Dubbed to be 'the first choral boyband', The Choirboys present their unique take on popular and classical favourites, all arranged here for Piano, Voice and Guitar. Like all boys their age, these three youngsters enjoy football, computer games and rock music. More unusually, Ben, Patrick and CJ also enjoy centuries-old choral music by the greatest classical composers. This junior version of the Th…

There is no rose of such virtue is an anonymous mediaeval text, already well known through beautiful settings by Britten (in his Ceremony of Carols), John Joubert and others. The poem is 'macaronic' (it presents a verse in English, followed by a varying Latin refrain). This new version follows the illustrious examples above by remaining strophic and presenting broadly the same music in a successio…

Syncretic Version. Par LISZT FRANZ. In his 'Art of Fugue' Bach himself introduced a theme based on the four letters of his name: the notes we know as Bb A C B correspond to the German note names B A C H. Since that time, many composers have expressed their admiration for incomparable master by writing their own pieces of music on this theme. The work based on this theme by Franz Liszt is without a…

Description This delightful collection of 99 rounds, canons and partsongs makes a great introduction to part-singing for groups of all ages. The wide-ranging selections are arranged by categories including English Pre-1700 (Secular), Pre-1700 (Sacred), Post-1700, From Around The World and Wordless Rounds. Compiled by the internationally renowned King's Singers. Songlist A Round Of Three Cou…

Craig McLeish writes of The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black American to earn his living from writing. He was an innovator of jazz poetry, becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote plays, short stories, novels, and his poetry was widely read. He was also a journalist, columnist and lecturer. The Negro Speaks of Rivers was perha…

Par ROTH ALEC. This 5 minute anthem for choir SSATB, setting a text by George Herbert, was commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban to mark the 900th anniversary of the consecration of the Norman Abbey, performed at Solemn Evensong, 18 October 2015. / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes SSATB

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON / DOSS THOMAS (Arr.). Anton Bruckner (b. 4.9.1824, Ansfelden, d. 11.10.1896, Vienna) didn?t have it easy. Throughout his life, the Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at the monastery of Sankt Florian in 1837. After several years …