Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear.The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time, such as Thomas Arne's Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind and Henry Leslie's How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps. More recent settings from 20th century and contemporary composers include Ernest Moeran's Sigh No More, Ladies, Gary Carpenter's Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark and John Tavener's Fear No More and Look In Thy Glass.Not only this, the Shakespeare Choral Collection boasts several works that were specially commissioned, including John Joubert's Be Not Afeard, Richard Sisson's Light Thickens and Pawel Lukaszewki's Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed. Some pieces have never appeared before in print, such as those by Kevin Olsen, Bernard Hughes and John Gardner. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike.A total of 26 fantastic works comprise The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, which would work as a wonderful concert programme on its own, or could provide a wealth of options for choirs looking to expand their repertoire with a range of unique settings. Also included is a fascinating introduction by editor David Wordsworth, and notes describing each piece.Words written by indisputably the greatest writer in the English language can only be matched with music by composers of talent and renown such as these. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection is an essential anthology of stunning settings of beautiful words which will be performed and enjoyed for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Pawel Lukazewski is a Polish composer specialising in sacred and choral music. His works have been performed all around the globe and he has won awards for his work including first prize at the Frederic Chopin Academy of MusicCompetition for Arrampicata. Beatus Vir Sanctus Paulus was written in 2003.

Pawel Lukazewski is a Polish composer specialising in sacred and choral music. His works have been performed all around the globe and he has won awards for his work including first prize at the Frederic Chopin Academy of MusicCompetition for Arrampicata. Nunc Dimittis was written for Stephen Layton and the Choir of Trinity College in Cambridge.

Par LUKASZEWSKI PAWEL. / Date parution : 2022-04-12/ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte et Orgue

from The King and I-Varied choral textures and luscious harmonies make this Rodgers

Written as a wedding present for two of the composer?s friends Come live with me sets Christopher Marlowe?s archetype of the late renaissance ?Pastoral Style? The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. As a nod to the great traditions of Elizabethan and Victorian partsong writing this setting is predominantly homophonic. Taking an A-B-A-coda structure the sweeping melody of the opening section (rising and falling like ?craggy mountains?) is later reprieved in a more luscious harmonization and continues to form the basis of the soprano and tenor duet during the coda. In the B section (?There will I make thee beds of roses?) the texture elaborates to more contrapuntal linesof dialogue between upper and lower voices with the passion reaching a understated zenith in the soprano 1 and tenor 1 rhapsodic rising duet under which the parts twine themselves around each other like ?leave of myrtle?.An imaginative setting closely allied with the text Come live with me is an exciting addition to the contemporary repertoire of choral music on the theme of love.

Bob Chilcott's The Night He Was Born for SATB and Organ. This is a gentle and lyrical setting of a text by Helen Dunmore. Uniting a simple tuneful melody with luscious harmonies this evocative carol retells the Christmas story beautifully. A wonderful addition to the Christmas repertory.

Ed. critica di Alessandro Borin - ril. brochure-La Gloria E Imeneo RV 687 belongs to a group of so-called ‘French serenatas’ by Antonio Vivaldi namely a series of works composed and performed between the mid-1710s and mid-1720s of the eighteenth century in celebration of important recurrent and non-recurrent events relating to the Kingdom of France and its diplomatic representatives resident in Italy.This serenata was indeed commissioned from Vivaldi by the French ambassador in Venice Jacques-Vincent Languet Count of Gergy on the occasion of the wedding of Louis XV to the Polish princess Maria Leszczyska and was performed during a festa that took place inthe ambassador’s garden on the evening of 12 September 1725.This critical edition is based on the autograph score held by Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria of Turin. It also includes an Introduction that describes the genesis and the first performance of the Serenata the state of the sources and its musical content. The critical edition includes an apparatus that records all the variants between the autograph score and the secondary collate sources and a diplomatic- interpretative edition of the poetic text inferred – since no libretto has come down to us – by the words underlaid to the notes in the manuscript of the serenata.

SATB-Paul Satre has created a warm and wonderful setting of this favorite hymn. In rich luscious harmonies the hymn tune is beautifully cradled for divisi a cappella voices. Excellent for larger church choirs and Christian college ensembles.

Uses: Maundy Thursday CommunionScripture: John 13:1-20; Titus 3:5Jesus the Servant/King is the focus of this touching anthem for Holy Week or Communion observances. Luscious melodic treatments carrya message of humility and grace into the heart of the listener. A sensitive piano part covers the whole octavo in a blanket of beautiful sounds and thoughtful voice leading makes for a very positive learning experience. Duration:ca. 5:00.

From the opening notes this sacred song presents a special gentleness that engages the mind and encourages the spirit. The substantial text amplifies the promises of God and reminds listeners that we are never alone. Unison singing brings a clarity to the words and makes richer four-part moments even more luscious. A worshipful testament of the faithfulness of Christ!

Robert H. Young is a masterful writer for the a cappella vocal ensemble. With tranquil subtlety he enables his haunting melody and luscious harmony to serve the text. His artistry and craftsmanship make this selection equally useful in church or concert.

This uplifting Christmas carol demonstrates Rutter's gift for writing engaging and memorable tunes. The melody weaves between different voices and scorings while the Piano part complements the vocal lines with rich luscious harmonies. An accessible and enjoyable option for mixed choirs.