Straight out of the hip and swinging 1960s, here's a sparkling setting of the favorite holiday tune for choirs in four parts! First featured on The Andy Williams Christmas Album, and recorded by a myriad of artists since then, it's a real show-stopper! / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

A wonderfully sincere sentiment is offered in this musical remembrance. Great songs of the church are recalled with fondness, as they remind us of the eternal truths of God. There is a gentle Country/Pop vibe, and the part-writing is very approachable for choirs of any age and size. Wherever the journey of life may take you, the songs will never leave you. Creative! Score and Parts (vn, vc, syn) a…

Par SWAYNE GILES. Parts. A re-working of Swayne’s 1985 Missa Tiburtina with additional saxophone quartet. Described by the composer as “a blackly ironic setting of the Latin Mass”, the piece was composed during the Covid-19 pandemic and is “a prayer for sanity”. Suitable for choirs of advanced ability. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / SATB et 4 Saxophones

text from Christmas Poem by George Mackay Brown. Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. As Master of the Queens Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies has written a new carol for Her Majesty the Queen each Christmas since his appointment began in 2004. Kings and Shepherds is the fourth and like An Heavenly Song, Wonder Tidings and The Yule-tide Bell, will be published as part of the Schott Royal Collection. Written…

The Drop That Contained the Sea is a song cycle sung in 10 languages, weaving together poems and prayers about water from different cultures. It has a unique concept: it follows a single drop of water as it weaves its way through the world, from clouds to snow, rivers to oceans, culminating in an explosive rainmaking prayer. It's a musical travelogue of vocal traditions from around the world, incl…

The poetry used in this setting of The Voices was presented to Dale Warland on the occasion of his final concert with the Dale Warland Singers by his friend, the poet Michael Dennis Browne. Dale writes, The art of choral singing has given my life great meaning and I hope to express that fulfillment through this music for mixed chorus and solo cello. The cello plays a leading role in the work, comp…

Par PART ARVO. Beatus Petronius and Statuit ei Dominus were commissioned in 1990 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Basilica San Petronio, the principal church of Bologna. San Petronio is one of the few churches to be equipped with two church organs. Arvo Pärt thus wrote both pieces for two choirs and two organs. However, the pieces can be performed together or separately. The two pieces …

for 5 soloists (SSATB), speaker, 3 mixed choirs and orchestra. Par PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF. Deeply moved by his first visit to the city of Jerusalem with its seven gates, Krzysztof Penderecki composed this major vocal work to celebrate the city's 3,000th anniversary in 1995. Two years later, it was premiered as Symphony No. 7 in which the magic number seven has a special meaning: From the seven movem…

/ S, S, A, T, B, Choeur Mixte (SSATB), Orchestre (X/28/1/2)

An attractive addition to the wedding/civil ceremony choral repertoire, 'Make not a bond of love' is an approachable motet of around 3 minutes duration featuring Todd's characteristic lush harmonies and expert vocal writing. The text by Kahlil Gibran tells of the joys of love, but also of the need for individuality in a relationship.This work is also appears in the Concerts for Choirs volume Confe…