Paperback-Cecilia McDowall's When Time Is Broke for SSAA (with divisions) unaccompanied. Cecilia McDowall's fresh and appealing style is amply displayed in this cycle subtitled 'Three Shakespeare Songs'. In total six Shakespeare texts are used and McDowall's response encompasses a fleet-footed impression of Scottish fiddle music a gorgeously plangent slow movement and a helter-skelter finale …

Cecilia McDowall's Some Corner Of A Foreign Field for Tenor solo SATB (with divisions) and Strings.Written as part of McDowall's tenure as composer in residence at Dulwich College Some Corner Of A Foreign Field was commissioned to mark the centenary of the First World War. A profoundly moving cantata it draws on biblical texts associated with the acclaimed pupil of Dulwich College Sir Ernest S…

Through luminous choral harmonies images of a winter night and echoes of scripture Cecilia McDowall's Advent Moon evokes deep human longing as well as the promise of the coming of light. Advent Moon is scored for SATB with Organ and optional Handbells which underscore both the haunting opening and the radiant conclusion of this piece.

Cecilia McDowall's Missa Mariae for SSA choir and Organ. This concise Latin mass setting is entirely suitable for liturgical use but the sharply delineated characters of the different movements make it also an appealing concert work. The Organ part is supportive but full of interest and not merely accompanimental. Particularly memorable are the jaunty Gloria with its constantly shifting time-si…

9 secular concert works for upper voices- A celebration of Oxford's popular Songbird series this collection of nine original works for upper voices in two three and four parts meets the need for fresh concert repertoire for youth and women's choirs. Featuring well-known composers such as Kerry Andrew Cecilia McDowall and Sarah Quartel the collection includes a variety of styles and moods …

A beautiful 6-part unaccompanied Marian motet written for the Marian Consort. The work combines reminiscences of Renaissance settings of this text with McDowall's distinctive contemporary voice.

First performed by the choirs of St Paul's Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey this anthem sets a medieval English poem to contemplative music with all the hallmarks of McDowall's style: expressive melismas well-placed astringent harmonies and a strong modal feel. Ideal for cathedral and other church choirs. Pronunciation guide and modern rendition of the text included.

This joyful and richly expressive choral cantata is a setting of what is often thought of as a Thanksgiving psalm or a psalm in praise of Harvest time. From its atmospheric opening through to its upbeat ending the work contrasts driving rhythms with quietly reflective passages for soprano solo. It can be performed with or without trumpet. Suitable for any celebratory occasion  Psalm 65 is a vibra…

This joyous upbeat anthem sets a text by contemporary poet Sean Street on the subject of 'alma mater' reflecting on the profound ties we can form to a time or a place. The bright driving Organ part with solo interjections is juxtaposed with sustained vocal writing with rich lush harmonies.

Setting a fifteenth-century English text containing some short Latin passages Now May We Singen is a joyful dance-like carol with a medieval feel. The spirited lilting melody begins in the sopranos and altos but is passed round the choir while the other voices add stirring harmonies and bell-like drones to the texture. Now May We Singen was originally published in the New Horizons collection T…