Par HOWELLS HERBERT. Herbert Howells composed his Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis evening canticles for St Paul's Cathedral in 1951, going on to become among his most famous and enduring works. These beautiful canticles were composed by a master of setting the Anglican liturgy, and are arranged for SATB Chorus and Organ Accompaniment. These two wonderful works of choral music are characterised by a…

Par MARTIN MATTHEW. This powerful work takes a well-known hymn tune from the Mainz Gesangbuch of 1661 (Stabat Mater) as its musical starting point, interweaving it through different textures and variations alongside the plainsong solemn tone Salve Regina. The work, which was written specially for The Sixteen, is through-composed but divided into three sections: Silence, Love; Grief, Patience; Pass…

Classics for Children Series-The traditional Latin text has been set in a contemporary arrangement by Jill Gallina. The harmonies are not difficult with dissonances present every so often. At some point throughout the piece each part becomes the independentfocus and when all parts sing together Jill has created a sound that is full and lush. Because of the multiple voicings “Sanctus&rdqu…

Par DOVE JONATHAN. Jonathan Dove?s We Are One Fire, was commissioned as a birthday present for the 90th anniversary of the BBC Symphony Chorus. Dove turned to playwright Alasdair Middleton for a text that could serve as both a response to and an echo of the sentiment in Schiller?s Ode to Joy, celebrating humanity?s ?shared ancestry?. / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

The familiar Latin text has been set many times by many composers, but this dynamic and rhythmic composition rises above. Opens with a driving marcato theme, which is brilliantly contrasted by the expressive, legato B section. A dramatic choral work that delivers an impressive effect. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Discovery Level 2-A Million Dreams is sung featuring the young P.T. Barnum as he shows his future bride Charity his visions and hopes for the future. Throughout all his hardships in life he is shown compassion and help from the freaks and oddities of the world and gains a broader perspective into the human condition. An outstanding message to reinforce in young singers Roger Emerson's arrangem…

Un nouveau volume par le célèbre compositeur choral anglais Karl Jenkins. / Choeur De Femmes (SSA) Et Piano

Par STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS. A jewel of English music, The Blue Bird first appeared as the third of these eight-part songs to words by the Victorian poet and novelist Mary Coleridge. Published shortly after her death in 1908, Op. 119 is the first of two such cycles composed in response to the refined sensibility of her poetry, which proved an ideal match for Stanford’s mastery of word-setting an…

Choeur Seul. Par POULENC FRANCIS. The Litanies a la Viergne Noire signaled a new phase in Poulenc’s career, one marked by religious choral works of a mysterious, ethereal, and often extremely moving nature. Not surprisingly this was influenced by personal losses in his life. A beautiful work for female (SSA) voices, which features a modal, chant-like style, which avoids conventional cadences. Avai…

Mots poétiques de Lindsay Kesselman fournissent matière merveilleux pour une chanson-art choral. Les mots parlent de Nature reliée aux gens et leurs âmes. / 3 Parties Voix Aigues (SSA) Et Piano