A Gaelic Blessing is a simple and catchy piece by Craig McLeish. This piece will be particularly useful for school, junior and community choirs, and a tuneful introduction to singing simple contrapuntal lines. The second soprano part repeats the tune at bar 33 and should dominate here - the first sopranos and altos should support appropriately. Ease and beauty of tone should be of paramount importance throughout. An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. Craig McLeish began his musical life as a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral under Barry Rose. He began composing at the age of ten and his preces and responses for four trebles are still in the repertoire. After a degree at York University he returned to London to study at the Guildhall and sang again at St Paul's as a tenor. At the time he also arranged and copied music for West End shows such as Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, and played bass guitar for various groups. This led to a spell in the cult pop band 'Fat and Frantic', who shaved the top 100 twice with the whimsical anthem Last night my wife hoovered my head. He also worked as musical assistant for David Heneker (Half a Sixpence) and David Fanshawe (African Sanctus). In 1992 Craig became director of the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs Orchestra and Singers, performing concerts throughout the UK and becoming involved in a number of recordings and BBC broadcasts. During this time he arranged more than 250 orchestral scores ranging from Queen to Calamity Jane, Stravinsky and Stevie Wonder. Alongside this he began arranging and writing songs for children's collections (Big Blue Planet, Love Shone Down) and producing recordings and string arrangements for various artists (Sheila Walsh, Kim Hill, Matt Redman). He is also well known as a conductor and arranger for Songs of Praise. Recently Craig has collaborated with composer Tolga Kashif writing orchestrations for the RPO's Seo Taiji Symphony, the Classic FM chart-topping CD by saxophonist Tyler Rix, and the Genesis Suite which was premiered at the Barbican. He has been musical director of Young Voices UK for 13 years, bringing large school choirs together to play with a live band and solo artists, and currently conducts the Milton Keynes Community Choir, Hart and Soul Community Choir and the Milton Keynes Youth Choir. / Choeur SSA

Using themes from Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 Earlene has arranged a choral work that celebrates Mozart’s life and creative works in a fun and humorous way. Many facts are contained in the piece making this an outstanding way for students to musically remember key information about the composer. True music education!

Together We Sing Series-Goin' home goin' home. I'm a-goin' home. Quiet-like some still day I'm just goin' home are the poignant lyrics famously set in a song based on the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's famous Largo theme from his Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Op. 95. This choral work is simple yet rich with vocal harmonies moving piano accompaniment and optional cello creating an emotional performance selection filled with musical opportunities.

Earlene has combined the Welsh folk song The Ash Grove with Dvor k's Symphony No. 9 Largo. The going home theme weaves to create a beautiful concert festival or contest work for mixed or women's voices. Available separately:SATB SSA PianoTrax CD (35027473). Duration: 3:02.

Written for the Miami Children's Chorus, players from the New World Symphony and Dance Now!, this is a spirited and energetic composition from David Brunner. Reflecting the flavour of the text 'the world full of life...? David's music is full of life and energy and the spirit we have come to expect from him. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

Bantock has arranged Where the Bee Sucks for unaccompanied Voice SSA. He scores a single statement of the first quatrain and devotes the remainder of the piece to expressing the ‘under the blossom that hangs on the bow’theme.Thomas Arne English composer Violinist and Keyboard player was a major figure in 18th century English theatre music and the composer of Rule Britannia among many other songs. The song Where The Bee Sucks was writtenin 1740 for the Drury Lane production of The Tempest and it has never gone out of the repertoire since that time. Composer conductor and educator Granville Bantock’s (1868 1946) oeuvre is reaching new audiences throughrenewed interest in the performance of his works. He was an energetic and creative personality who was key in founding the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and championing the music of Jean Sibelius in his day.

Une parodie intelligente des travaux les plus célèbres d'Offenbach, cette hilarante parodie, de la perruque nominé aux Grammy Awards de Beethoven: Symphonies Sing Along, est une bombe à chanter. 'Oui, oui, oui, nous le pouvons Can-Can!' / Choeur SAB