Kantate Zum 1. Advent. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The Advent cantata Machet die Tore weit has long been one of the most frequently performed of Telemann’s _x000D_sacred works. Among the copies of this cantata which have been handed down is a copy by J. S. Bach which _x000D_bears testimony to the high respect he paid to his then more celebrated colleague from Hamburg: It is a copy of the score in …

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. Das neugeborne Kindelein (The newborn babe, the heavenly child) (BuxWV 13) for Mixed choir (SATB), Strings, Basso continuo Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was Organist of the St Marien church in Lubeck from 1668 until his death. He wrote many works for specific secular occasions, feasts and celebrations etc. and although his positon did not require him to compose vocal music…

Jesu Dulcis Memoria is based on a text by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) and medieval anon. The work was commissioned by Headington School as part of the School's Centenary celebrations at St Paul's Cathedral, 27 April 2015. The world premiere is to be given at Papal Basilica of San Paolo fuori le mura, Rome, on the 27th March 2015, by the Headington School Chamber Choir, conducted by Jamie …

O Take My Hand, Dear Father. Par SILCHER FRIEDRICH. This celebrated song is based on a poem by Julie Hausmann (1826-1901), a Latvian teacher who was probably blind. The text draws on her personal experience and unshakeable faith in God, death and eternal life. The melody by Friedrich Silcher is written in a simple and delicate style but also draws on the grand romantic tradition of Wagner and Bruc…

Par GOODALL HOWARD. Unconditional Love is Howard Goodall?s heartfelt cantata of remembrance and gratitude, a poignant reflection upon the Covid-19 crisis. It gives thanks to those who sacrificed their lives and seeks to offer solace to the grieving. Yet unifying each of its seven movements is an overwhelming sense of hope, of moving forward in a world rebuilt. The cantata aims to commemorate the s…

Lyrically contrasting darkness with light, veteran composer/lyricist Cindy Berry brings us a worshipful and thoughtful anthem. With an optional children's choir and soaring descant for the finish, this anthem is a song of celebrating God's light and love. / Choeur (SATB)

Kantate Zum Ersten Ostertag. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The words are based on the Easter Gospel, the account of the Resurrection of Jesus, which is first joyfully celebrated. Then follows a call to the faithful: every Christian must make the Resurrection a reason to renew himself spiritually, so as to complete a kind of inner Resurrection himself. For his scoring – which changed slightly from per…

Kantate Zum Ersten Ostertag. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The words are based on the Easter Gospel, the account of the Resurrection of Jesus, which is first joyfully celebrated. Then follows a call to the faithful: every Christian must make the Resurrection a reason to renew himself spiritually, so as to complete a kind of inner Resurrection himself. For his scoring – which changed slightly from per…