köthen period: the Brandenburg Concertos and the First Book of The Well-tempered Clavier) form themselves into a mass: a dream-mass in which certain musical ideas are recognizable, but their powerful logic has gone – they have detached from their surroundings and float in free association. As the great man’s head nods, incomplete phrases of the E minor prelude repeat fretfully and become the accompaniment for a Kyrie; a passage from the slow movement of the 4th Brandenburg Concerto drifts waywardly into ‘Christe eleison’; the prelude returns in augmentations that Bach would forbid, if only he could wake up. Now the Gloria: the prelude and fugue in G major mingle with snatches of the 3rd and 4th Brandenburg concertos. The Sanctus is a dream like meeting between the 6th concerto and the C major prelude. It leads seamlessly into the Benedictus - a pupil is playing the B flat major prelude, but his left hand has started on the wrong note. Finally, in the Agnus Dei, the (transposed) opening of the B flat minor prelude repeats itself over the subject and answer of the B minor fugue, and eventually over the closing bars of the fugue – but Bach is still fast asleep, and his music plays in slow-motion. "Dove’s compact Mass imagines Bach during his period as the Köthen court Kapellmeister, falling asleep during the drone of a church sermon and conjuring a dream Mass from fragments of his own instrumental music. Free of their usual moorings, motifs drift and find new companions. Snatches from the Brandenburgs meet relics from the first book of The Well-Tempered Klavier. Keys are mixed and transposed, phrases reiterated or left unfinished; yet from these shards and distortions Dove still weaves a tapestry that makes perfect musical sense. He also shapes a Mass both witty and reverent […] An enchanting work; I can imagine many more performances." Geoff Brown, The Times, 23 June 2006

• Missa Brevis.......................................................................EP 71780 SATB Choir & Organ

"Jonathan Dove's Missa Brevis, also of 2009 and for SATB voices and organ, is an ... extrovert affair. Dove is a highly accomplished writer in just about every genre, including his first love: opera. If a quiet, sombre atmosphere, underpinned by organ pedal drones, pervades the Kyrie and Agnus movements, Dove's theatrical sense of good timing is put to good use in the Gloria and Sanctus; both full of colour and sparkling organ writing (penned for performance at an annual convention of cathedral organists, Dove clearly knows his market!). This is immediate, vibrant music that simply jumps off the page demanding to be sung and played." (Matthew Greenall, The Singer 31 July 2010) Commissioned by the Cathedral Organists' Association for performance during their conference in Wells on 13 May 2009 and first performed by the choir of Wells Cathedral, directed by Matthew Owens.

Contemporary Choral • Moon Songs........................................................................EP 73398 Children’s Voices, Trumpet, Violoncello and Piano Text: Alasdair Middleton

Moon Songs by Jonathan Dove with words by Alasdair Middleton is a 13-minute work comprising of Four Songs for Children’s Voices, Trumpet, Violoncello and Piano. The songs are, 1. Man on the Moon 2. Jewel 3. Little World 4. Moon Dust Commissioned by Wiltshire Creative for the Salisbury International Arts Festival 2019 when Jonathan Dove was Guest Festival Director in the year of his 60th birthday. Commemorating 50 years since the first moon landing, Moon Songs was premiered on 24 May 2019 in Salisbury Cathedral sung by 300 children from ten Schools. This edition is the vocal score with piano accompaniment (EP 73398). The choral leaflet (EP 73398a) and the full score and instrumental parts (EP 73398b) are available for sale separately.

• Now......................................................................................EP 72875 Voices & Piano

• On this wondrous sea......................................................EP 73004 Double Choir and Trumpet

• Open to me the Gates.....................................................EP 72195 SATB Choir, Timpani and Organ

Text: Psalm 118; Now thank we all our God. Commissioned for the Dedication of Milton Keynes City Church of Christ the Cornerstone in the presence of HM The Queen

• Out of the Whirlwind..........................................................EP 72498 Dialogue for Solo Countertenor and Choir with Organ Text adapted from the Book of Job Commissioned by All Saints Church, Northampton. First Performance on 22 November 2013 at All Saints, Northampton, given by the church choir conducted by Lee Dunleavy, Director of Music.

• The Passing of the Year.....................................................EP 7568 Song cycle for Double Chorus and Piano

Text: Poems by William Blake, Emily Dickinson, George Peele, Thomas Nash, Alfred Lord Tennyson

• Psalms for Leo.................................................................EP 72565b Children's Choir, SATB & Orchestra

Commissioned by The Bach Choir in memory of Leopold de Rothschild (1927–2012), a singing member of the Choir for 50 years and Chairman for 23 years. Following his resignation as a singer Leo became the Choir’s President, a position he held until his death; over this extraordinary period of devotion to the Choir he became a friend to vast numbers of his fellow singers, and gave unstintingly of his time and wisdom. First performance 10 June 2014 in the Royal Festival Hall, London, by The Bach Choir, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and The Young Singers, a choir formed by The Bach Choir in partnership with the Tri-borough Music Hub, conducted by David Hill.

• Ring Out, Wild Bells...........................................................EP 7568g Mixed Chorus (SSAATTBB) and Piano Movement VII from ‘The Passing of the Year'

• Run, shepherds, run!...........................................................EP 7621 Carol for unaccompanied choir with audience participation

• Seasons and Charms........................................................EP 72844 Young People's Voices and Piano 12 Pieces (1–4 Parts)

Seasons and Charms is a collection of short pieces for young people’s voices and piano, commissioned by Aldeburgh Music for the Friday Afternoons Project. Inspired by Benjamin Britten, Friday Afternoons is an initiative created by Snape Maltings (formerly Aldeburgh Music) to open up a world of singing for children and young people. Additional materials to this collected edition, such as lyric sheets and backing tracks, are made available as part of the Friday Afternoons Song Bank. 1. Three Birds 2. The Little Girl of Rain 3. Laura 4. Fast Car 5. Mad Moon 6. This is the bird 7. Fire! 8. Legend 9. Music on the Waters 10. Summer 11. Slowly 12. Snow

• The Star-Song......................................................................EP 71803 SATB Choir & Organ

• Sweet are the Uses of Adversity.......................................EP 73258 Unaccompanied SATB Choir

• Te Deum................................................................................EP 72592 SATB Choir and Organ

• Te lucis ante terminum.......................................................EP 72628 Double Choir and Organ

• The Portsmouth Service..................................................EP 72464 SATB Choir & Organ

Originally commissioned by Portsmouth Cathedral, this Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis can form part of any Evensong service.

Contemporary Choral • There was a Child............................................................EP 71901b Soloists, Mixed - Children's Choirs and Orchestra

Celebrating the life of Robert Van Allan (20th October 1979 - 21st June 1999). Commissioned by Rosemary Pickering, the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra First performance by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with the Norfolk and Norwich Festival Chorus and Children's Choir on Saturday 2nd May 2009, St Andrew's Hall, Norwich. Texts by Wordsworth, Charles Causley, Langston Hughes, WJ Turner, Thomas Traherne, John Keats, Emily Dickinson, Tennyson, Whitman.

• Vadam et circuibo civitatem..............................................EP 72829 SSAATTBB a cappella

• Vast Ocean of Light............................................................EP 72071 SATB Choir & Organ

Text by Phineas Fletcher Light, and the idea of light, has always been a source of inspiration to me, and the heavenly bodies often provoke a desire to create some kind of numinous music. I was struck by the immensity of the vision in these lines by Phineas Fletcher, in which he sees light as a manifestation of the divine.He contemplates the mystery of the cosmos in all its immeasurable grandeur, and evokes in us a sense of awe and wonder Jonathan Dove

• Vertue (Eng.).........................................................................EP 73381 SSAATTBB Choir A beautiful 6-minute a cappella piece for double choir, set to George Herbert’s poem Vertue, co-commissioned by Wiltshire Creative and the Lichfield Festival for VOCES8, and premiered in 2019.

• We Are One Fire.................................................................EP 73418 SSAATTBB Text: Alasdair Middleton

• The Wells Service...............................................................EP 72287 Unaccompanied SSAATTBB Choir

• They will rise......................................................................EP 73257 SATB Choir and Organ

Commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and first performed at a serviceon 10th July 2018 to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Air Force by the Choir of Westminster Abbey with Peter Holder (organ), conducted by James O’Donnell

• The Three Kings..................................................................EP 7607 Carol for SATB Choir

Text by Dorothy L. Sayers. First sung at the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Cambridge in 2000.

Commissioned through the Cathedral Commissions scheme

• Two Sonnets........................................................................EP 72183 for 12-part Choir Soprano (2), Alto (2), Tenor (4), Bass (4)

Franke, Bernd

(*1959)

Bernd Franke was born in 1959 in Weissenfels/Saale. Between 1975 and 1981 he studied composition with Siegfried Thiele and conducting with Wolf-Dieter Hauschild at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Musikhochschule Leipzig. In 1980 he founded ‘Junge Musik’ Leipzig and continued to lead the group until 1983. Since 1981 he has taught at the Institute of Musicology at Leipzig University and the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Musikhochschule Leipzig. He was also the recipient of the Hanns Eisler Prize and Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1981.

• Treasures in Heaven.........................................................EP 73595 SATB Choir and Organ

Jonathan Dove’s Treasures in Heaven is a 6.5 minute work for organ and SATB choir which sets Matthew 6:19–21 from the Bible, a text that exhorts the reader to gather treasures in heaven rather than on earth since where the treasure is, there will also be our hearts. The energetic piece is driven from the organ part with the choir singing in rhythmic but homophonic blocks. It was commissioned by Lord Crewe’s Charity on the occasion of its tercentenary, in memory of the life and charitable foundation of Nathanial, Lord Crewe and premiered by the Choir of Durham Cathedral on 18 September 2021

• Questions(If I were rain)....................................................EP 14471 for five voices

Questions (If I were rain) is a 21-minute work for five voices and the fourth piece that Bernd Franke has composed for the Leipzig-based vocal ensemble amacord (founded in 1992 by five former members of the Thomanerchor).

Contemporary Choral Texts by Khalil Gibran and Emily Dickinson are framed by two songs with words by Sumitra and Meenu, two children from Calcutta. Franke employs aleatoric elements in the score in order to give a certain role to the elements of chance and improvisation that have always played a large part in the music of various cultures and epochs. Questions (If I were rain) was commissioned by amacord and premiered on 5 October 2012 at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. This new edition (EP 14471) is the performing score of the work.

• Second Eve.........................................................................EP 72296 SSAATTBB Choir

In some of my pieces, the text is somewhat more the servant of the music than the other way around, and Second Eve is one of those works. The music is mainly inspired by a breathtaking photography taken by one of my favorite photographers, Jake Rajs, featured in the book These United States (Rizzoli). It is a picture of Alaska’s Mount McKinley, the highest mountain peak in the US, and I was looking at this photo throughout the writing process, making sure that the energy and atmosphere of the music corresponded with the feeling I got from looking at the picture. The Sancta Maria text seemed to kind of fit into what I was looking for in this piece, expressing something mystical, and kind of regal, which Mt. McKinley is in every possible way. Second Eve was commissioned by, dedicated to, and later premiered by the Riverside City College Chamber Choir and conductor John Byun in Riverside, California, Oct. 2008.

Gjeilo, Ola

(*1978)

• Contrition.............................................................................EP 72419 SSAATTBB choir and soprano soloist

Described by the composer as perhaps his most personal piece, Contrition sets a line of English text from George Herbert's poem Perseverance and excerpts from Psalm 101, in Latin.

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• Evening Prayer ................................................................EP 72492 SATB Choir, Saxophone Improvisation and Piano

As featured on the album Northern Lights (Chandos, 2012), a luminous work using the evocative sounds of voice, saxophone and piano.

• Song of the Universal............................................................EP 72403 SSAA Choir, Piano and String Orchestra

Walt Whitman has always been one of my favorite poets. I love the unabashed optimism, exuberance, and his unwavering confidence in our deeper humanity – all through the prism of a big, warm, beating heart. These were all qualities I found in his wonderful Song of the Universal poem, from which I chose a few excerpts to form the lyrics for this piece. Ola Gjeilo

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• Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages ..............................EP 72427 SATB Choir

Howard, Emily

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• Sacred Heart (Ubi Caritas III) ........................................EP 72623 SSAATTBB Choir and String Quartet

Sacred Heart (Ubi Caritas III) is a setting of the second stanza from the three-stanza Ubi Caritas text. I set the first in 1999 (Ubi Caritas) and the third in 2012 (Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages).

(*1979)

Emily Howard’s music is known for its particular connection with science. Her works are commissioned, performed and broadcast internationally by leading festivals and ensembles including the BBC Proms, Wien Modern, London Symphony Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, and New Scientist Live.

While Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages partly played around with some of the material from my first Ubi Caritas, Sacred Heart (Ubi Caritas III) is completely independent from the other two, content-wise, and also deploys a string quartet. (Ubi Caritas and Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages were written for a cappella choir.) With all three works now published, the set is complete. And while each one of them is an independent work, they were also written with the potential in mind of being performed in succession or spread across a concert programme/recording.

Contemporary Choral • Two Songs after Friday Afternoons..............................EP 73335 Text: Selma Dimitrijevic Children’s Voices and Piano

• Sing Unto the Lord...............................................................EP 6136a Unaccompanied SATB Choir (Psalm 149)

Two Songs after Friday Afternoons by Emily Howard is a 5-minute work for children’s choir and piano. Commissioned by Opera North in celebration of Benjamin Britten’s 100th anniversary. The works were premiered on 22 November 2013 at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds by Opera North’s Children’s Chorus, Scotton Lingerfield Primary School, Old Earth Primary School, Our Lady and St Peter Roman Catholic Primary School, Monkwood Primary School, conducted by Justin Doyle with Anthony Kraus, piano.

Levine, Alexander

(*1955)

Born in Moscow in 1955, Alexander Levine studied piano from the age of six at the Gnessin Music School (Moscow), and later he took up the clarinet. Upon graduation he was offered a place at the Moscow Gnessin Music Academy where he studied from 1976-1980. During his college years he also held the position of Principal Guitar in the Orchestra of Russian National Radio and Television.

Kay, Ulysses Simpson

(1917–1995)

Ulysses Kay (1917-1995) was born in Tucson, Arizona. As a child, he was encouraged in his musical studies by a family that included jazz great King Oliver, Kay’s Uncle Joe. He went on to study with Howard Hanson, Paul Hindemith and—following Kay’s World War II service in the U.S. Navy Band—Otto Luening. From 1949 to 1953 he composed in Rome, and then worked for BMI until 1968, when he became a professor of music at Lehman College until his retirement 20 years later.

In the years that followed he established himself as a composer working in collaboration with a variety of highly acclaimed performers in Russia. His compositions won prestigious awards from the Russian National Radio and Television in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Since 1992 Alexander Levine has lived in the United Kingdom. In 1993 he was awarded the honored Wingate Foundation Scholarship to study in the Postgraduate Composition course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In that year many of his compositions received awards and won prizes at various composers’ competitions. Levine's choral works arereguarly performed and recorded by VOCES8 and Tenebrae and other leading choirs around the world.

Restlessly self-critical, he was nevertheless a prolific composer, penning over 20 works for large orchestra, 15 chamber works, and a substantial body of work for the voice, including five operas and over 30 pieces for choir.

• Canti Augustini......................................................................EP 72558 • Flowers in the Valley............................................................EP 6522 SATB Choir

• Like as a Father...................................................................EP 6222a SATB Chorus

• A Lincoln Letter......................................................................EP 6027 Bass Solo—SATB Chorus

• O Praise the Lord................................................................EP 6229a Unaccompanied SATB Choir (Psalm 117)

• O Worship the King..............................................................EP 6223 SATB Choir & Organ

Settings of texts from the Confessions of St Augustine SSAATTBB choir a cappella

Magnus es, Domine; Noli abscondere a me facem tuam Quid est ergo; Invocabo deum

• Christ's Nativity....................................................................EP 73460 SATB Choir & Organ Text: Henry Vaughan

The text comes from the pen of the seventeenth-century Welsh poet Henry Vaughan, a leading metaphysical voice during the Commonwealth period (1649-1660), when the republican government of Oliver Cromwell banned the Anglican Church. Christ's Nativity was commissioned by the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington D.C. with support from the Richard Wayne Dirksen Memorial Endowment Fund.

Contemporary Choral Lim, Darius

(*1959)

Singaporean Conductor-Composer Darius Lim is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Voices of Singapore. An internationally published composer (Edition Peters, Walton Music, Cypress Publishing, Pana Musica, Muziksea) and award-winning conductor, he is one of the most sought-after Singaporean choral composer-conductors working today, and is most known for his unique infusion of lyrical, dramatic, instrumental, and theatrical elements in both the choirs he directs as well as his choral music. The choral music of Darius Lim has inspired thousands of singers across the world. His music has been presented on some of the world’s biggest international platforms such as the World Choir Games, World Youth Choir Festival (Austria), the Schubert International Sing’n’Joy Vienna, CEDROS Choral Festival (Spain), Hong Kong Music Festival, World Peace Choral Festival (Austria), Tokyo International Choir Competition, Grand Prix of Nations (Riga), ATKV National Choir Competition (South Africa), Taiwan National Music Competition, World Choral Expo (Macau), and the Choir & Organ Magazine (UK).

• The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom...................EP 72240 SATB Choir A Cappella (with Transliteration) As recorded by leading choir Tenebrae

The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom is Inspired by the humility and humanity of the murdered Russian priest (and friend of Levine) Fr. Alexander Men and composed over a three-month period of spiritual immersion, research and contemplation (similar to that described by his great forebears Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov), the work traces a continuous spiritual growth towards the central point of the Liturgy – the Holy Communion.

His choral works have been performed by world-renowned choirs such as VOCES8, The Choir of Royal Holloway, Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Leioa Kantika Koral, Diocesan Girls’ Choir, and the University of North Texas Women’s Choir to name a few. His works have been performed in China, United States, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Finland, Malaysia, Taiwan, Russia, Mexico, United Kingdom, South Africa, and The Philippines.

• I am all alone on the road.................................................EP 73365 unaccompanied choir (SATTBB)

• Oh, You Wide Steppe........................................................EP 72835 a cappella choir (SATTBB) Russian Traditional

• Prayers for Mankind...........................................................EP 72158 SATB Choir A Cappella A Symphony of Prayers by Father Alexander Men

This profound six-movement a cappella choral work is already available in a recording by leading UK choir Tenebrae on the Signum label, described by Gramophone Magazine as "impressive and moving". Father Alexander Men (1938-1990) is widely credited as being the architect of religious renewal in Russia at the end of the Soviet era. As Levine writes: "Raised in Orthodoxy and loving the Orthodox faith and serving Christ to his last breath, Father Alexander Men always believed that loving Christ meant loving all people. And this meant loving the world in all its cultural and religious manifoldness."

• Prayers for Mankind...........................................................EP 72158 SATB Choir A Symphony of Prayers by Father Alexander Men

This profound six-movement a cappella choral work is already available in a recording by leading UK choir Tenebrae on the Signum label, described by Gramophone Magazine as "impressive and moving".

• The true light........................................................................EP 72765 SATB Choir and Chimes

• Ashes to Dust.....................................................................EP 72971 SATB Choir and Piano

Ashes to Dust was commissioned by East Spring Chorale and premiered at the Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore on 19th April 2015. The song was written during the year of the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime-minister of Singapore, and was written in commemoration of him. The work explores the grief and hope of life and death, with the sacred latin text “Kyrie Eleison” and “Dona Nobis Pacem”.

• Seasons.............................................................................EP 72972 SATB Choir

• Thy Will Be Done................................................................EP 72499 Motet for double choir a cappella (SATB, SAB) setting the Lord's Prayer in Russian.

• Tibi Solus..............................................................................EP 72802 SATTBB A caeppla Choir

Contemporary Choral Matre, Ørjan (*1979) Ørjan Matre studied composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music with Bjørn Kruse, Lasse Thoresen, Olav Anton Thommessen and Henrik Hellstenius. He was composer-in-residence with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra for the 2006-2008 seasons, and in the 2012-2013 season Matre was selected by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra as their featured composer. He has distinguished himself as a distinct voice in Norwegian music, and has been awarded high-profile commissions by leading performers, ensembles and orchestras.

• Trompeten, Nachts und Untergang

Sandra has achieved international recognition as an Australian composer specialising in choral music. Her compositions demonstrate a strong Australian influence that reflects her interests in indigenous languages, eclectic influences and texts by contemporary Australian writers. Her works have a fresh melodic and harmonic approach, which translates well to her preferred vocal medium. Her works have been performed by choirs in Scandinavia, Western Europe, the United Kingdom, North America, south-east Asia, New Zealand and Australia. Sandra has her own choral music series – Choral Vivace – which is published by Edition Peters. She also has a collection of mainly a cappella works in English, Finnish and Latin that is published by the Finnish company Sulasol. Sandra has an avid interest in, and commitment to, promoting Australian choral music through her choral workshops and international invitations. As an adjudicator and music educator, Sandra has travelled extensively within Australia and internationally to China, Canada, the United States, England and Finland.

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(Trumpets, Night and Downfall) for Trumpet in C and Choir (SSAATTBB) Trumpet Part

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Vocal Score..........................................................................EP 14530 Trompeten, Nachts und Untergang is a 26-minute work for solo trumpet and choir (SSAATTBB). It is based on texts by the Austrian poet Georg Trakl and describes distant trumpet sounds, decaying castle ruins and icy lakes, in the spirit of German Romanticism. Trompeten, Nachts und Untergang (Trumpets, Night and Downfall) was premiered by Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and the Norwegian Soloists' Choir (conductor: Grete Pedersen) at the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Festival in September 2020.

• In paradisum......................................................................EP 72104 Soprano (2), Alto (2), Tenor (2), Bass (2)

Okpebholo, Shawn E.

(*1981)

Shawn E. Okpebholo is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning composer whose music has been described as "devastatingly beautiful" and "fresh and new and fearless" (The Washington Post), “affecting” (The New York Times), “searing” (The Chicago Tribune), “staggering” (The New Yorker), “lyrical, complex, singular” (The Guardian) and “powerful” (BBC Music Magazine). His artistry has resulted in many prizes and honors, including The American Academy of Arts and Letters Walter Hinrichsen Award in Music, First Place Winner of the 2020 American Prize in Composition (professional/wind band division), and Second Place Winner in the 2017 American Prize in Composition (professional/orchestral division), First Prize Winner in the Flute New Music Consortium Composition Competition, Sound of Late Composition Contest, Accent06 International Composition Competition, and the Inaugural Awardee of the Leslie Adams-Robert Owens Composition Award.

Milliken, Sandra (*1961)

See Also Choral Vivace Series Sandra Milliken is based in Brisbane where she works as a composer, conductor, teacher and adjudicator. A graduate of the University of New England, Sandra also has a Masters in choral conducting from the University of Queensland. Sandra has had a long involvement with choral music. During 2001 Sandra travelled overseas on a Churchill Fellowship studying choral conducting and vocal/choral pedagogy. She visited 56 choirs in England, Sweden, Finland, the United States and Canada, working with and observing many international choral experts.

Contemporary Choral • Deep River............................................................................EP 68745 SSAA Choir & Piano

Deep River is a 5-minute work arranged for SSAA and piano. This beautiful arrangement of the famous traditional song of faith and hope brings calm alongside a sorrowful hope. The slow piano writing is as much an independent part as an accompaniment, helping to bring about a sense of peace and reflection. Deep River was written for the Wheaton College Women's Chorale conducted by Mary Hopper.

Panufnik, Roxanna

(*1968)

Roxanna Panufnik ARAM, GRSM(hons), LRAM studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music and, since then, has written a wide range of pieces - opera, ballet, music theatre, choral works, orchestral and chamber compositions, and music for film and television - which are performed all over the world.

• Faithful Journey: A Mass for Poland............................EP 73248a Soprano Solo, Chorus & Orchestra Vocal Score

• Four Choral Seasons.......................................................EP 73364a Double Choir & Orchestra Vocal Score

• The Gift of Music................................................................EP 73284 Baritone / Bass Soloist, SATB Choir and Organ

• Hal'lu Alleluia........................................................................EP 73417 SSATBB & Organ

• Heav'nly Harmony..............................................................EP 72687 SATB & Organ

• Joy at the Sound................................................................EP 72175 Double Mixed Choir & Organ

• Kyrie after Byrd...................................................................EP 72650 Unaccompanied SSAATBB

• Love Abide.........................................................................EP 71816b Alto Bass-Baritone, SSAATTBB Choir. Organ, Harp & Strings Vocal Score

"Love Abide encapsulates the very contemporary ethos of multicultural spiritual devotion in a world populated by a rich diversity of faiths—all feeling, as deeply and as aesthetically, the compelling potency of music with love. “A rich offering on a theme of interfaith connectivity. The Japanese lullaby-inspired Zen Love Song and the title work Love Abide are totally absorbing.” BBC Music Magazine, 5 stars

• 99 Words for My Darling Children..................................EP 73021 Narrator, SSAATTBB Choir & Cello

• Ave Maria............................................................................EP 71830 SSA & Organ

• Ave Maria............................................................................EP 71831 Tenor & Bass Soli, Mixed Choir & Organ

• The Call...............................................................................EP 72079

“If I had to choose a ‘glass-half-full’ contemporary composer, then Roxanna Panufnik would be near the top of my list. Her Music exudes openness and inclusivity, and it is in the choral settings where hope and positivity - two words that lie at the heart of her work - are most keenly felt. … much of her recent work can be seen to be built on the solid foundations laid down on this impressively varied and diverse collection. A music of hope in dark and troubled times.”

Pwyll ap Siôn, Gramophone Magazine

SATB Choir & Organ

A setting of George Herbert's Come my way, my truth, my life Commissioned by The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, for the Advent Carol Services 2010 A ravishing setting of George Herbert's famous poem, this piece has all the hallmarks of Roxanna Panufnik's unique and beguiling style. The languid phrases and lush chromaticism evoke the warmth and wonder of the approach to Christmas, and also encourage accurate tuning and a rich tone.

• Celestial Bird......................................................................EP 72512 Unaccompanied SSAATTBB Text: Jessica Powers

First performance given by VOCES8 on 2 December 2013, at 'The Candles Glow', the Edition Peters Annual Christmas Concert 2013, St Bartholomew the Great, London, UK.

• Child of Heaven (Dawn Chorus III)..................................EP 73189

• Love Bade Me Welcome...................................................EP 73096 Unison Voices/SATB & Piano

A choral setting of a melody by the Reverend John Penny dedicated to his son Andrew, who died shortly after he was born. The beautiful, lilting melody is harmonised to gently support George Herbert's poetry.

Unaccompanied SSSSAATTBarB

• A Cradle Song.....................................................................EP 73123 SSAATBB & Organ

Contemporary Choral • Love Endureth....................................................................EP 72284 Unacompanied SSAATTBB

Employing Spanish Sephardic Jewish chant, in English and Hebrew, this piece is an a cappella setting of the jubilant psalm 135.

• O Hearken...........................................................................EP 72771 Unacompanied SATB

• Saint Pancras Magnificat and Nunc dimittis..................EP 72581 Unacompanied SSATBB

• Since We Parted..............................................................EP 72612a Mixed Voices (SSATBB), 2 Trumpets, Harp, Piano & Violoncello Vocal Score

"When Jeffrey Skidmore of Ex Cathedra approached me to write this piece, he specified that it should be remembering the first World War and, if at all possible, the words should be by or about a woman. A friend steered me towards Vera Brittain's Testament of Youth and, spookily, the book fell open on page 163 where appeared Kathleen Coates's poem A Year and a Day. This was written between 1910 and 1913 but is, I think, prophetic of the impending war in its depiction of a woman and man in love, reluctantly separated and missing each other. Around the same time, my mother sent me the poem Since we parted, yestereve by Victorian statesman and poet Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891) — it seemed to fit beautifully as a refrain to A Year and a Day. The whole piece is made up of my typical major-minor harmonic language which sets a bittersweet atmosphere and the trumpets remind us, from time to time, of the backdrop of war. The piece ends meditatively, with 'Eleven Armistice Chimes' and lasts approximately 10 minutes. It's dedicated to Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra and my deepest thanks go to them for commissioning the work and Jane Arthur for sponsoring the commission." Roxanna Panufnik

• The Song of Names..........................................................EP 72302 Trebles/Upper Voice Choir, Baritone Solo, SSAATTBB Choir and Orchestra Vocal Score

Setting text by journalist, music commentator and novelist Norman Lebrecht, this work traces the story of Dovidl, a prodigy from Poland stranded in London during the Second World War. After losing his family in the Holocaust, Dovidl struggles to come to terms with his loss. In his search for comfort, he meets a Chassidic Rebbe and his group of survivors who honour the dead with an eternal "Song of Names".

• Songs of Darkness, Dreams of Light....................EP 73262a or SATB Semichorus, Chorus and Orchestra Vocal Score

"When the BBC commissioned this work for the Last Night of the Proms 2018, I was given quite a detailed brief. First, the work should be for the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus (with the BBC Symphony Orchestra), and the two choirs should be quite independent of each other. Secondly, the words should acknowledge the centenary of the end of World War I, but look optimistically to the future. For the centenary I chose In the Underworld by World War I poet Isaac Rosenberg, written in 1914. Originally about unrequited love, it can read, if you do not know its context, as a prophetic look at the next four years, with the sense that the women left at home cannot begin to comprehend the horrors their men face in the trenches. The BBC Singers represented Rosenberg and their music is based on a beautiful Ashkenazi-Jewish prayer mode – also known as the ‘Ukrainian Gypsy’ mode. While I was reading The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (written in 1923), I came across these lines, which seem to answer and assuage the fears expressed in Rosenberg’s poem. The BBC Symphony Chorus taook on the role of Gibran, singing in a beautiful, melismatic, Maronite Syriac chant, into which faith Gibran was born in Lebanon. Later in his life, he became very interested in Islam, particularly Sufism; therefore the whole piece is in the form of a Sufi Zikr, with Sufi devotional rhythms in the percussion, starting quiet and low, but slowly becoming higher, faster and louder. The two choirs start separately, but merge into a ‘conversation,’ sometimes overlapping, and ending on a positive note: Rosenberg’s ‘Creature of light and happiness’ over Gibran’s ‘We shall build a tower in the sky’. Quite by accident, all three Abrahamic faiths are represented in this piece – but as Kahlil Gibran famously said: ‘You are my brother and I love you. I love you when you prostrate yourself in your mosque, and kneel in your church and pray in your synagogue. You and I are sons of one faith – the Spirit’.

Roxanna Panufnik, 30 January, 2018

• The Sweet Spring................................................................EP 73140 SSA & Piano

• Ubi Caritas............................................................................EP 73246 Sopranos & Piano

• Unending Love...................................................................EP 73062a Double Choir, Carnatic Singer (optional), Indian Violin, Sitar, Veena and Indian Percussion Vocal Score

• Westminster Mass..............................................................EP 71959 Vocal Score for use with all versions of the work

Parry, Ben

(*1965)

Ben Parry has a busy career as a conductor, composer, arranger, singer and producer in both classical and light music fields. Ben is currently Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, and Director of the professional choir, London Voices. He was formerly a course director for the Rodolfus Choral Courses for 20 years, Director of Music at St Paul’s School and the Junior Royal Academy of Music in London and Assistant Director of Music of King's College, Cambridge.

Contemporary Choral With London Voices, he has performed in concert halls and festivals worldwide. He worked closely with Sir Paul McCartney on his classical choral work, Ecce Cor Meum, as well as conducting on the soundtracks of major films such as The Hobbit, Avengers and Harry Potter. Ben studied Music and History of Art at Cambridge University, where he was a member of King’s College Choir. Later he was musical director and singer with The Swingle Singers, with whom he toured the world and performed with some of the greatest musicians, including Pierre Boulez, Stephane Grappelli and Dizzy Gillespie. He composed and arranged over fifty pieces for the group and co-produced their albums for Virgin Classics and EMI. For eight years he lived in Scotland, where he co-founded the distinguished ensemble Dunedin Consort, and was also Director of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus and Director of Choral Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Ben was made an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 for his services to the music industry.

• Dashing through the snow (Jingle Bells).......................EP 73624 (Pierpoint) SSATB Choir

Written for unaccompanied SSATB choir this 2.5-minute arrangement Dashing through the snow by Ben Parry is a brilliant up-tempo mid-level arrangement of Jingle Bells. This follows on from Parry’s much loved 8-part arrangement of Jingle Bells, EP77007.

• Ely Canticles....................................................................EP 72147 Trebles and Organ

Parry sets attractive melodies to his characteristic jazz-infused harmonies, pairing a lively, imaginative Magnificat with a beautiful, reflective Nunc Dimittis. First performance in October 2010 at Ely Cathedral by the Ely Choristers with organ, conducted by the composer. Ideal for both male and female choristers. 7 minutes long.

• Evening Canticles in G..................................................EP 72273 SATB and Organ

Written for Andrew Earis and the choir of St Martin in the Fields, London. A simple but effective setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis infused with Parry’s trademark jazz harmonies.

• First Day..........................................................................EP 72463 SATB and Organ

A setting of the Latin text of Genesis 1:1–5 written for, first performed and broadcast by the BBC Singers, directed by the composer.

• Flame

Text: Garth Bardsley SATB

• 1914.......................................................................................EP 72585 SATB and Timpani

A three and a half minute setting of Wilfred Owen’s poem for SATB, singing a cappella except for the use of steady, march-like timpani. First performance at the 67th Aldeburgh Festival Service, 15 June 2014, at Aldeburgh Parish Church, sung by Aldeburgh Voices, conducted by the composer.

Version for 8 unaccompanied voices. Flame’s central theme is one of light and happiness being passed from one person to another. Bardsley’s lyrics are inspired by a quotation from Siddharta Gautama Buddha, suggesting the notion that a candle’s light shared is thereby strengthened rather than diminished. The poem’s spiritual quality is captured perfectly in Parry’s music, which starts with a single flickering melody, passed from upper to lower voices before exploding into 12-part harmony as the flame is multiplied, culminating in the affirming final line 'so to light the world'.

• And is it True?......................................................................EP 77000 Text: John Betjeman

Original version for 12 Unaccompanied Voices.................EP 72172

A simple yet reflective setting of part of John Betjeman’s famous seasonal poem ‘Christmas’. Originally written for The Swingle Singers and featured on their album The Story of Christmas.

Original version for 12 Unaccompanied Voices...............EP 72172a

• Bright Star............................................................................EP 72272 Text: Garth Bardsley Double Choir

• Christ's Nativity...................................................................EP 72144 Text: Henry Vaughan SATB Choir & Organ

A 3-minute carol for SATB and organ using stanzas from the joyful 17th century poem by Henry Vaughan. Commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Sheffield Cathedral and premiered there on Christmas Eve 2010 by the Cathedral Choir, conducted by Neil Taylor.

• Christmas Cards.................................................................EP 72412 Text: Garth Bardsley SATB Choir

Using text by regular collaborator Garth Bardsley, Christmas Cards is written for unaccompanied SATB (with no divisi) and was first performed by Cantabile – The London Quartet in London, 2011. The piece is a fun 3-time celebration of the joy of Christmas and receiving cards from friends.

• Gabriel's News.............................................................EP 72274 Text: Garth Bardsley Unison Trebles, SATB and Organ

A Christmas carol for mixed voices, setting text by Garth Bardsley. Commissioned by Monkton Combe School and first performed in Bath Abbey.

Contemporary Choral • God in Triumph...................................................................EP 73093

• Three Angels...................................................................EP 72143

Text: Garth Bardsley ATB and Organ

Text: Garth Bardsley SATB Choir

Commissioned by The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, with a text by former choral scholar Garth Bardsley. First performed by the choral scholars in June 2016

The jaunty, irregular 5/8 meter of this carol conjures up the excitement and joyfulness of the approaching Christmas season.

• Heaven.................................................................................EP 72154 Text: George Herbert SATB Choir, SATB Semi-chorus and Organ

A 4-minute piece for SATB choir, SATB semi-chorus and organ setting George Herbert’s poem. Commissioned by Ipswich School Chapel Choir and first performed by them at Salisbury Cathedral, October 2009, conducted by Andrew Leach.

The six stanza English poem, with exclamatory Latin interjections, is a cunning acrostic spelling out the first names of the lyricist and his family. Three Angels was first performed in Aldeburgh in 2010, and was part of the Carols from King’s broadcast on BBC Two, Christmas Eve 2012.

• I sing of a maiden................................................................EP 72978 SATB and Organ

A lively setting of a medieval poem with organ accompaniment. Commissioned by Nancy Menk and the South Bend Singers, Indiana.

• Magi.......................................................................................EP 72405 Semi-chorus, SATB choir, organ, brass, percussion and timpani

A setting of the story of the Magi, with words by Garth Bardsley Commissioned by Reilly Lewis and the Cathedral Choral Society, Washington D.C.; First performance on 15 December 2012, at the National Cathedral, Washington DC, USAby the Langley High School Madrigal Singers, Todd Fickley (organ), Washington Symphonic Brass, directed by Mac Lambert.

• Music Is.............................................................................EP 72469a Text: Garth Bardsley Cantata for SATB Choir, Children's Chorus and Orchestra Cantata setting words by Garth Bardsley, with a humourous but meaningful discourse on the nature of music.

• Music: An Ode...................................................................EP 72473 Text: Algernon Charles Swinburn SATB Choir

Written to celebrate the launch of the National Portrait Gallery's choir in residence, Music: An Ode sets the first stanza of Algernon Charles Swinburne's poem of the same name.

• Psalm 122..........................................................................EP 73467 Text: Algernon Charles Swinburn SATB Choir

An unaccompanied work for SATB choir (with no divisi) set to Psalm 122 – I was glad when they said unto me. Commissioned at the request of the Very Revd Mark Bonney, Dean of Ely Cathedral, for his father John Bonney, and first performed on 23 October 2016 by Sing Aotearoa (New Zealand Choral Federation), Kokako Singers, directed by the composer, in Rotorua, NZ

• They that put their trust in the Lord (Eng.).......................EP 72970 SSAATTBB Choir

Commissioned by VOCES8 and first performed by the group in King’s Place at the London A Cappella Festival, 2017. The setting is based on the form of the motets by J. S. Bach.

Pott, Francis

(*1967)

Francis Pott has acquired an international reputation over the past forty years. His dramatic, challenging music unites a distinctive personal voice with a highly-disciplined but versatile technique rooted in a keen awareness of the past. To date his works have been heard in concert and on radio across the UK and in over forty countries worldwide. Francis began musical life as a chorister at New College, Oxford. He held Open Music Scholarships at Winchester College and then at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he studied composition with Robin Holloway and Hugh Wood.

• A babe is born all of a may............................................EP 72685 Text: Anon 15th Century Carol for mixed choir a cappella (SATB)

• Quem pastores laudavere...............................................EP 73001 double SATB choir

• Seven Goodly Reasons to Sing.....................................EP 72641 SATB (divisi) and Organ

• Sing A Cappella!...............................................................EP 72413 Text: Garth Bardsley SATB Choir

A piece by Ben Parry and Garth Bardsley on the joys of a cappella singing!

• At First Light.....................................................................EP 73479 Double Choir and Violoncello

• Cantus Maris....................................................................EP 73051 Mezzo-Soprano Solo, Choir and Orchestra

Contemporary Choral • Good Day, Sir Christemas!................................................EP 72883 SATB chorus a cappella

Commissioned for the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus in 2013, this exuberant unaccompanied Christmas motet sits somewhere between a strophic (verse-based) setting and a rondo, with its main theme popping up in one part after another at different stages. The music features divisions in all four parts and a lively alternation of homophonic moments with imitative polyphonic writing.

• Hands across the Darkness............................................EP 72627 Text: Charles Bennett

This work was commissioned by the Hanover Girls’ Choir in 2014, a year marking not only the centenary of the Great War (1914–1918) but also the 300th anniversary of the Hanoverian Succession to the throne of England upon the death of Queen Anne in 1714. While the latter circumstance prompted a desire for a work reflecting upon friendship and unity, faint but abiding resonances of the former suggested that the theme might be viewed in more universal terms, especially since the music was commissioned with a view to collaborative harmony between distinguished German and English performers. It was with this in mind that Charles Bennett provided his libretto which going yet further afield, listens to the still, small voice of peace and humanity as it insistently reaches us from the oppressed of any time and place.

Rathbone, Jonathan (*1957) After training as a chorister at Coventry Cathedral and choral scholar at Christ’s College Cambridge, where he read mathematics, Jonathan rounded-off his musical education at the Royal Academy of Music with a second degree, specializing in singing and composition. Jonathan’s compositional career includes works for theatre, film, radio, television, concert platform and the church, and a song-writing contract with Noel Gay Music. Recent large-scale commissions include Requiem for a Condemned Man – an extended work for two soloists, orchestra and choir and a 40 minute a cappella choral work for the Vasari Singers. Jonathan Rathbone was Musical Director and arranger for the Swingle Singers (1984–96) and has worked with many of the world’s leading musicians, from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Pierre Boulez to Stephan Grappelli and George Martin. He is now much in demand in Europe, the USA and UK, as a freelance choral director, arranger and workshop leader. A natural communicator, Jonathan leads workshops covering anything from close harmony singing, improvisation, choral conducting, vocal arranging to choral techniques.

• Absolon, My Son...........................................................EP 7741 Words from 2 Samuel 18:33. SSAATTBB a cappella For Dr Martin Ennis and the Chapel Choir of Girton College, Cambridge

• Laudate Dominum............................................................EP 72776 Motet for 6 voices a cappella

• My Song is Love Unknown.............................................EP 72624 Anthem for SATB soli, SATB/SATB & Organ

• O Praise God in His Holiness.........................................EP 73120 Psalm 150 SATB Choir and Organ

• Out of your sleep arise and wake..................................EP 72696 SATB and Organ

• The Night of all Nights.......................................................EP 73472 SATB Choir

• Verbum caro factum est....................................................EP 73209 SATB Choir and Organ

• Word......................................................................................EP 72670 SATB Choir and Organ

A sequence of meditations on the Gospel in the 21st Century for mixed chorus and organ, setting version from St John's Prologue in the New Revised Standard Version and five poems of R. S. Thomas. Word was commissioned by The Revd Dr Nicholas Fisher in 2011 and completed in December 2012. The commission was conceived as part of the Merton Choirbook project, bringing together a series of newly-composed works to mark the 750th anniversary of the Foundation of Merton College, Oxford, in 1264. In the event, the wealth of other new works chronologically ahead of Word deferred its première performance until 7 February 2015.

• Christmas Truce.......................................................EP 71191a Text: words by Graeme Curry (with poetry by Edward Thomas) Bar Solo/Narrator—SATB Chorus—Chamber Orch

This piece tells the story of the truce which occurred spontaneously on Christmas Eve 1914 in the trenches of the First World War. After some initial mood-setting with settings for choir and baritone of some Edward Thomas poetry, the piece takes the form of a narrative, spoken over orchestral accompaniment by a soldier who was there, called Tom. It tells how carols were sung by troops in each of the trenches on Christmas Eve 1914. It is well documented which carols were sung, and it is an opportunity to revive some beautiful, but long-forgotten carols, which are sung by the choir in the course of the narrative. There is also a setting of the 23rd Psalm ("The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want") sung in both English and German. The narrative concludes with Tom finding a war memorial and looking through the list to find his brother's name. As he does so, the choir sing a setting of Edward Thomas' poem "No one Cares Less then I". The names continue to be read as the music fades and the lights go down in the church to leave a single spot-light on the war memorial(s) in the church.

Contemporary Choral • Corpus Christi Carol..........................................................EP 7760 ouble Choir a cappella

• A Day at the Fair..............................................................EP 72719 SATB and Piano

• Mr Fezziwig's Christmas Party...................................EP 71033 SATB Choir, Baritone Solo and Small Orchestra (Children's Choir ad lib.)

Rorem, Ned

(*1923)

Words and music are inextricably linked for Ned Rorem. Time Magazine has called him "the world's best composer of art songs," yet his musical and literary ventures extend far beyond this specialized field. Rorem has composed three symphonies, four piano concertos and an array of other orchestral works, music for numerous combinations of chamber forces, ten operas, choral works of every description, ballets and other music for the theater, and literally hundreds of songs and cycles. Ned Rorem is one of America's most honored composers. In addition to a Pulitzer Prize, Rorem has been the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship (1951), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1957), and an award from the National Institute of Arts and Letters (1968). Among the distinguished conductors who have performed his music are Bernstein, Masur, Mehta, Mitropoulos, Ormandy, Previn, Reiner, Slatkin, Steinberg, and Stokowski.

• O Nata Lux.......................................................................EP 71739 SATB Chorus

• Patricius!..........................................................................EP 72749 The Story of St. Patrick Text: Paul Whitnall SATB and Piano

• Requiem for the Condemned Man............................EP 71667b Text: words from the Missa pro Defunctis and additional poetry by Paul Whitnall Chorus, Soprano, Tenor Soloists and Orchestra

• Six Carols

Commissioned and first performed by RundfunkChor Berlin, conducted by Simon Halsey, November 30 2013.

• Christ the Lord is Ris'n Today.........................................EP 6390 Hymn-Anthem for Mixed Choir a cappella

• Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love...............................EP 6386 SATB Chorus

Roth, Alec

(*1948)

Alec Roth’s vocal and choral music has been commissioned, performed and recorded by musicians such as Mark Padmore, Ex Cathedra, VOCES8 and The Sixteen.

• Dawn Chorus (Die güldene Sonne)..........................EP 73249 Unaccompanied choir (SSAATTBB)

• The Flower.....................................................................EP 72591 Text: George Herbert Anthem for SATB Choir and Tenor/Baritone Solo

No. 1 - Adeste Fideles.................................................EP 72502a Carol arranged for SATB, Brass, Organ, Harp and Percussion

• The Flower.....................................................................EP 73480

No. 2 - Cantemos a Maria..........................................EP 72503a Carol arranged for SATB, Brass, Organ, Harp and Percussion

• I Will Move Thee...........................................................EP 72743

No. 3 - Machet die Tore weit......................................EP 72505a Carol arranged for SATB, Brass, Organ, Harp and Percussion

• Jubilate..........................................................................EP 72603

No. 4 - O du fröhliche.................................................EP 72506a Carol arranged for SATB, Brass, Organ, Harp and Percussion No. 5 - Drei Könige.....................................................EP 72507a Carol arranged for SATB, Brass, Organ, Harp and Percussion No. 6 - Vom Himmel hoch..........................................EP 72508a Carol arranged for SATB, Brass, Organ, Harp and Percussion

• Sweet was the Song....................................................EP 7937 SATB a cappella

Text: George Herbert Version for Upper Voices (SSA)

Text: George Herbert Unaccompanied choir (SSATBB) SATB Choir Unaccompanied choir (SSATBB)

• Lullaby Carol..................................................................EP 73290 Unaccompanied choir (SATB)

• Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis......................................EP 72823 Hatfield Service Unaccompanied choir (SATB)

• Men and Angels.............................................................EP 72824 Unaccompanied choir (SSATBB)

• Night Prayer/Nachtgebet...............................................EP 72832 Unaccompanied choir (SSATBB)

• Shared Ground...............................................................EP 73281 Unaccompanied double choir (SSATBB – SSATBB)

• Snowflakes.......................................................................EP 73451 Unaccompanied choir (SSATBB)

• Sol Justitiae......................................................................EP 72602 SATB Choir

• Song of the Shepherds..................................................EP 72959 A Christmas narrative for unaccompanied choir

Contemporary Choral • Stargazer (Eng.)...............................................................EP 72753 Four Partsongs for SSAATTBB Choir

Stargazer was commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival, Hereford 2015. The first performance was given at St Francis Xavier Church, Hereford, 28 July 2015 by Voces8.

• Suscepimus Deus (We Wait O God)............................EP 72742 Introit for Equal Voices in Three Parts

• A Time to Dance.............................................................EP 73023a Cantata for SATB Soloists, Choir and Orchestra

• Unborn..............................................................................EP 72643 Tenor solo, Mixed Choir, Organ, Percussion

Sixten, Fredrik

(*1962)

Fredrik Sixten (born 1962 in Västra Götalands län in Sweden) trained as an organist and conductor and has studied composition with Professor Sven-David Sandström. He has been organist and choir director in Vänersborg (1991-2000), artistic director and conductor of the Gothenburg Boys’ Choir (1997-2001), organist of Härnösand Cathedral (2001-2013) and Cathedral Organist in Nidarosdomen, Trondheim (2013-2014). During this period the number of commissions received led to his becoming a full-time composer from 2014. Sixten’s compositions are the result of an eclectic and comprehensive knowledge of musical history, with the master of the baroque Johann Sebastian Bach and 20th century French composers as significant sources of inspiration. Sixten’s musical language also integrates various aspects of jazz technique and of the folk music of his native Sweden.

• Verlass uns nicht (Forsake us not.................................EP 73250 Unaccompanied choir (SSATBB)

Sheppard, Mike • Music to Hear.....................................................................EP 72594 Setting of William Shakespeare's Sonnet No.8 for SATB choir a cappella

• Alleluia Alleluia seeks to be both a meditation as well as expressing a joyous praise. The 3 minute composition starts out as a subdued Laud and then gradually evolves through a long crescendo into a climax of splendour and vigour. It subsequently returns, with feeling of gratitude, to the material from the opening, and concludes quietly. An easy to moderately difficult work, its clear part-writing and harmony won’t place heavy demands on the choir.

SATB a cappella..............................................................EP 11432 SSAA a cappella..............................................................EP 11560 • New Prince, New Pomp...................................................EP 72595 Text: Robert Southwell Carol for SATB choir a cappella

TTBB a cappella..............................................................EP 11561

• Noster Nostri......................................................................EP 73049 SAB Choir & Piano

• Out Of The Long Dark.......................................................EP 73050 SAB Choir & Piano

• Pie Jesu................................................................................EP 72803 Soprano, SATB Choir, Trumpet and Organ

• Requiem Aeternam.............................................................EP 72596 Setting of the Requiem introit SATB choir a cappella

• Silence..................................................................................EP 72597 Setting of words by Thomas Hood SATB choir a cappella

• That Ordinary Day...............................................................EP 72598 Work for choir and piano setting words by the composer. The piece may also be performed a cappella.

• A Cradle Song....................................................................EP 11558 SSAA Choir a cappella

A Cradle Song by William Blake (1757-1827) depicts a mother’s love for her child. In his choral setting, Fredrik Sixten creates a bright-sounding piece full of affection and atmospheric warmth. The piece was commissioned by Helsingborgs Vokalensemble.

Contemporary Choral • Hymn of Hope...................................................................EP 11557 SSAA Choir a cappella

A Hymn of Hope by Emily Dickinson (1830-1899) describes hope as ‘the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words’. It is strong enough to supply the soul with warmth, even in ‘the chillest land and on the strangest sea’. Fredrik Sixten sets the poem for high (female) voices, comparing hope with a songbird using musical motifs. The composition was commissioned by the Mädchenchor, Hannover.

• My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord....................................EP 11556 Mixed Choir & Organ

My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord was commissioned by The Duke University, North Carolina, USA.

Errollyn Wallen is an award-winning composer and lyricist. Her works include symphonies, ballets, operas, works for choir and chamber music. Born in Belize, Errollyn Wallen gave up her training at the Dance Theater of Harlem, New York to study composition at the universities of London and Cambridge. She founded her own Ensemble X, and its motto ’We don’t break down barriers in music… we don’t see any’ reflects her genuine, free-spirited approach and eclectic musicianship. She has been commissioned by outstanding music institutions from the BBC to the Royal Opera House and performed her songs internationally. Errollyn Wallen has won numerous awards, including the British Composers Award, and she was the recipient of the 2013 I vor Novello Award for Classical Music, the first woman to receive this honour.

Errollyn was awarded an MBE for her services to music in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in June 2007 and a CBE in the 2020 New Year Honoursand has been elected Honorary Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford 'in recognition of her distinguished • Salve Regina...................................................................EP 72955 contribution to scholarship in the field of British contemporary Mixed Choir, SATB (with divisi music and her exceptional achievements as a composer.' Commissioned by Vasteras Chamber Choir, Sweden. • Peace on Earth.................................................................EP 71971 The premiere took place in evensong at 6pm on Sunday 18th November by The Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge.

• Seek him!.........................................................................EP 11559

Unison Voices & Piano

SSAATTBB Choir a cappella

This piece of medium difficulty for eight mixed voices is based on a text of the King James Version that is more than two thousand years old and has spoken to the composer in a way that seems timeless. Hope and the possibility of redemption have existed within the human condition throughout the ages. It is up to us to recognize these signs of renewal and see ourselves as a connection between the past and the possibilities yet to come.

• Sicut Cervus....................................................................EP 72956 Mixed Choir, SATB (with divisi)

A setting of Psalm 42 for SATB (with divisi), commissioned by Karlstad Motettsällskap and cathedral organist Hans Nordenborg

• A Spotless Rose..............................................................EP 73124 Mixed Choir

A setting of Catherine Winkworth's (1827–1878) translation of the 15th century German carol. Commissioned and premiered by Helene Stureborg's Chamber Choir, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017.

Wallen, Errollyn

(*1958)

'renaissance woman of contemporary British music' (The Observer)

• When the Wet Wind Sings................................................EP 7705 for 40 voices, Soprano (2), Alto (8), Tenor (8), Bass (16)

Text: Various including Cicero,Ovid, Elizabeth I and Errollyn Wallen

Williams, Roderick

(*1965)

Roderick Williams is one of the UK’s most sought-after baritones, encompassing a repertoire from the baroque to world premieres of contemporary music. As a composer he has had works premiered at the Wigmore and Barbican Halls, the Purcell Room and live on national UK radio. His choral works are frequently performed and recorded and include Ave verum corpus re-imagined, composed for the ORA singers, and Now Winter Nights composed for VOCES8. He was awarded an OBE for services to music in June 2017.

Contemporary Choral • And a Little Child Shall Lead Them...................................EP 73610 Unaccompanied SATB (with divisi), extensive solo line for alto, and for optional baritone

This is a slow and reflective composition with sections of impressive counterpoint writing that build the intensity and journey of one of Roderick William’s earliest pieces.

• Ave maris stella (Lat.)............................................................EP 73566 SATB Choir & Piano

A 5-minute uplifting piece for SATB and piano that uses the ancient Latin hymn of praise to the Virgin Mary. The verses alternate between full choir and solo or duet passages, accompanied by lush, romantic harmonies.

• Now winter nights..............................................................EP 73559 SSAATTBB Choir

Now winter nights by British composer and baritone Roderick Williams uses an evocative poem by Thomas Campion as its text, helping him to pinpoint the excitement of Christmas he felt as a child, and still holds on to. Written for SSAATTBB unaccompanied choir, Now winter nights is suitable for choirs wanting a Christmas/Holiday treat but which requires a medium to higher level of skill. Commissioned by VOCES8 for their LIVE From London festival in 2020.

Composed for senior school choir but would suit church choirs around the world.

• O Rex Gentium (Lat.)...........................................................EP 73608 Unaccompanied SATB (with divisi)

6-minute unaccompanied work for SATB choir with divisi, setting the Latin text ‘O Rex Gentium’, one of the seven ancient advent ‘O Antiphons’.

• Ave Verum Corpus Re-imagined (Lat.)...............................EP 73570 for 3 SATB Choirs

This beautiful 5-minute piece takes William Byrd’s famous motet and re-imagines it for 3 unaccompanied SATB choirs, with opportunity to space the choirs at a distance from each other.

• Eriskay Love Lilt.....................................................................EP 73585

• O Saviour of the world........................................................EP 73564 Unaccompanied SSATB

Composed for unaccompanied SSATB with an English text from the Book of Common Prayer. This five-minute anthem was written for the UK’s Thomas Tallis Society, having in mind Tallis’s famous work for 5 voices with latin text, Salvator Mundi. The music matches the sense of anguish in the text.

SATB (with divisi) and piano

A gently flowing 3-minute arrangement by Roderick Williams for SATB (with divisi) with piano accompaniment that captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, 'Sad am I without thee'.Commissioned by The Sixteen choir and recorded on their 2021 album ‘Goodnight Beloved’

• Queen Elizabeth's Winchester Carol................................EP 73565 Unaccompanied SATB (with divisi)

Queen Elizabeth’s Winchester Carol, also known as ‘The Royal Carol’ uses a poem by King Henry VIII and equates the ever-green holly and ivy with the constancy of love. Composed for unaccompanied SATB divisi, and duration 3 minutes.

The arrangement is described by Williams as ‘having a little nod to Ravel and Grieg’.

• Exultate

SATB Choir, Soprano Saxophone and Percussion

Roderick Williams's 'Exultate' is an exuberant piece taking its text from the first 4 verses of Psalm 81 for SATB choir, soprano saxophone and percussion (4 tom-tom drums, or similar). Choral Octavo.......................................................................EP 73568 Soprano Saxophone & Percussion .....................................EP 73568a

• Love bade me welcome.....................................................EP 73569 Unaccompanied SATB (with divisi),

A setting for unaccompanied SATB choir with divisi of George Herbert’s poem. The richly textured homophonic piece ends with a beautiful ostinato. Duration 4’30"

VOCES8 VOCES8 Edition Peters Choral Ambassadors

VOCES8 METHOD Smith, Paul

(*1959)

• The VOCES8 Method The VOCES8 Method is an innovative new system which enhances neurological development, helping to deliver improved academic results. Based on research by the Institute of Education, it contains group activities based on rhythm and melody which are designed to develop key learning skills and improve students’ academic learning processes for all subjects.

• Suitable for small groups or whole-school participation. • Requires no musical expertise or expensive equipment. • Supported by free online training videos • Backed up by CPD training sessions led by members of VOCES8. The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs English..............................................................................EP 72486 an extensive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading orchestras, conductors and soloists. German............................................................................ EP 11421 Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central French...............................................................................EP 72604 to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos. Japanese..........................................................................EP 73005 VOCES8 has performed at many notable venues since it was founded in 2005, including Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Cité de la Musique Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus, Tokyo Opera City, NCPA Beijing, Sydney Opera House, Victoria Concert Hall Singapore, Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City amongst many others. With an on-going programme of recordings, videos and live broadcasts, VOCES8 is heard regularly on albums, international television and radio, as well as maintaining a vibrant web performance presence. The ensemble is a Decca Classics artist and alongside releases on its own label, VOCES8 Records, has released acclaimed recordings that have all reached the top of the classical charts. VOCES8 is passionate about music education and is the flagship ensemble of the music charity the VOCES8 Foundation. Engaging in a broad range of outreach work that reaches up to 40,000 people a year, the group runs an annual programme of workshops and masterclasses at the Foundation’s home in London, the VOCES8 Centre at St Anne & St Agnes Church. As ambassadors for Edition Peters the ensemble publishes educational material including the ‘VOCES8 Method’. Developed by Paul Smith, co-founder of VOCES8, this renowned and unique teaching tool is available in four languages and adopts music to enhance development in numeracy, literacy and linguistics. Also available are two anthologies of its arrangements, and an ever-expanding ‘VOCES8 Singles’ range.

Smith, Paul

(*1981)

• Pas de deux........................................................................EP 73025

VOCES8 Anthologies

Five dance-inspired movements for SATB and piano

Written for SATB choir and piano, with optional audience participation, Pas de deux is a work consisting of five movements by Paul Smith, the co-founder of VOCES8 and author of The VOCES8 Method. The movements can be performed individually or as one complete work. Pas de deux is inspired by the dance duet found in ballet, and the music takes the duet element of the dance to create a relationship between the performers and audience, enabling interaction between them and giving the option for performers and audience to make music together. Suitable for all ages, this piece offers opportunities both to create and to perform, informed by Paul Smith’s expertise in leading participatory music events with hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

• VOCES8 A Cappella Songbook: 8 Songs for 8-part Vocal Groups...........................................EP 72443 The VOCES8 a cappella Songbook includes many of the group’s favourite songs – ranging from folk and classical through to spiritual and pop.

Feeling Good (Bricusse and Newley) arr. Jim Clements Nobody Does it Better (Hamlisch and Bayer-Sager) arr. JimClements Folksong Medley (Traditional) arr. VOCES8 Erlkönig (Schubert) arr. Jim Clements Shenandoah (Traditional)arr. Thomas Hewitt Jones Opera Medley (Bizet/Mozart/Delibes/Verdi) arr. Jim Clements Wade in the Water (Traditional) arr.Jim Clements The Luckiest (Ben Folds) arr. Jim Clements

• A five-movement work inspired by the dance, pas de deux • Incorporates a wide range of musical styles, from contemporary classical to traditional Zulu

• Encourages a musical interaction between performer and audience • Suitable for singers (and audiences) of all ages • Incorporates well-known themes from the ballets of Tchaikovsky

• VOCES8 A Cappella Songbook 2: 8 Songs for 4-part Vocal Groups..........................................EP 72527 This collection features eight of the ensemble’s favourite and most requested arrangements for SATB choir, written by members of the group and its resident arranger, Jim Clements.

Atlantic Avenue (Gorrie/Ball/Stuart/McIntyre/Ferrone) Danny Boy (Traditional Folksong) Edo Lullaby (Traditional Folksong) My love is like a red, red rose (Urban/Burns) Pie Jesu (Gabriel Fauré) Price Tag (Kelly/Simmons Jr/Gottwald/Cornish) Strong (Reid/Major/Rothman) Underneath the Stars (Rusby

VOCES8 VOCES8 Singles Original works & commissions Barton, Stephen

(*1982)

• The Universe Within You................................................EP 68740 Double choir (SATB-SATB)

Stephen Barton is a British composer living in Los Angeles who has written music for films and video games including Watch Dogs: Legion, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Apex Legends. He started his musical life as a chorister at Winchester Cathedral.

Davis, Taylor Scott

(*1987)

• Solstice..............................................................................EP 68724 SSAATTBB Choir

Solstice is by US choral composer Taylor Scott Davis and his regular collaborator, the US poet and writer Milton Brasher-Cunningham. Solstice is a three-minute piece for the dark of winter and the holiday season – a time when we naturally want to connect with those close to us. It was commissioned by VOCES8 for their LIVE From London festival in 2020 and is scored for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir.

An exquisite 4-minute unaccompanied double choir (SATB-SATB) piece with text by the 13th-century Persian mystic Jalal ad-Din Muhammad, otherwise known as Rumi. The piece is very still, pure, and possesses a quiet intensity. Slow moving chords overlap and interweave between the two choirs, building to an ecstatic point before falling away to the serene end.

Burton, Ken

(*1970)

• Descend to Earth (Eng.)....................................................EP 73558

Baritone Solo and SSAATTBB Choir

Dove, Jonathan

(*1959)

• Vertue................................................................................EP 73381 SSAATTBB Choir

A beautiful 6-minute a cappella piece for double choir, set to George Herbert’s poem Vertue, co-commissioned by Wiltshire Creative and the Lichfield Festival for VOCES8, and premiered in 2019.

Dunphy, Melissa

(*1980)

• Halcyon Days....................................................................EP 68722 SATB Choir

Melissa Dunphy is an original and exciting composer living in the USA, though of Australian background. Her piece Halcyon Days, written to a new text from her regular collaborator poet Jacqueline Goldfinger, creates a period of calm during winter storms where we reflect on what we have lost but rise up to face the new year with joy and grace. Written for SATB unaccompanied choir this piece is suitable for any winter concert. Halcyon Days was commissioned by VOCES8 for their LIVE From London festival in 2020.

• A Prayer (Eng.)......................................................................EP 73580 SATB divisi

• New commission from The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers and premiered in their inaugural concert as part of the online LIVE from London – Spring Festival 2021 • Follows Descend to Earth, VOCES8’s own commission of Ken Burton in the LIVE from London – Christmas Festival 2020

• UK-based Ken Burton is known for his work on UK television programmes, particularly in BBC TV’s Songs of Praise • Burton was choirmaster for the multi Oscar winning and Grammy winning Marvel film Black Panther

VOCES8 Hagen, Jocelyn

(*1980)

• Mother’s Song...................................................................EP 68723 SSAATTBB Choir

Jocelyn Hagen is one of the best-loved choral composers working in the USA today.

• ARABIC Meelad Majeed! • SWEDISH God Jul! • JAPANESE Meri Kurisumasu! • FRENCH Joyeux Noel! • SWAHILI Kristmasi Mwema! • SPANISH Feliz Navidad! • POLISH Wesolych Swiat! • Happy Christmas, Happy Christmas, Happy Christmas! First performance given by VOCES8 on 2 December 2013, at 'The Candles Glow', the Edition Peters Annual Christmas Concert 2013, St Bartholomew the Great, London, UK

Her Mother’s Song uses a touching translation by Willis Barnstone of an anonymous Japanese text in which the health and well-being of a mother’s child is sought. Commissioned by VOCES8 for their LIVE From London festival in 2020 and scored for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir, this three-minute piece contains wonderfully rich and sonorous harmonies. Suitable for performance at Christmas/Holidays or at any time for the year.

• Celestial Bird......................................................................EP 72512 SSAATTBB Choir

Setting of poetry by Jessica Power. First performance given by VOCES8 on 2 December 2013, at 'The Candles Glow', the Edition Peters Annual Christmas Concert 2013, St Bartholomew the Great, London, UK.

Parry, Ben

(*1965)

• They that put their trust in the Lord (Eng.).......................EP 72970 SSAATTBB Choir

Commissioned by VOCES8 and first performed by the group in King’s Place at the London A Cappella Festival, 2017. The setting is based on the form of the motets by J. S. Bach.

• Veni Emmanuel (Eng. & Lat.)................................................EP 73381

Hession, Toby

(*1997)

• She Walks in Beauty..........................................................EP 73182 SATB Choir

Written for, performed, and recorded by vocal ensemble VOCES8 on the album Enchanted Isle, this beautiful a cappella work has flowing and independent vocal lines as well as mixed meters that accentuate the text by Lord Byron.

Lack, Graham

(*1954)

• This Ember Night..............................................................EP 11519 SATBB Choir

Double Choir

A Christmas carol for double choir using the latin text ‘Veni Emmanuel’ alongside the English words by Garth Bardsley. First performance at St Mary-at-Hill, London in November 2012 by VOCES8.

Roth, Alec

(*1948)

Alec Roth’s vocal and choral music has been commissioned, performed and recorded by musicians such as Mark Padmore, Ex Cathedra, VOCES8 and The Sixteen.

• Men & Angels

SSAATTBB Choir

Vocal Score..........................................................................EP 72824

The composer’s poem is based on the early 15th Century Middle English Violin Part..........................................................................EP 72824a carol ‘This Endris Night’, that is cast as a discourse between Mary and the infant Jesus, where her lament alternates with his responses on what English composer Alec Roth sets George Herbert’s poem Antiphon II the future holds. In the arrangement the sacred meaning is combined for his atmospheric piece for unaccompanied SSATBB choir. with the secular tradition of Ember Days, so that it is not clear whether the poem is religious or secular, nor if the poet is expressing personal belief The duration is 4’30” and if performed with the optional violin part or musing on the passing of the year. The composition works wonderfully the duration is expanded to 5’30” with the opening minute being a short with the themes of the VOCES8 album, ‘Equinox’. prelude in which the violin establishes the mode and introduces the musical ideas which are taken up by the singers. Herbert sets his verses out like a play script, with parts for ‘Chorus’, ‘Men’ and ‘Angels’. Panufnik, Roxanna (*1968) Roth’s setting gives voice to the characters with soprano and alto singing the words of the Angels, the tenor and bass the Men, and both • Happy Christmas!................................................................EP 72519 groups combining as the Chorus. Choral fanfare for SSAATTBB a cappella Some time ago, I was asked to write an ‘agnostic’ carol. This short choral fanfare is the result, and the text consists simply of its title in eight different languages – ending excitedly in English. Roxanna Panufnik, 2006

A commission from 2014 from the Farrant Singers (UK). Version with violin was commissioned by VOCES8 premiered in the LIVE from London online festival in 2020.

VOCES8 • Stargazer (Eng.)......................................................................EP 72753

• A New World (Eng.)

Four Partsongs for SSAATTBB Choir

SATB Choir & Piano (& Timapni)

Stargazer was commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival, Hereford 2015. The first performance was given at St Francis Xavier Church, Hereford, 28 July 2015 by Voces8.

A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets.

Review in Seen and Heard of the group's performance of Stargazer in LIVE from London series 2021.

The music and texts link to form a narrative that questions what sort of ‘New Worlds’ have come into existence, or could be created in our future, and considers how we balance human traits of fear, displacement, isolation and conflict with equally human traits of love, hope, forgiveness and unity.

The four songs of Alec Roth’s Stargazer include a plea to take time to see what is around us, the second talks of stargazing, while the third includes the brilliantly named character Timothy Toodletrot, who spends all his time stargazing, while the final song is an a cappella train as it travels through the countryside. The initial ‘Stand and Share’ (from William Henry Davies’s Leisure) is gentle, full of sweet regret for lost opportunities to enjoy our surroundings. ‘The Star-Lit Stairs’ began with the angelic voices of Eleonore Cockerham and Katie Jeffries-Harris; it feels like all voices of the ensemble get a chance to shine in this gently melancholic song. Roth works with poignant dissonances in this setting of a tract from The Flâneur by Oliver Wendell Holmes. And VOCES8 traced the music’s sweet swell, its ebb and flow, perfectly. Interesting how the whole demeanour of the music changes for ‘Star-Struck’, the story of Timothy Toodletrot (from Star-Struck by Else Harriet Raspin); there is more of a narrative, complemented by the lovely vocal representation of movement in ‘In the train’ (text James Thomson).

Smith, Paul

(*1981)

• Let's Walk Together..........................................................EP 73560 Baritone Solo and SSAATTBB Choir

The text of Let’s Walk Together, by Daniel Simpson, neatly sums up the character of its composer Paul Smith and the vocal ensemble he founded with his brother, VOCES8. Connection, interaction and movement are all characteristics. Composed for SSAATTBB unaccompanied choir with baritone solo, this three-minute piece has sonorous hymn-like chords which introduce cascading faster voices in its middle. Although composed for VOCES8 to premiere in their LIVE From London Christmas festival, this piece is suitable for performance at any time of year.

1. On History Vocal Score..........................................................................EP 73183 Timpani Part.......................................................................EP 73183a An opening movement for SATB choir, piano and timpani (with solos for soprano, tenor and alto). A calm opening leads to a dramatic conclusion with text by Cicero and Ovid in praise and recognition of their homeland. 2. The Dream Vocal Score..........................................................................EP 73184 A standalone work for SATB choir and SATB solo quartet, painting a picture of the different characters of a dream. This movement is both comforting and confusing, and is inspired by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. 3. Lullaby Vocal Score..........................................................................EP 73185 A lullaby for choir and children’s choir (or sopranos) setting an ancient nursery rhyme that explores the idea of the journey through life. 4. War Vocal Score..........................................................................EP 73186 Timpani Part.......................................................................EP 73186a A dramatic fourth movement with SATB choir, piano and timpani depicting the horrors of war with text by Wilfred Owen. 5. Love Vocal Score..........................................................................EP 73187 A beautiful and flowing work for SATB choir, SATB solo quartet and piano, with textures that celebrate love, cherishing our place among the stars.

Williams, Roderick • Nunc Dimittis (Lat.).............................................................EP 73452 SATB Choir

A tranquil and meditative 4-minute setting of the traditional sacred text Nunc Dimittis.

• O God Beyond All Praising...........................................EP 73602 SATB divisi & Organ

Written for SATB (with divisi) and organ this 5-minute celebratory piece takes its inspiration from the traditions of the early 20th-century English church choral tradition. A large organ part is called for, with the choral writing at a medium level of difficulty. The famous Gustav Holst hymn tune ('I vow to thee, my country') forms the basis of the melody around which the organ and voices weave a dignified and sumptuous anthem.

(*1965)

• Now winter nights (Eng.)........................................................EP 73559 SSAATTBB Choir

VOCES8 VOCES8 Singles Popular Classics arrangements Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827) • A Little Ludwig...................................................................EP 73500 Double Choir (SSAT – ATBB) based on themes by Ludwig van Beethoven Arr. Jim Clements

An entertaining medley of some of his greatest hits (Für Elise, Moonlight Sonata, Pathétique Sonata, and Fifth and Ninth Symphonies), cleverly arranged by Jim Clements.

Schubert, Franz (1797–1828) • Erlkönig...............................................................................EP 73265 SSAATTBB Choir Arr. Jim Clements

This vocal arrangement of the classic Schubert song by Jim Clements for VOCES8 tells the terrifying tale of a young boy and his father being chased by the Erl King. Each voice has a chance to inhabit the characters from the story, while Schubert’s original piano part is brought to life by the other voices.

Bizet / Mozart / Delibes / Verdi • Opera Medley.....................................................................EP 73266 SSAAATBB Arr. Jim Clements

This is one of VOCES8’s earliest arrangements by Jim Clements and was first performed at London’s Royal Opera House. Many well-loved tunes from famous operas appear in this 4-minute piece and there is plenty of opportunity to bring them to life on stage, unleashing the singer's inner diva!

• A Moonlighting Sonata......................................................EP 73501 SATB Choir, Unison Voices and Piano Choral Parts by Christopher Moore, Katie Jeffreis-Harris and Paul Smith A dreamlike choral fantasia based on the first movement of Beethoven's famous Moonlight piano sonata. Particularly suitable for mixed ability choirs, this piece has been used by VOCES8 in many of their school workshops.

• Four Folksongs...................................................................EP 73502 SATB Choir Arr. Joshua Pacey

Beethoven's folks songs are given the VOCES8 treatment in these fantastic new arrangements. Works included: Lochnagar WoO 156/9; Farewell Bliss WoO 152/20; Enchantress, farewell Op. 108/18; Sunset Op. 108/2

Fauré, Gabriel

(1845–1924)

• Pie Jesu..............................................................................EP 73149 SATB Choir from Requiem in D minor Op. 48 Arr. Barnaby Smith

An a cappella setting for SATB of Gabriel Fauré’s famous Pie Jesu, taken from his Requiem. In Barnaby Smith’s arrangement the famous melody is framed at the start and end by atmospheric plainsong. As recorded by VOCES8 on the album After Silence.

VOCES8 Singles Folksong arrangements • Carrickfergus................................................................EP 73541 for Soprano Solo & SATB Traditional Arr. Jonathan Pacey

A beautifully evocative 4-minute arrangement by Joshua Pacey of the Irish folksong ballad, named after the Irish town Carrickfergus, Score includes rehearsal piano reduction. First recorded on VOCES8’s 2019 album Enchanted Isle.

• Danny Boy..................................................................EP 73147 for SATB divisi Traditional Arr. Jonathan Pacey

Ireland’s most famous folksong, Danny Boy, in an arrangement for SATB with divisi into 8 parts by Joshua Pacey, as recorded by VOCES8 on the Enchanted Isle album.

• Edo Lullaby..................................................................EP 73148 for SATB Choir Traditional Arr. Paul Smith

A beautiful traditional Japanese folksong, Edo Lullaby, originating from Edo, the old name for modern day Tokyo, arranged for unaccompanied mixed voices by Paul Smith. As recorded by VOCES8.

VOCES8 • Folk Song Medley.............................................................EP 73264 SSAATTB Traditional Arr. Emily Dickens

This 5 minute arrangement by Emily Dickens for VOCES8 draws together a pair of stunningly emotive melodic lines from the Scottish and Irish folk traditions: My Lagan Love and She Moved Through the Fair. The lower voices create a drone on which the tenor and upper voices explore the beautifully simple and instantly recognisable harmonies of these folk songs

• My love is like a red, red rose........................................EP 73137 SSAATTBB Scottish Traditional, Arr. Jim Clements

An SATB arrangement with no divisi of the famous Scottish folksong, My love is like a red, red rose, with text by Robert Burns, arranged for VOCES8 by Jim Clements.

• O Tannenbaum (Ger.)..........................................................EP 72774 SATB divisi Melchoir Frank, Arr. Jim Clements

Traditional German Christmas carol, arranged by Jim Clements for SATB (divisi) and dedicated to Voces8. Duration 3 minutes.

• The Parting Glass...............................................................EP 73540 Soprano & Tenor Solo, SSAATTBB Traditional Arr. Jonathan Pacey

A 4-minute gently flowing arrangement by Joshua Pacey of the traditional Irish/Scottish song. Written for unaccompanied SSAATTBB with soprano and tenor solo. Score includes rehearsal piano reduction. First recorded on VOCES8’s album Enchanted Isle.

• Shenandoah......................................................................EP 72238 SSAATTBB American Traditional, Arr. Thomas Hewitt-Jones

Thomas Hewitt Jones' version of the traditional American song, arranged for VOCES8 for the ensemble's fifth anniversary album and US tour in 2012.

• Wade in the water............................................................EP 73267 SSAAATBB Traditional, Arr. Jim Clements

Arranged by Jim Clements for Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir and adapted for VOCES8, this is a beautiful song of faith and hope which is as enjoyable to listen to as to sing.

VOCES8 Singles American Songbook arrangements • Cheek to Cheek................................................................EP 73621 SSAATTBB Music & Words: Irving Berlin Arr. Jim Clements

The classic Irving Berlin tune that was sung by Fred Astaire in the movie Top Hat, here in a 3-minute arrangement by Jim Clements for unaccompanied SSAATTBB. A wistful start leads to an effortless swing arrangement over a walking bass. From VOCES8 arranger-in-residence Jim Clements, who helped create the distinctive jazz sound of VOCES8.

• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square......................EP 73620 SSAATTBB Music: Manning Sherwin/Words: Eric Maschwitz Arr. Jim Clements

A gorgeous unaccompanied SSAATTBB arrangement of Manning Sherwin’s classic song, surely one of the most famous melodies from the 1930s. Written to be performed at leisurely pace with indulgent harmonies, and 3.5 minutes in length. From VOCES8 arranger-in-residence Jim Clements, who helped create the distinctive jazz sound of VOCES8.

VOCES8/A Cappella as Performed by the Swingle Singers VOCES8 Singles Pop arrangements

A Cappella Arrangements as performed by The Swingle Singers

• Homeward Bound...........................................................EP 73619

• And is it True?........................................................................EP 77000

SSATTBB Music & Words: Paul Simon Arr. Naomi Crellin

A wonderful unaccompanied SSAATTBB arrangement made for VOCES8 by Naomi Crellin of the classic Simon and Garfunkel song. This 3.5-minute arrangement revels in the atmosphere of the original song while also fusing brilliant harmonies. Naomi Crellin is an Australian composer, arranger and musical director/ singer with a cappella ensemble ‘The Idea of North’.

SATB ¤ Music Ben Parry, Words by John Betjeman [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 1:31]

• Boar’s Head Carol................................................................EP 77001 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 2:42]

• Carol Medley.........................................................................EP 77003 • Pyramid Song...................................................................EP 73614 SSATTBB Music & Words: Thomas Yorke / Jonathan Greenwood / Colin Greenwood / Philip Selway / Edward O’Brien Arr. Geoff Lawson

A sublime and otherworldly 4.5-minute arrangement by Geoff Lawson of the iconic 2001 song by the British rock band Radiohead. Arranged for SATB (with divisi) and piano (with an option for strings and harp replacing piano). Flowing and mysterious, tranquil yet pensive, Pyramid Song is both simple and complex and endlessly fascinating. Geoff Lawson is an arranger and orchestrator who frequently works with VOCES8 on arrangements for their albums.

• The Sound of Silence.....................................................EP 73622 SSATTBB Music & Words: Paul Simon Arr. Alexander L'Estrange

An exquisite and evocative arrangement by Alexander L’Estrange of Paul Simon’s 1960s classic song as performed by Simon and Garfunkel. This 4.5-minute unaccompanied SSAATTBB arrangement embraces the classic folk-rock song style so loved by Simon and Garfunkel.

• Underneath the Stars......................................................EP 73139 SATB Music & Words: Kate Rusby Arr. Jim Clements

Underneath the Stars, in this beautiful arrangement by Jim Clements, is one of the most requested songs in the VOCES8 repertoire. Recorded on the Decca Classics label on the alum Eventide.

SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone Deck the Halls; I Saw Three Ships; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; The Holly & the Ivy; The First Noel; Past 3 O’Clock [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 2:58]

• Coventry Carol......................................................................EP 77004 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 3:07]

• Gabriel’s Message...............................................................EP 77005 SSAATTBB¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 1:45]

• Jingle Bells ...........................................................................EP 77006 SATB¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone

• Jingle Bells............................................................................EP 77007 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 2:29]

• Magnificat (Lat.)............................................................................EP 77018 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ Music by Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 3:15]

• Make We Merry............................................................................EP 77019 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ Music by Ben Parry [as performed by the Swingle Singers]

• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel...........................................EP 77008

SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 3:36] • The Oxen................................................................................EP 77009 SATB ¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 2:18]

A Cappella as Performed by the Swingle Singers • Quem Pastores (Lat.)............................................................EP 77010 SATB ¤¤ German 14th century, arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas Duration 1:31] • Silent Night (Eng.)..................................................................EP 77012 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 3:20]

• Stille Nacht (Ger.)...................................................................EP 77011 SATB¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone

• The Twelve Days of Christmas..........................................EP 77013

• Danny Boy...............................................................................EP 77033 SSAATTBB ¤¤ I rish Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 3:06]

• David of the White Rock......................................................EP 77048 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ Welsh Traditional, arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 3:25]

• Galway Bay..........................................................................EP 77034 SSAATTBB ¤¤ Irish Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone

SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 2:55]

• La Cucaracha (Span.)...........................................................EP 77035

• Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (Fr.).....................................................EP77014

T Solo & SSAATBB ¤¤¤ Scottish Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 3:56]

SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ arr. Mark Williams [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 2:22]

• We Three Kings......................................................................EP 77015 TTBB ¤¤¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: The Story of Christmas. Duration 3:29]

• We Three Kings...........................................................................EP 77021 SATB ¤ arr. Jonathan Rathbone

• What Child is This?..................................................................EP 77020 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ (Greensleeves) arr. Jonathan Rathbone

Folk Music • The Ash Grove.......................................................................EP 77030 SSAATTBB ¤¤ Welsh Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 3:10]

• Bushes and Briars.................................................................EP 77031 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ English Traditional, arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 2:52]

• Charlie is My Darling.............................................................EP 77032 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ Scottish Traditional, arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 2:07]

• Ciao, Bella, Ciao (It.)..............................................................EP 77050 SSAATTBB ¤¤ Italian Traditional, arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 3:52]

SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ Mexican Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone

• Loch Lomond......................................................................EP 77036

• Miller of Dee (The)...............................................................EP 77049 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ English Traditional, arr. Mark Williams [as recorded by the Swingle Singers:New World. Duration 3:01]

• My Love is Like a Red Red Rose......................................EP 77037 SATB ¤ Scottish Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone Text: Robert Burns

• Sakkijarven Polkka (Fin.)....................................................EP 77038 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ Finnish Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 3:21]

• Salley Gardens (The)..........................................................EP 77039 SATB ¤¤¤ Irish Traditional, arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 2:43]

• Skye Boat Song....................................................................EP 77051 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ Scottish Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone

• Star of the County Down.....................................................EP 77040 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ Irish Traditional, arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 2:32]

• Vem Kan Segla (Swe.)..........................................................EP 77041 SSAATTBB ¤¤ Swedish Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 2:57] • Viel Freuden mit sich bringet (Ger.)...................................EP 77042 SSAATTBB ¤¤ German Traditional, arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 3:12]

A Cappella as Performed by the Swingle Singers •Waltzing Matilda.....................................................................EP 77043 SSAATTBB ¤¤ Australian Traditional arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 3:20]

• What Shall We Do

with the Drunken Sailor?....................................................EP 77044 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ English Traditional, arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Around the World. Duration 2:35]

Popular Classics • 1812 Overture.........................................................................EP 77060 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ Tchaikovsky arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as performed by the Swingle Singers]

• Die Moldau – Vltava...............................................................EP 77061 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ Smetana arr. Jonathan Rathbone

• Horn Concerto – Rondo........................................................EP 77063 TTBB ¤¤¤¤ Mozart arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: A Cappella Amadeus]

• Il barbiere di Siviglia – Overture..........................................EP 77062 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ Rossini arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Notability. Duration 4:21]

• ‘Largo’ from

New World Symphony........................................................EP 77064 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ Dvorak arr. Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: New World]

• Magic Flute – Overture.........................................................EP 77069

SSAATTBB ¤¤¤ Mozart arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers “if it’s music, we’ll sing it”. Duration 3:07]

• Sleepers Wake.......................................................................EP 77065 SSAATTBB ¤¤ J.S. Bach arr. Ben Parry [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: Bach Hits Back]

• Symphony No.40 (mvt I)......................................................EP 77066 SSAATTBB ¤¤¤¤ Mozart arr. Jonathan Rathbone

• Take it from Figure “0”...........................................................EP 77070 SATB

• ‘Un’ aura amorosa’

from Cosi Fan Tutte...........................................................EP 77067 T Solo & SSAATBB ¤¤¤¤ Mozart arr. Jonathan Rathbone [as recorded by the Swingle Singers: A Cappella Amadeus]

Yiddish Choral Series Yiddish Choral Series Series Editors: Samuel Seifert and Ludwig Böhme Yiddish folk songs explore the complete range of human emotions, powerfully expressing all that the Jewish people have loved, embraced and endured. Since their origins in the 14th century, the songs have traditionally been passed on to each generation as words and melodies alone. The Yiddish Choral Series now makes this music available for the first time in stunning new arrangements for choirs

• Ver hot aza yingele...................................................................EP 11652 Solo Voice, SATB Choir & Piano Arranged by Polina Shepherd

Arrangement (duration: 3 minutes) for solo voice, SATB and piano of the well-known Yiddish folksong. By composer, performer, choral director and educator Polina Shepherd

Series Editors Samuel Seifert (a member of Ensemble Rozhinkes) and Ludwig Böhme (director of the Leipzig Synagogal Choir) have commissioned a range of renowned international arrangers to illustrate the huge variety of creative responses to Yiddish songs: from simple choral settings to expansive, through-composed concert arrangements, and from typical Yiddish harmonies to aleatoric composition.

• The Yiddish Choral Series, which allows choirs everywhere to discover the fascinating world of Yiddish song, features:

• A range of choral styles and levels of difficulty, to suit all programming requirements</p>

• Informative introductions to each piece • Transliterated Yiddish lyrics, with poetic translations into English and German alongside the original Hebrew text

• Dzhankoye............................................................................EP 11649 SATB Choir & Piano Arranged by Juan M.V. Garcia

SATB Choir & Piano Bernd Franke

Choral composition for SATB divisi based on the Yiddish lullaby Kleyner yosem by Mordechaj Gebirtig

• Vos dergeystu mir di yorn (Why do you pester me)..................EP 11653 2 Solo Voices, SATB Choir & Piano Arranged by Fredo Jung

Accessible jazzy arrangement (duration: 2 minutes) of the Yiddish folk song with (and also without) piano accompaniment.

Imaginative arrangement (duration 5 minutes) of the humorous Yiddish folk song for 2 solos, SATB and piano.

By the well-known jazz musician Juan M.V. Garcia, professor for choral and ensemble conducting at the 'Franz Liszt' Academy in Weimar

By the lecturer, conductor, composer and arranger Fredo Jung

• Rozhinkes mit mandlen...........................................................EP 11648 Solo Voice, SATB Choir divisi & Piano Abraham Goldfaden, arranged Ludwig Böhme

Rozhinkes mit mandlen by Abraham Goldfaden is one of the most famous Yiddish lullabies. It is about a mother's longing for a better future for her child. ‘Rozhinkes’ (raisins) and ‘Mandlen’ (almonds) are symbolic of well-being and prosperity. In this choral version by Ludwig Böhme for solo voice, SATB Choir and piano, and which lasts 3.5 minutes, the ’feast‘ is presented in a through-composed arrangement with a richly-textured piano accompaniment. Constantly flowing waves of quavers, inspired by the swaying ‘Aylyulyu’, and the added affectionate motif ‘Yidele shlof’ make the romanticism of the song sound almost symphonic.

• Veyn nisht (after Kleyner yosem)..............................................EP 11650

Choral Anthologies • La voz latina:

Choral Music from Latin America for SATB Choir Edited by Werner Pfaff / Javier Zentner Covering a range of styles from cumbia to Cuban son, this music is full of the characteristic rhythms and melodies which capture the unique vitality of Latin America. With background information, translations and pronunciation guides, enabling performers to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of Latin music, this collection provides a great addition to the repertoire for any choral concert.

BRAZIL Kyrie (from Missa Afro-Brasileira) (Music: Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca) Muié Rendêra (Music and Lyrics: Traditional, Arrangement: Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca) Três cantos nativos (Music and Lyrics: Traditional Kraó, Arrangement: Marcos Leite) Vol. 2.................................................................................EP 11425 Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru

• A varied collection of mostly secular music, with some sacred pieces

BOLIVIA Naranjitay (Music and Lyrics: Traditional, Arr.: Luis Craff)

• Easy to advanced level • Includes introductions to the songs, translations of all texts and

PERU El alcatraz (Music and Lyrics: Traditional, Arr.: Luis Craff)

and carols

guidance on pronunciation

CHILE Te recuerdo Amanda (Music and Lyrics: Víctor Jara, Arr.: Eduardo Gajardo) Canción de cuna (Christmas) (Music and Lyrics: Luis Gastón Soublette Asmussen) Pasó luego una familia (Christmas) (Music and Lyrics: Luis Gastón Soublette Asmussen) URUGUAY Candombe de San Baltasar (Christmas) (Music and Lyrics: Abel Montenegro-Yábor, Arr.: Liliana Cangiano)

Vol. 1.................................................................................EP 11424 Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil CUBA Tú no sabe inglé (Music: Emilio Grenet, Lyrics: Nicolás Guillén, Arrangement: Octavio Marín) Juramento (Music and Lyrics: Miguel Matamoros, Arrangement: Electo Silva) Entre el espanto y la ternura (Music: Beatriz Corona, Lyrics: Silvio Rodríguez) La maza (Music and Lyrics: Silvio Rodríguez, Arrangement: Juan Carlos Urrutia Palacio) Penas (Music: Beatriz Corona, Lyrics: José Martí) Iré a Santiago (Music: Roberto Valera, Lyrics: Federico García Lorca)

ARGENTINA Oración para la siembra del trigo (Music and Lyrics: Luis Gianneo) Lunas que pasan, soles que mueren (Music and Lyrics: Luis Gianneo) Madre del maíz (Music: Eugenio Carlos Inchausti, Lyrics: Carlos Alberto ‘Coco’ dos Santos, Arr.: Héctor Bisso) Póngale por las hileras (Music and Lyrics: Féliz Robustiano Palorma, Arr.: José Felipe Vallesi) Carnavalito del duende (Music: Gustavo ‘Cuchi’ Leguizamón, Lyrics: Manuel J. Castilla, Arr.: Juanjo Cura) Chacarera de mis pagos (Music and Lyrics: Julio Argentino Jerez, Arr.: Eduardo Ferraudi) Alfonsina y el mar (Music: Ariel Ramírez, Lyrics: Félix César Luna, Arr.: Hugo C. de la Vega) Doña Ubensa (Music and Lyrics: Nestor Salim alias Gustavo ‘Chacho’ Echenique, Arr.: Javier Zentner) El último café (Music: Héctor Stamponi, Lyrics: Ovidio Cátulo González Castillo, Arr.: Emilio Dublanc) Buenos Aires hora cero (Music: Ástor Piazzolla, Arr.: Néstor Zadoff) Invierno porteño (Music: Ástor Piazzolla, Arr.: Javier Zentner)

ECUADOR Vasija de barro (Music and Lyrics: Carlos Gonzalo Benítez Gómez, Arrangement: Javier Zentner) COLOMBIA Por el camino (Music and Lyrics: José Reyna Natera, Arrangement: Josefina Severino) Navidad negra (Christmas) (Music and Lyrics: José Benito Barros Palomino, Arrangement: Luis Craff) VENEZUELA Esta bella noche (Christmas) (Music and Lyrics: Luis Eduardo Galián) Kasar mie la gaji (Music: Alberto Grau, Lyrics: Traditional, from the Sahel region of Africa)

Choral Anthologies • I Himmelen ► 70 Scandinavian choral pieces for mixed choir Hans Wülfing / Thomas von Schreiner (German and original languages) I Himmelen is a unique cross-section of Scandinavian sacred repertoire, complemented by traditional folk song settings. A composition by the ABBA duo Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus, Gabriella's Song from the film As in Heaven and an Alleluia composed especially for this book bring the selection up to the immediate present.

• New repertoire for all important occasions and feast days in the church year

• Easy to medium difficulty • With an introduction to the history of Nordic choral music • All Scandinavian lyrics also in a singable translation

• Ukranian Love Songs Op. 5.........................................EP 11507 by Iwan Knorr

Iwan Knorr’s Ukrainian Love Songs Op. 5 for four voices and piano have the same flexible choral or one-per-part scoring as the Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 65 by Johannes Brahms, to which they compare also in terms of compositional quality. Inspired by the Ukrainian Cossack tradition, Knorr’s cycle of nine settings combines lyrically romantic vocal writing with spirited virtuoso piano accompaniments. The poems tell stories of impassioned love, heroic warriors and the anxious wait for their safe return. Iwan Knorr (1853–1916) was a composer and music teacher. Born in West Prussia, he grew up in Russia, Riga and Leipzig and studied at the Leipzig Conservatoire. While working as a teacher in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, he established contact with Johannes Brahms, who became his mentor and advocate. Later, Knorr was a colleague of Clara Schumann on the staff of the Hoch Conservatoire in Frankfurt. Throughout his life, he sought to strengthen musical ties between the cultures of Central and Eastern Europe.

• Suitable for choirs of any size or solo vocal quartet • First modern edition, based on the first print of 1890 • Preface by Jochen Stankewitz, a leading German choral director, teacher and workshop leader

• Performance lyrics in German and English ► .......................................................EP 11410 ► Piano/Organ Accompanments ....................................................EP 11410a

Mixed Choir Choral Anthology

• I Himmelen ► 20 Scandinavian choral pieces for 3–4 high voices Hans Wülfing / Thomas von Schreiner (German and original languages) ► .........................................................EP 11412 ► Piano/Organ Accompanments ...................................................EP 11410a

SSA Choir Choral Anthology

• I Himmelen 10 Scandinavian choral pieces for 1–2 high voices Hans Wülfing / Thomas von Schreiner (German and original languages) ► 1– 2 High Voices Choir Choral Anthology .....................................EP 11414 ► Piano/Organ Accompanments ....................................................EP 11410a

Choral Anthologies • Half Moon Rising...............................................................EP 72625 Choral Music from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore & Taiwan SATB choir & piano, compiled and Edited by John Winzenburg Half Moon Rising offers a broad range of choirs an informed introduction to performing Chinese choral music. The collection includes: • a representative and contrasting selection of works from the past century – folksong arrangements; pieces mixing traditional Chinese and Western Romantic styles; and contemporary settings of ancient poetry • a broad range of styles and dialects, illustrating the region’s rich diversity, all presented with the transliterated original text poetic English translations below the staves and introductions • information on the composers/arrangers; performance notes; and literal English translations

• Ban Ge Yue Liang Pa Shang Lai (Half Moon Rising) Xinjiang folksong, arr. Cai Yuwen • Ba Jun Zan (Magnificent Horses) -Fantasy on a Mongolian folk tune, arr. Yang Hongnian, adapted and arr. Jing Ling-Tam • Cha Shan Qing Ge (Tea Mountain Love Song) -Guizhou folksong, arr. Chen Tscheng Hsiung • Diu Diu Dang Ah (Old Train Song) - Taiwan Yilan folksong, arr. Chien Shan-hua • Dui Hua (Antiphonal Flower Song) - Anhui folksong, arr. Shi Jin Bo • Gai Tau Hong Mei (Street Calls) - Leong Yoon Pin • Ge Lao HuanGe (Happy Song of the Gelao) - Gelao folksong, arr. Zhou Zhengsong • Hong Dou Ci (Red Bean Poem) - Liu Xue’an, arr. HwangYau-tai • Ken Chun Ni (Cultivating Spring Soil) - He Lüting (music) Tian Han (words) • Kuai Le De Ju Hui (Happy Reunion) • Ancient tune of Sun Moon Lake, arr. Chuan-Sheng Lu • Lok Sui Tien (Rainy Days) - Hakka folksong, arr. Toh Ban Sheng • Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) - Jiangsu folksong, arr. Ch en Yi • Mu Ge (Shepherd’s Song) - Eastern Mongolian folksong, arr. Qu Xixian • Pao Ma Liu Liu Di Shan Shang (Horses Run on the Mountain) Xikang folksong, arr. Zhao Yushu • Qing Chun Wu Qu (Dance of Youth) - Uyghur folk song, arr. Wang Luobin, choral arr. Wang Shiguang • Ru Meng Ling (Like a Dream) - Richard Tsang • Seui Diu Go Tau (Under theMid-Autumn Moon) - Chan Kai-Young • Shui Guang Lian Yan (Ripples Glisten Away…) - Chen Yihan • Shui Xian Hua (Narcissus Flower)- Chinese folksong, arr. Lin Sheng-shih • Tin O O (Dark Clouds) - Northern Taiwan children’s song, arr. Tsai Yu-Shan • Xiao HeTang Shui (Flowing Creek) - Yunnan folksong, arr. Ma Shuilong • Xiao Huang Li Niao (Little Oriole) - Mongolian folksong, arr. Chan Hing-yan • Yang Guan San Die (Parting at Yangguan Pass) Ancient Chinese tune, transcribed by Xia Yifeng, arr. Wang Zhenya • Yi Wang (To Forget) - Hwang Yau-tai (music), Zhong Meiyin (text)

• The Australian Voices A Cappella Songbook.................EP 72432 10 Songs for SATB Vocal Groups

A collection of works performed by The Australian Voices, this a cappella songbook incorporates new songs by Australian-based composers as well as arrangements of traditional folksongs.

• Kalkadunga Yurdu (William Barton) • To An Early-Flowering Almond (Gordon Hamilton) • Other Plans (Lisa Young) • The Keeper (Amber Evans) • Initialize (Gordon Hamilton) • Diana (Gordon Hamilton) • Stellar Mansions (Nicholas Ng) • To The Evening Star (Amber Evans) • The Facebook Song (Gordon Hamilton) • Waltzing Matilda (arr. Gordon Hamilton)

• The Great British A Cappella Songbook........................EP 72404 Songs from and about the British Isles Arranged for SATB, Cantabile - The London Quartet

Cantabile - The London Quartet has long been one of Britain's leading vocal ensembles. The songbook contains a selection of their most popular pieces for SATB in sonorous and amusing arrangements. The finest a cappella music, versatile and always "very British".

• Elgar, Edward - Pomp and Circumstance. "Big Ben starts to chime?" • Gershwin, George - A Foggy Day: "A foggy day in London Town" • Cantabile - The London Quartet - Lullaby (Hush Macushla): "Hush, Macushla,don't you cry"

• Traditional Scottish – A Man's a Man for A' That:

"Is there for honest poverty" (»Lady McIntoshs Reel«) • King Henry VIII of England - Pasttime with Good Company: "Pastime with good company Ilove" • Traditional English – Greensleeves: "Alas, my love, you do me wrong" ("A Handful of Pleasant Delights" [1584]) • Traditional English – Oranges and Lemons: "Oranges and Lemons say the bells of St Clement's" • Parry, dr Joseph, Mynyddog (Richard Davies) – Myfanwy: "Why is it anger, O Myfanwy" • Traditional Irish - Danny Boy: "Oh, Danny boy, the pipes are calling" / I would be true« (Londonderry Air)

Choral Anthologies • Kein schöner Lied..................................................................EP 11611 German folksongs in new and old arrangements for three-part choir (SAB) Edited by Jochen Stankewitz

This new collection contains 48 of the most popular German-language folksongs, arranged for three-part choir (Soprano, Alto, Baritone). Covering a wide variety of styles, it combines a selection of pieces from earlier Edition Peters anthologies with several new arrangements by leading exponents of German choral writing (Jutta Michel-Becher, Ludwig Böhme, Uli Führe, Uwe Henkhaus, Felicitas Kuckuck, Alwin M. Schronen, Sylke Zimpel) – with a focus on singability and richness of sound.

Ein Jäger aus Kurpfalz (Arr.: LudwigBöhme); Et ging en Reiter langs de Kant (Arr.: Julius Röntgen); Alleweil ein wenig lustig (Arr.: Eusebius Mandyczewski); Zwischen Berg undtiefem Tal (Arr.: Leo Blech); Die Gedanken sind frei (Arr.: Uli Führe)

• Sing Along – Sing Together!:

☼ .............................EP 11401 English Language Edition Edited by Michael Gohl / Jan Schumacher

The Open Singing Choir Songbook

• Sing Along – Sing Mit!:

►

The Open Singing Choir Songbook..............................EP 11400

Mostly easy to intermediate arrangements, suitable for amateur choirs

German Language Edition Edited by Michael Gohl / Jan Schumacher

• Sing Along – Sing Mit!:

►

The Open Singing Choir Songbook Supplement....... EP 11444 German Language Edition Edited by Michael Gohl / Jan Schumacher 32 Additional Songs

So treiben wir den Winter aus (Arr.: Alwin M. Schronen); Im Märzen der Bauer (Arr.: Ludwig Böhme); Der Winter ist vergangen (Arr.: ArminKnab); Nun will der Lenz uns grüßen (Arr.: Cesar Bresgen); Der Mai ist gekommen (Arr.: Armin Knab); Wie schön blüht uns der Maien (Arr.:Wilhelm Weismann); Bunt sind schon die Wälder (Arr.: Roland Erben); Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Arr.: Johannes Weyrauch); Vom Himmel hoch,ihr Englein, kommt (Arr.: Johannes Weyrauch); Kommt all herein, ihr Engelein (Arr.: Carl Tiehl); Ach bittrer Winter (Arr.: Uwe Henkhaus); Gestern beim Mondenschein (Arr.: August von Othegraven); Ach Lieb, ich muss dich lassen (Arr.: Leonhard Lechner); Ach, wie empfindt meinHerze (Giovanni Gastoldi); Ännchen von Tharau (Arr.: Hans Chemin-Petit); All mein Gedanken (Arr.: Alwin M. Schronen); Das Lieben bringt großFreud (Arr.: Cesar Bresgen); Ich ging durch einen grasgrünen Wald (Arr.: Sylke Zimpel); Ich hab mir einen Garten gepflanzt (Arr.: GünterRaphael); Rosenstock, Holderblüh ( Arr.: Franz Burkhart); Stehn zwei Stern am hohen Himmel (Arr.: Wilhelm Weismann); Vetter Michel (Arr.:August von Othegraven); Wach auf, meins Herzens Schöne (Arr.: Jutta Michel-Becher); Wenn alle Brünnlein fließen (Arr.: Jutta Michel-Becher); Ade zur guten Nacht (Arr.: Franz Burkhart); Kein schöner Land (Arr.: Uwe Henkhaus); Der Mond ist aufgegangen (Arr.: Jutta Michel-Becher); Abend wird es wieder (Arr.: Uwe Henkhaus); Guten Abend, gut Nacht (Arr.: Jochen Stankewitz); Verstohlen geht der Mond auf (Arr.: RolandErben); Horch, was kommt von draußen rein (Arr.: Uwe Henkhaus); Muss i denn (Arr.: Cesar Bresgen); Zogen einst fünf wilde Schwäne (Arr.: JanVermulst); Ich fahr dahin (Arr.: Julius Spengel); Es dunkelt schon in der Heide (Arr.: Felicitas Kuckuck); Ich hab die Nacht geträumet(Arr.: Ludwig Böhme); Weiß mir ein Blümlein blaue (Arr.: Alwin M. Schronen); Es geht eine dunkle Wolk herein (Arr.: Hans Chemin-Petit); Undin dem Schneegebirge (Arr.: Sylke Zimpel); Wenn ich gedenk der Stu nd (Jacob Regnart); Es war ein König in Thule (Carl Friedrich Zelter); Esist ein Schnitter (Arr.: Jutta Michel-Becher); Es führt über den Main (Arr.: Felicitas Kuckuck);

Open Singing is all about creating moments of magic and pure pleasure through singing with others. At Open Singing sessions, everyone is invited to sing: the event is neither choral rehearsal nor choral concert. It is – pure and simple – all about turning up and making music. Open Singing transcends age, style and culture. Along with a methodical approach and good communication skills, a clever choice of repertoire is one of the most important preconditions for a successful session. This album presents a varied selection of time-honoured classics and new pieces suitable for all kinds of Open Singing. Additionally, Sing Along – Sing Together! offers valuable tips and performance suggestions for successful planning and realization of Open Singing sessions. Over 160 pieces in 6 categories:

Canons, humor, movement From around the world Classical and Spiritual Advent and Christmas Gospel, blues, jazz, rock & pop

• For all age groups • For choral conventions and festivals • For choirs and audiences • For corporate team-building events • For singers and non-singers • With a comprehensive chapter on the methodology of open singing • With an easily realizable repertoire and modular songs • With international highlights, proven classics and new compositions • With a variety of design tips and movement instructions • With practical classification of the songs according to categories

Choral Anthologies • Reine Frauensache!:

Choral Highlights for Upper Voices ☼

Henkhaus / Faßbender / Rhein / Stankewitz

• A New Heaven ..........................................................EP 72475 16 Sacred Contemporary Works for Mixed Voices with an introduction by Simon Halsey A joint intiative between Faber Music and Edition Peters Exciting new choral works by some of the most highly regarded British choral composers of our time — from Jonathan Dove and Howard Goodall to Judith Bingham and Jonathan Harvey. Contemporary settings of key sacred texts such as Agnus Dei, Gloria and The Lord is my shepherd, for use in concerts, church services and choral evensongs throughout the year. Includes accompanied and unaccompanied works for mixed-voice choirs (four to eight parts), from intermediate to more advanced level

Reine Frauensache! Vol.1 60 Original Compositions and Arrangements from the 16th Century to the Present Day ☼ Choral Anthology ..........................................................EP 11441 ☼ Piano/Organ Accompanments ......................................EP 11441a

Introduction and commentary with valuable rehearsal and performance tips by internationally acclaimed British choral conductor Simon Halsey All works also available as individual choral leaflets

With 60 mostly a cappella pieces for female voices, Reine Frauensache! includes music from six centuries and a wide range of styles – from sacred music to pop. With accessible repertoire selected to appeal to amateur choirs, the book includes pieces from composers as varied as Palestrina, Brahms, Eric Whitacre and Ēriks Ešenvalds, together with arrangements of pop standards including I will Survive and Somewhere over the Rainbow.

• 60 easy to intermediate pieces in three or four parts, ideally suited for amateur choirs • An inspiring collection of repertoire, grouped into four categories: secular, sacred, folk songs and pop • Mainly a cappella repertoire, with piano or organ accompaniments

available separately

• Includes an appendix with translations of the lyrics

☼ Reine Frauensache! Vol.2 25 Choral Highlights for Upper Voices Original Works and Arrangements from the 18th Century to the Present Day ☼ Choral Anthology ..........................................................EP 11516 ☼ Piano/Organ Accompanments ...................................EP 11516a Containing 25 choral settings graded easy to intermediate in three or four parts, Reine Frauensache 2 is sure to become a standard resource for choirs of all abilities.

Bednall, David - The Souls of the Righteous Bingham, Judith - God be in my head Burton, James - Oculi omnium Clements, Jim - A Blessing Dove, Jonathan - Gloria (from Missa Brevis) L'Estrange, Alexander - Let all the world in every corner sing Goodall, Howard - The Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23) Harvey, Jonathan - Remember, O Lord mixed choir Hess, Nigel - Jubilate Deo mixed choir Martin, Matthew - ASong of the New Jerusalem Panufnik, Roxanna - The Call Parry, Ben - Now let us sing (Worcester Intro) Pitts,Anthony - Adoro Te Rathbone, Jonathan - Absolon, My Son Rizza, Margaret - Ave Maria Wallfisch, Benjamin – Agnus Dei

The repertoire ranges from Pergolesi to ABBA and from Beethoven to Beyoncé in original settings and arrangements

• Four categories of pieces: Secular, Sacred, Traditional and Pop • Mostly a cappella, with some instrumental accompaniments • Appendix with translations of lyrics

Choral Anthologies/Christmas Choral Anthologies • Hymns from King's................................................................EP 72534 20 Hymn Arrangements for Choir and Organ by Stephen Cleobury Hymns from King’s is a collection of 20 hymn arrangements for choir and organ by Stephen Cleobury – who was Director of Music at King’s College Cambridge for more than 25 years. Covering the entire church year, including Christmas and Easter, Hymns from King’s is not just a book of descants – it also contains varied arrangements and accompaniments for many of the most popular hymns sung not only at King’s College but also in churches around the world.

Christmas Choral Anthologies • Hear the Angels Sing: 24 Carols for Concerts...................................................EP 72889

Choir and Small Orchestra or Piano/Organ by Jonathan Rathbone Hear the Angels Sing is a collection of 24 Christmas carols composed and arranged by Jonathan Rathbone for choir and small orchestra. Primarily intended for choral society carol concerts, the selection includes both concert pieces and classic congregation/audience-participation carols. Requiring only minimal rehearsal, this collection provides a highly practical means of delivering a full choir and orchestra carol concert or service within a sensible budget.

• 24 arrangements of favourite carols • Scored for SATB and small orchestra (minimum 13 players), including woodwind, brass, percussion and strings

• Can also be performed with piano or organ accompaniment • Orchestral scores and parts available separately

Abide with me All creatures of our God and king Angel voices Alleluia, sing to Jesus As with gladness men of old Christians awake salute the happy morn Come ye thankful people come Glorious things of thee are spoken Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty Jesus Christ is risen today Just as I am, without one plea Let allmortal flesh Lord of all hopefulness Love divine, all things excelling My song is love unknown Now thank we all our God O come, O come Emmanuel O God our help in ages past Praise my soul,the king of heaven Thine be the glory

Away in a manger Carol of the Holy Boy Good King Wenceslas Hark! The herals angels sing Hear the Angels Sing I saw three ships I wonder as I wander Il est né le divin enfant In dulci jubilo In the bleak midwinter It came upon the midnight clear Lo, He comes with clouds descending Masters in this hall O come all ye faithful O holy night O little town of Bethlehem Once in royal David’s city Past three o’ clock Sans Day Carol Sleep little child Song of the Nuns of Chester Sussex Carol We three kings of Orient are We wish you a merry Christmas

Christmas Choral Anthologies • On Christmas Night.............................................................EP 72694 32 carols and Christmas anthems by contemporary composers SATB choir, a cappella or Piano/Organ On Christmas Night is a collection of 32 carols and Christmas anthems composed or arranged exclusively by contemporary composers. Written for SATB choir, either with organ accompaniment or a cappella, the volume provides a rich and varied collection of music for carol concerts and Christmas services. All the pieces in the collection are also available separately.

Tina Andersson – Christmas Morning Douglas Andrews – The Coventry Carol Judith Bingham – The Shepherd's Gift Judith Bingham – Now the Magi Arrive James Burton – On Christmas Night Jim Clements – Gabriel's Message Jim Clements – There is no rose Stephen Cleobury – Love Came down at Christmas Jonathan Dove – The Three Kings Jonathan Dove – I am the Day Rihards Dubra – Christus natus est I Rihards Dubra – Verbum caro Eriks Esenvalds – At Christmas Eriks Esenvalds – O Emmanuel Rupert Gough – Silent Night Matthew Harris – On this starry night Alexander Levine – The True Light Stephen McNeff – Carol of the Birds Sandra Milliken – Hodie Christus natus est Vytautas Miškinis – O nata lux Matthew Nielsen – Dormi Jesu Roxanna Panufnik – Sleep little Jesus Sleep Roxanna Panufnik – The Christmas Life Ben Parry – Three Angels Ben Parry – Christ's Nativity Julian Philips – I Sing of a Maiden Francis Pott – A Babe is born all of a May Jonathan Rathbone – Sweet was the song Jonathan Rathbone – There is no rose Alec Roth – Unborn Mike Sheppard – When a Baby is Born Barnaby Smith – Coventry Carol

• A Baltic Christmas (Lat/Ltv/Eng)..........................................EP 72517 10 Pieces for SATB Choir Joint publication between Musica Baltica and Edition Peters With captivating settings of favourite Latin texts and Latvian poetry by composers Rihards Dubra, Eriks Ešenvalds, and Vytautas Miškinis, as well as thrilling arrangements of ancient pagan folksongs by Ilona Rupaine and Juris Vaivods, this exciting anthology of Christmas music from Latvia and Lithuania is perfect for choirs looking to broaden their musical horizons during the festive period. Ešenvalds - O Emmanuel Ešenvalds - At Christmas Dubra - Hodie Christus Natus Est (I) Dubra - O Radix Jesse Dubra - Verbum Caro Dubra - A Child’s Prayer Dubra - The Candles Glow Miškinis - Nata Lux Latvian folksong arranged by Ilona Rupaine - Duido Latgallian folksong arranged by Juris Vaivods -Kalado

• Cool Christmas.............................................................EP 11398 German Christmas carols in new arrangements SSAB & Piano Arranged and composed by Peter Przystaniak

Choral Vivace Choral Vivace Series

• Choral Vivace Series, Upper Voices Anthologies Vol. 1.......................................................................................EP 72613 Level: Easy/Intermediate

Milliken, Sandra (*1961)

CHORAL VIVACE is a major choral series by the internationally-acclaimed Australian composer Sandra Milliken. A noted choir director, clinician, adjudicator, accompanist and singing teacher, Sandra Milliken’s work is ideally written for voices, and is particularly appealing to youth choirs.

• a varied collection of choral music for upper and mixed voices • graded into three levels – easy, intermediate and advanced • ideal for both youth and adult choirs, either unaccompanied or with piano “Sandra’s music is composed with the sound of expressive voices in mind – it’s alive with spirit and soul, making it a pleasure to explore.” Emily Cox, Director – Canticum Chamber Choir and the Brisbane Chorale “Sandra is a most interesting and creative composer whose skills as pianist and choral conductor are clearly apparent in her lovely and inspiring songs. Her music will continue to be a delight for choirs around the world.”

Stand by our Side If I Open the Door Sleep and Dream Sing, Sing for Water The Squirrel Missa piccola Dona nobis pacem Dormi, Jesu! Cantate Domino Panis Dei

Vol. 2.......................................................................................EP 72614 Level: Intermediate/Advanced Anthem Bus Ride Laudate eum omnes stellae luminis Music Comes Snowflakes Tango in5 Laudate eum solo et luna

Gary Graden, Choral Director – St Jacob’s Church, Stockholm

• Choral Vivace Series, Mixed Voices Anthologies Vol. 1.......................................................................................EP 72675 Level: Easy At the Milonga

If I Open the Door Non Nobis, Domine Remember When Sing for Joy Sing, Sing for Water Viva la Musica

Vol. 2.......................................................................................EP 72680 Level: Intermediate/Advanced Anthem The Dawn Wind Death of a Giant Tango in 5 Don’t Weep for Me Missa Piccola Water for Life

Upper Voices • Angels ever watching........................................................EP 72164 SSA, flute and piano Level: Intermediate

• Anthem..................................................................................EP 72661 SA and piano Level: Intermediate

• Anthem...................................................................................EP 7904 SSA and piano Level: Intermediate

• Anthem...................................................................................EP 72165 SSAB and piano Level: Intermediate

• Bus Ride..................................................................................EP 7917 Unison voices and piano Level: Intermediate

• Cantate Domino.....................................................................EP 7905 SSA Level: Easy

• Dona nobis pacem..............................................................EP 7915 SSA Level: Intermediate

• Dormi, Jesu..........................................................................EP 7916 SSA Level: Intermediate

Choral Vivace • Elbows..................................................................................EP 7901 SA and piano (Level: Easy)

• Flamenco flamingos..........................................................EP 7923 SSA and piano (Level: Easy

• Hodie Christus natus est..................................................EP 72167 SSAA, triangle and tambourine (Level: Easy

• If I Open the Door...............................................................EP 7918 SSA & piano (Level: Easy)

• Jubilate Deo.........................................................................EP 7919 SSAA and percussion (Level: Intermediate)

Mixed Voices • At the Milonga........................................................................EP 7909 SATB (Level: Easy)

• Death of a Giant....................................................................EP 7910 SATB (Level: Advanced)

• Don't weep for me..............................................................EP 72171 SATB (Level: Advanced)

• Hodie Christus natus est..................................................EP 72166 SSATB, triangle and tambourine Level: Easy

• In paradisum......................................................................EP 72104 SSAATTBarB (Level: Advanced)

• Missa piccola........................................................................EP 7911 SATB (Level: Intermediate)

• Laudate eum omnes stellae luminis...............................EP 72168 SS Soli and SSA (Level: Advanced)

• Laudate eum sola et luna.................................................EP 72169 SSA (Level: Easy)

• Missa brevis........................................................................EP 72105 SSAA (Level: Advanced)

• Missa piccola........................................................................EP 7906 SSAA (Level: Intermediate)

• The ornamental cat.............................................................EP 7921 SSA & Piano (Level: Advanced)

• Missa semplice....................................................................EP 7912 SATB (Level: Intermediate)

• Non nobis, Domine.............................................................EP 7924 SAB (Level: Easy)

• Remember when...............................................................EP 7913 SATB and piano (Level: Easy)

• See the baby boy...............................................................EP 7926 Solo Soprano, SSS semichorus, SAB and piano (Level: Easy)

• Panis Dei..............................................................................EP 7922

• Sing for joy..........................................................................EP 7914

• Remember when...............................................................EP 7913

• Sing, sing for water...........................................................EP 7925

SSAA (Level: Intermediate)

SATB and piano (Level: Advanced)

• Sing, sing for water...........................................................EP 7920 SSA & piano (Level: Easy)

• Sleep and Dream............................................................EP 72170 SA, optional flute and piano (Level: Easy)

• Snowflakes.........................................................................EP 7904 SA and piano (Level: Advanced)

• The squirrel.........................................................................EP 7903 SSA and piano (Level: Easy)

• The squirrel......................................................................EP 72425

SATB & Optional Piano (Level: Easy) SATB & Piano (Level: Easy)

Lower Voices • Cantate Domino...........................................................EP 72440 TTBar Level: Easy

• O magnum mysterium.....................................................EP 72436 Soprano Solo, TTBar and TTBB (Level: Advanced)

• Panis Dei............................................................................EP 72437 TTBB (Level: Intermediate)

Unison voices and piano (Level: Easy)

• Stand by our side..............................................................EP 7902 SA and piano (Level: Easy)

• Sudoku...............................................................................EP 7908 SSA and piano (Level: Easy)

• Tango in 5.........................................................................EP 72107 SSAA (Level: Advanced)

Musica Baltica Choral Anthologies Musica Baltica & Edition Peters Choral Anthologies

Dubra - TheCandles Glow Miškinis - O Nata Lux Rupaine (arr.) - Duido Vaivods (arr.) - Kalado

• A Baltic Christmas (Lat/Ltv/Eng).........................................EP 72517 • A Baltic Anthology (Lat./Ltv./Eng.).......................................EP 72671 34 Pieces by Ešenvalds, Dubra and Others Mixed Choir (SATB) Baltic choral music has undergone a massive resurgence in recent years. Sacred choral music, in particular, has flourished since the end of the Soviet era, with composers such as Eriks Ešenvalds (*1977) and Rihards Dubra (*1964) achieving international recognition. This collection of choral music brings together a number of works by Ešenvalds and Dubra, and a varied selection of Christmas music, some to standard Latin texts, some to Latvian poetry, others drawing both words and melody from the older pagan tradition of masked singers and dancers.

Ešenvalds - Kas vinš? (Who is He?) Ešenvalds - Lielupe Ešenvalds - O Salutaris Hostia Ešenvalds - A Drop inthe Ocean (Piliens Okeana) Ešenvalds - Evening (Vakars) Ešenvalds - This is my Father’s World Ešenvalds - AmazingGrace Ešenvalds - Stars Ešenvalds - Only in Sleep Ešenvalds - In my Little Picture Frame Ešenvalds - LongRoad Dubra - Miserere mei Dubra - Eripe me Dubra - Rosa vernans caritatis Dubra - Duo seraphim Dubra- Puer Natus in Bethlehem Dubra - Hodie Christus natus est (II) Dubra - Florete flores Dubra - Ave Maria(I) Dubra - Ave Maria (II) Dubra - Ave Maria (III) Dubra - Dominus regit me Dubra - StetitAngelus Dubra - Hail, Queen of Heaven Ešenvalds - O Emmanuel Ešenvalds - At Christmas Dubra - Hodie ChristusNatus Est Dubra - O Radix Jesse Dubra Dubra - Verbum Caro Dubra Dubra - A Child’s Prayer

10 Pieces for SATB Choir Joint publication between Musica Baltica and Edition Peters With captivating settings of favourite Latin texts and Latvian poetry by composers Rihards Dubra, Eriks Ešenvalds, and Vytautas Miškinis, as well as thrilling arrangements of ancient pagan folksongs by Ilona Rupaine and Juris Vaivods, this exciting anthology of Christmas music from Latvia and Lithuania is perfect for choirs looking to broaden their musical horizons during the festive period. Ešenvalds - O Emmanuel Ešenvalds - At Christmas Dubra - Hodie Christus Natus Est (I) Dubra - O Radix Jesse Dubra - Verbum Caro Dubra - A Child’s Prayer Dubra - The Candles Glow Miškinis - Nata Lux Latvian folksong arranged by Ilona Rupaine - Duido Latgallian folksong arranged by Juris Vaivods -Kalado

• Baltic Songs for Upper Voices (Lat./Ltv./Eng.) SSA divisi

Vol. 1.......................................................................................EP 72678 17 Pieces by Dubra, Mence and Others

• Skaista Mana Brala Seta - Latvian Folksong arranged by Jekabs Graubinš

• Dziedu Koši Locidama - Latvian Folksong arranged byJ ekabs Graubinš

• Pie Dievina Gari Galdi - Latgallian Folksong

arranged by Romualds Jermaks • Saulit’ Velu Vakarai - Latvian Folksong arranged by Andris Sejans • Juras Mate - Rihards Dubra, Latvian Folksong Text • Veja Mate - Latvian Folksong arrangedby Valdis Zilveris • Dindaru, Dandaru, Ozolini - Latvian Folksong arranged by Valdis Zilveris • Dancašanas Dziesma - LatvianFolksong arranged by Austrina • Kas Pa Mežu Sraida - Andris Kontauts, Inese Zandere • Melodijas - Emilis Melngailis,Aspazija • Pasacina - Peteris Barisons, Janis Sudrabkalns • Šupla Dziesma - Helmers Pavasars • Pulkstendarbnica -Austrina • Viva La Musica - Ilze Arne • Laudate Dominum - Rihards Dubra • Lugšana - Bruno Skulte, LeonidsBreikšs • Benigna Domina - Selga Mence

Musica Baltica Choral Anthologies Vol. 2...........................................................................................EP 72679 12 Pieces by Ešenvalds, Dubra and Others

• Aizalaida Sauleite - Latgallian folksong arranged by Juris Vaivods • Lai Bij’gruti, Kam Bij’gruti - Latvian folksong

arrangedby Alberta Jerums • Pavasara Rotašana - Selga Mence, Latvian folksong text • Mistat Linus, Mistitaji - Latvian folksong arrangedby Peteris Plakidis • Two Songs Of Ophelia - Pauls Dambis, Text from Shakespeare’s Hamlet • Lietus Virinš - Ruta Vintule, FricisBarda • Laudate - Rihards Dubra • Gloria Patri - Romualds Jermaks • Kyrie Eleison - Leons Amolinš • O SalutarisHostia - Eriks Ešenvalds • Ave Maria - Maija Einfelde

Dubra, Rihards (*1964) Vol. 1................................................................................EP 72447 for Mixed Voices

• Miserere mei • Eripe me • Rosa vernans caritatis • Duo seraphim • Puer Natus in Bethlehem • HodieChristus natus est (II) • Florete flores

Vol. 2................................................................................EP 72448 for Mixed Voices

• Baltic Songs for Male Voices

Vol. 1 (Lat./Ltv./Eng.)......................................................EP 72746

• Stars – Ēriks Ešenvalds

• At Christmas – Ēriks Ešenvalds • My Song – Ēriks Ešenvalds • Adoramus te – Rihards Dubra • Laudate – Rihards Dubra • Hodie Christus natus est – Rihards Dubra • Verbum caro – Rihards Dubra • Nunc dimittis – Rihards Dubra • Five Catullus Songs – Valts Pūce • Te lucis ante terminum – Juris Karlsons • Mirdi k zvaigzne (Shine like a Star) – Emīls Dārziņš

• Ave Maria (I) • Ave Maria (II) • Ave Maria (III) • Dominus regit me • Stetit Angelus • Hail, Queen of Heaven

Ešenvalds, Eriks (*1977) Born in 1977 in Latvia, Eriks Esenvalds is an original and sought-after voice of the Baltic music tradition. A composer of two full-stage operas, he has also written scores for full-scale orchestra that have been performed by the Boston and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras. His Nordic Light multimedia symphony has been heard at premieres in the USA, Canada, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania, with new performances in other countries often undertaken. His large-scale vocal symphonic work The Pleiades was premiered to great acclaim at the Grant Park Festival, Chicago. Ešenvalds first came to prominence around the world for his choral compositions, which appear on numerous recordings including from Trinity College Choir, Cambridge and Polyphony, Portland State Chamber Choir, the Choir of the West (Pacific Lutheran University), and Latvian Radio Choir and State Choir Latvia. His many choral premieres have included performances at the BBC Proms and Wigmore Hall in London, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and the Gewandhaus Leipzig. Vol. 1................................................................................EP 72445 for Mixed Voices

• Kas vinš? (Who is He?) • Lielupe • O Salutaris Hostia • A Drop in the Ocean • Evening • This is my Father’s World

Musica Baltica Choral Anthologies Vol. 2.....................................................................................EP 72446 for Mixed Voices

• Amazing Grace • Stars • Only in Sleep • In my Little Picture Frame • Long Road

Vol. 5................................................................................EP 73350 for Mixed Voices • Earth teach me quiet • I have loved hours at sea • Mistletoe • My love is like a red, red rose • My Song • O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright • The Time Has Come • Vem kan segla förutan vind

Vol. 3...................................................................................EP 72682 for Upper Voices • Northern Lights • Stars • Ubi Caritas Et Amor • Benedictus Es • O Salutaris Hostia • Spring, The SweetSpring • Who Can Sail Without The Wind • Gaujas Meita Rotataja

Vol. 4................................................................................EP 72683 for Mixed Voices

• Magnificat • Nunc Dimittis • Northern Lights • Rivers of Light • The Heavens’ Flock • The NewMoon • The Earthly Rose • Psalm 67

Vol. 6................................................................................EP 73351 for Mixed Voices

• Alleluia • Leaves • O magnum mysterium • Proclamation • She walks in beauty • A Soldier’s Mother’s Lullaby • There will come soft rains • The Treasure • Trees

Musica Baltica Choral Anthologies Miškinis, Vytautas (*1954) Vytautas Miškinis is a composer, choir conductor and educator. His output encompasses over 400 secular, and around 150 sacred, works; in addition to over 100 folk song arrangements. Miškinis was Artistic Director of Ažuoliukas youth choir, and music for children constitutes a large part of his work. His music is characterised by polyphonic and melodic material, as well as aleatoric and sonoristic effects. His works have become popular both in Lithuania and abroad. Vol. 1................................................................................EP 72684 for Mixed Voices

• At this Time of My Parting • I am here • Jubilate • Night • O Nata Lux • Omnis Terra AdoretTe • The Night

Vol. 2................................................................................EP 73349 for Mixed Voices

• At this Time of My Parting (II) • Domine Dominator • Gloria in excelsis (II) • I will lift up mine eyes • Sonnet VII • This is my prayer • Neišeik, Saulala

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