Six Motets Op.169 for Mixed Chorus Based on texts by Franz Kafka and scored for mixed chorus (SATB). Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) “One need have no hesitation about designating my writing of the past ten years as dodecaphonic since the twelve tones are always in close proximity. It is atonal since it rejects tonal centers. I only occasionally employ the stricter disciplines of the dodecaphonic and serial techniques since I am more interested in a suppler writing style. I have nothing to do with new tendencies like ‘New Simplicity’ ‘Neoromanticism’ ‘Minimalism’ and so forth.” (Ernst Krenek 1989) Evenduring his lifetime Ernst Krenek who left behind an oeuvre of more than 240 works when he died at the age of 91 held quite an extreme position in music history. Because of his great versatility critics in Europe often spoke of him as constantly changing his “style of composing ” tacitly implying that a creative life must be stylistically uniform. In the United States however he was deemed the “one-man history of twentieth-century music ” a unique and nearly unbelievable fact Krenek lived up to through his creation of work that spans more than seven decades of the twentieth century from the end of the 1910s until the end of the 1980s. When taken seriously this bon mot does not refer to the temporal concordance of his works or his participation in the latest developments in music throughout his life; it rather points to his role as a twentieth-century contemporary.

Introduce your ensembles to the Classical era with this delightful miniature written when the boy composer was only ten years old and performing concerts in Europe. It foreshadows the grace and elegance of Mozart's craft.Available separately: SATB String Parts (vn 1-2 va vc/db)2 va vc db). String Parts available as a digital download. Duration: ca. 1:40.

From Symphonic Adiemus-Symphonic Adiemus presents twelve numbers from the Adiemus series in dynamic new scorings for SATB choir and full symphony orchestra.Since it was first heard in 1994 Adiemus has captured the imagination of music lovers worldwide thanks to its unique combination of classical principles with the flavours of world and ethnic music.Symphonic Adiemus includes numbers from the first three albums – Songs of Sanctuary Cantata Mundi and Dances of Time. Recorded on Decca 5793828 by the London Philharmonic Choir and the Adiemus Symphony Orchestra of Europe.

From Symphonic Adiemus-Symphonic Adiemus presents twelve numbers from the Adiemus series in dynamic new scorings for SATB choir and full symphony orchestra.Since it was first heard in 1994 Adiemus has captured the imagination of music lovers worldwide thanks to its unique combination of classical principles with the flavours of world and ethnic music.Symphonic Adiemus includes numbers from the first three albums – Songs of Sanctuary Cantata Mundi and Dances of Time. Recorded on Decca 5793828 by the London Philharmonic Choir and the Adiemus Symphony Orchestra of Europe.

This short benediction set to familiar words from Corinthians Thessalonians and the first book of Peter is an enduring favourite. Informally known as the Navy blessing or the Scottish blessing the words are sensitivelyenhanced by Shaw’s tune and harmonies and can create an inspiring meditative finale. Composer conductor and producer Martin Shaw was of the Holst and Vaughan Williams generation of composers that was key in revivingpublic interest in the work of Purcell and was also a co-founder of the Royal School of Church Music. He once toured Europe as conductor to dancer Isadora Duncan and was briefly engaged to the daughter of theatrical star EllenTerry. His works number more than three hundred published pieces. Arranged for SATB and organ  duration 2½ minutes.

From Symphonic Adiemus-Symphonic Adiemus presents twelve numbers from the Adiemus series in dynamic new scorings for SATB choir and full symphony orchestra.Since it was first heard in 1994 Adiemus has captured the imagination of music lovers worldwide thanks to its unique combination of classical principles with the flavours of world and ethnic music.Symphonic Adiemus includes numbers from the first three albums ? Songs of Sanctuary Cantata Mundi and Dances of Time. Recorded on Decca 5793828 by the London Philharmonic Choir and the Adiemus Symphony Orchestra of Europe.

Here is the international sensation that has become a standard in Korea and throughout Europe! James Steven’s and Joseph Martin’s confident affirmation of love has become an evergreen for Asian weddings and to choirs everywhere.

Gaudete ('rejoice' in Latin) is a sacred Christmas carol which is thought to have been composed in the 16th century but could easily have existed as a monophonic hymn in the late medieval period particularly due to its Medieval Latin lyrics. The British vocal ensemble The King's Singers recorded Gaudete for their 1990 ‘A Little Christmas Music’ album and it has remained one of their favourite most requested songs. As sung by The King’s Singers Gaudete is arranged here for SATTBB Voices a cappella. Duration ca. 1:30.The King’s Singers is a Grammy Award-winning British male sextet founded in1968 at King’s College Cambridge. The group has always consisted of six singers in total with their membership constantly changing. Over the decades the ensemble has reached an ever-widening international audience and popularity today appearing in around 125 concerts each year mostly in Europe the US and the Far East.

This collection assembles some of the finest examples of the different styles that developed in Europe during the Golden Age of the madrigal some 400 years ago. Volume 1 contains 21 madrigals in four parts presented in practicaleditions for mixed voices. Includes performance notes translations and pronunciation guide. Available: 4-Part a cappella.

Commissioned by The Manchester Grammar School to celebrate its quincentenary in 2015. First performed on 16 April 2015 at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester by The Manchester Grammar School Choir Hallé Youth Choir and Hallé Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder. Composer’s Note: 'A Celestial Map of the Sky commissioned by The Manchester Grammar School on the occasion of its quincentenary takes its cue from two woodcuts engraved by the German polymath Albrecht Dürer in 1515 the same year in which school was founded. These two groundbreaking polar projections of the northern and southern celestial hemispheres are the oldest printedEuropean star charts. Whereas prior celestial projections sometimes depicted allegorical figures looking over the skies Dürer instead honoured four ancient astronomers by depicting them at their work overseeing his maps. The various texts I have chosen (mostly extractions from larger works) reflect the changing worldview hinted at in Dürer’s charts. His inclusion of the four astronomers was a signal that the universe could be comprehended through human intervention rather than solely through spiritual or symbolic means.' - Tarik O’Regan

“Angel's Touch” was commissioned for violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv premiered along with pianist Meng-Chieh Liu at Carnegie Hall in November 2013. Yevhen Stankovych is one of the central figures of contemporary EasternEuropean music. Like his Ukrainian born predecessors Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev from his very first compositions Stankovych established himself a composer of great dramatic talent.

Three chamrming Christmas carol arrangements by composer and arranger Philip Lawson. These carols will be popular with choirs and audiences alike.

from Piae Cantiones-A dramatic Christmas carol arrangement by composer and arranger Philip Lawson of this well-loved carol which will be popular with choirs and audiences alike.