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…

Funeral Cantata. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann's Funeral Cantata “Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin” appears here for the first time in print. A score of the work, until Second World War, was held in the Berliner Sing-Akademie. It was written by J. Dirmar, the former cantor at St Nikolai in Berlin and consisted of a four-page printed text. Full score, parts (BA3583) and choral score (BA3583-91) ava…

Gilles Lhote (Auteur) Depuis sa tragique disparition, il y a 30 ans, Claude François est devenu à jamais une star au firmament de la variété française avec plus de 70 millions de disques vendus ! Ses chansons continuent d'émouvoir, de faire danser et le personnage fascine toujours pour son énergie et son talent. Au fil des pages de cette Intégrale Claude François, apparaît un homme aux multiples…

Commissioned in celebration of Philip Brunelle's 40th year as organist/choirmaster of Plymouth Congregational Church Rosephanye Powell once again displays her exhilarating craftsmanship. The joyful rhythms and motivicallybuilding lines bring a familiar spiritual quality to this original work. College choirs advanced high school and church choirs will all enjoy this invigorating and exciting piec…

Three arrangements including Ave Verum Corpus and the Lacrimosa from the Requiem.During the year 1771 when Mozart was 15 years old he and his father Leopold were touring Italy which was at that time the most formidable citadel of the music world. In the following four years the young Mozart was received at the homes and villas of Italy's aristocracy. He met the most famous musicians of the time i…

Lalita-Nartya a été écrite sur la suggestion d'Eglantine Bisserier, danseuse odissi (danse classique de l'est de l'Inde). Cette pièce était destinée à l'accompagner sur une chorégraphie en partie préexistante. Ce sont donc des exigences chorégraphiquesqui ont commandé quelques-unes de ses caractéristiques essentielles, notamment sa structure rhapsodique et ses fréquents changements de rythme et de…

Au courant de l?été 2005 Otto M. Schwarz observe dans le ciel nocturne de l?île grecque de Kos deux étoiles filantes qui glissent sur la voûte du firmament se rencontrent puis se consument. Séduit par ce phénomène céleste il choisit de livrer ses impressions dans une œuvre atmosphérique qu?il intitule Starflash.La fanfare d?ouverture témoigne de l?immensité de l?espace quand soudain deu…

This piece stems from an ongoing partnership between the composer and the writer Richard George Elliott. The profound sentiments expressed in Elliot's poem about the firmament are evoked by Jackson's use of colourful shimmering textures and an underlying sense of spaciousness. An impressive concert work this is complex but utterly compelling choral writing.

You and Me comprises two expressive love songs each exploring a different side of love. 'Brightness' is a rapturous hymn to a beloved its gentle syncopations and flexible rhythms building to a passionate intensity before the piece ends with a final wistful refrain. 'The Good Side of Me' with text by Elizabeth Jennings employs colourful harmonies to tell of a more complex uncertain love befo…

Funeral Cantata. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Telemann's Funeral Cantata “Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin” appears here for the first time in print. A score of the work, until Second World War, was held in the Berliner Sing-Akademie. It was written by J. Dirmar, the former cantor at St Nikolai in Berlin and consisted of a four-page printed text. Full score, parts (BA3583) and choral score (BA3583-91) ava…