Paperback-This gentle setting of a prayer by Alcuin of York has an appealing melody and warm harmonies. After opening with a verse for sopranos only Archer varies the vocal texture for each successive verse culminating in a gratifying two-part canon to close the piece. Suitable for a wide range of church choirs.

A beautiful simple original work by Malcolm Arch easily accessible for most choirs

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The contents of Five Modern Anthems: Set 1 - Mixed Voices arranged for Mixed Voices include: Ave verum corpus - Colin Mawby Judge eternal - Malcolm Archer Christ is ourcornerstone - Noel Rawsthorne Forty days and forty nights - Harrison Oxley King of glory - Richard Lloyd

100 Settings for SA MEN-One thing is for sure: this is the only carol book you need this Christmas!This collection is a real treasury of the most popular Christmas carols specially arranged for the parish choir where tenors and basses sing justone part. The Ultimate SA Men Carol Book consists of 100 carols in total many with descants including the classic arrangements of Charles Wood and John St…

This short anthem with words by M. R. Peacocke was commissioned by the Musicians Benevolent Fund and was first performed at the 2006 festival of Saint Cecilia service in St. Paul’s Cathedral London by the combined choirs of St. Paul’s Cathedral Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral under the direction of Malcolm Archer.

Fine performances by Chichester Cathedral Choir.-Here the Choir of Chichester Cathedral undoubtedly one of the finest church choirs in the world perform the best anthems of leading church music composers of recent times. From Herbert Sumsion (born 1899) who knew and workedwith Elgar through to the post-war generation with the likes of Malcolm Archer this collection provides a comprehensive c…

Carols form an essential part of our Christmas celebration. This CD contains many of the old favourites in striking arrangements as well as some wonderful new settings by Malcolm Archer Richard Lloyd and Alan Ridout. Theperformance by one of Englandu00EDs leading Cathedral choirs is sensitive lively and thrilling. This CD stands out from the rest because of the stunning quality of its content…

The Oxford Book of Descants is a definitive collection of 102 descants to well-known hymns carols and worship songs.It features descants by a wide range of composers including contemporary names such as David Willcocks John Rutter Malcolm Archer and Paul Leddington Wright as well as celebrated twentieth-century church composers such as Alan Gray Edward Bairstow Sydney Nicholson and John …