The ?VOCES8 singles? series includes songs for which the group is particularly well known in choral arrangements produced specifically for VOCES8. The composer?s poem is based on the early 15th Century Middle English carol ?This Endris Night? that is cast as a discourse between Mary and the infant Jesus where her lament alternates with his responses on what the future holds. In the arrangement the sacred meaning is combined with the secular tradition of Ember Days so that it is not clear whether the poem is religious or secular nor ifthe poet is expressing personal belief or musing on the passing of the year. The composition workedso wonderfully with the themes of the VOCES8 album ?Equinox?.

How Deep Is Your Love was the first in a string of six consecutive #1 hits for the Bee Gees in the late '70s and was featured in the soundtrack of the film Saturday Night Fever. It employs their iconic use of breathy vocals and high falsetto to achieve its disco vibe. The tune was more recently covered by UK band Take That for their greatest hits album. Arranged here for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.

Medley-The decade of the 1970s was one long dance party as rock reached its stride and disco took the world by storm! Join the fun of this salute to the music of the era. Songs include: ABC (The Jackson 5) Boogie Wonderland (Earth Wind and Fire) Dancing Queen (Abba) Joy To the World (Three Dog Night) You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Leo Sayer) You're the One That I Want (Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta) Your Mama Don't Dance (Loggins andMessina). Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 8:40.

It's a Christmas carol time machine---start with a 1940s 'Saint Nick' and 50s 'Deck the Hall,' add 'Up on the Housetop' 60s-style and disco 'Jingle Bells,' then top it off with a 1980s 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas.' Hip! High-spirited! A showstopper! / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

In this seventh volume of Warlock’s Choral works there is a mixture of work. The Full Heart sets poetry of Warlock’s friend Robert Nicholas and is written for eight-part Chorus with a Soprano solo. A Cornish Christmas Carol is one of two Cornish carols Warlock wrote. This one is for Chorus SATB with SA divisi and a solo Soprano moment toward the end. Corpus Christi written in 1919 requires contrAlto solo and Tenor solo from the choir with an extremely demanding part for the contrAltos. The three dirges All the Flowers of Spring Call for the Robin Redbreast and The Wren and The Shrouding of the Duchess of Malfi were originally published as a set but are performedseparately. The first is for mixed Chorus SATB the second SSAA and the third TTBB with a first Tenor line of almost unequalled challenge.Composer writer and musical scholar Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine) was active in the early decades of the twentieth century when he distinguished himself by his rediscovery and transcription of early English music his writing on Delius Gesualdo and other many other musicians and for his Choral works and songs among them the carol Bethlehem Down.

The Lamb is John Tavener's setting of William Blake's poem for unaccompanied SATB (Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass) choir. John Tavener's mesmerising choral work The Lamb hasbeen a firm favourite since its composition in 1982. Audiences love the beautiful simplicity of the words and the lush harmonies that the different Vocal parts create. The piece was composed by Tavener in just oneafternoon and was dedicated to his nephew's third birthday. Although the piece is unaccompanied a Piano accompaniment is included for rehearsal purposes. This particular piece is challenging yet rewarding with divergent almost discordant parts in the first verse as the poem asks ambiguous questions. During the second verse however the song breaks into an uplifting harmony as the poem resolves to an epiphany. When performed well TheLamb is quietly atmospheric and a joy to hear. So for something special for your four-part choir to perform John Tavener's The Lamb is a hauntingly pretty piece that is sure to leave youraudiences speechless.

From the hallowed catalogue of classic chorals comes this Robert Sterling masterpiece. Brilliant piano joins with festive choral writing to create a powerful arrangement of the beloved hymn. There is a lot of return for yourrehearsal time with this finely crafted hymn/anthem and the general nature of the text makes it a perfect opener for any worship event. Rediscover the beauty of this dynamic choral!

Uses: General call to worship ThanksgivingScripture: Psalm 33:3 Psalm 150:4 Jeremiah 31:13 Psalm 98:4Rediscover a timeless classic from our anthem hall of fame. This praise-worthy offering hasstood the test of time and still energizes a sense of joy in the singer even today. Written with a classic sensibility this noble theme is easily sung and yet is bright with choral sparkle and vim. Impressive!

The Amy Winehouse pop hit was featured in the new Fox TV musical comedy Glee as Mr. Schuester's fledgling Glee Club discovers their formidable competition at the Show Choir Nationals. The lyrics are slightly risqué but totally hilarious. Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ShowTrax CD. Combo parts available digitally (tpt 1 tpt 2 tsx tbn gtr b dm). Duration: ca. 2:20.

A Thomas Campion text from the 1600s Robert Young sets this love song with the same sweetness and purity as must be embodied in the titled “Laura”. Love and musical harmony are contrasted with loneliness and discord.“But still moves delight like clear springs renewed by flowing ever perfect in themselves” – like Laura. Available: SATB divisi a cappella.

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Pacific Dreams describes the experience of Miguel, a traveling composer from Spain who, feeling somewhat alienated from his homeland, is wandering through an area of Sydney known as The Rocks. At a small outdoor market in a typical street of this oldcolonial neighbourhood, he discovers a print of William DeShazos painting 'Pacific Dreams' Portrayed in the painting is the surf of one of the exotic islands in the Pacific. Next, with the impressive Sydney Harbour Bridge looming over the narrowstreets of The Rocks, he envisions sultry Pacific beaches. Suddenly a theme he once composed about the lakes in Japan comes to him. Is it the Asian influences present in cosmopolitan Sydney that bring this theme to mind? Or perhaps the waters aroundSydney, over which he could sail to Tahiti? He is uncertain. Could this same theme be used to create a new composition about his feelings for the metropolis Sydney? How then to work his Pacific Dreams into the mix? Miguel is certainly no fan ofHawaiian music. Mayby he could use the vocabularies of islands like Hawaii and Tahiti, their beautiful vowel combinations being sung ad libitum by a mixed choir. With these ideas and his newly purchased print of 'Pacific Dreams', he boards the Metroat Circular Quay. He has a final glimpse of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House as the train races into the ground. On to the hotel! To work! He must compose!Maestoso : Miguel is impressed as he gazes upon the Sydney Harbour Bridge. And yet, hewants to go away from this city. Away, to an exotic island in the Pacific. Steady Rock : In the Rocks, musicians are playing at a square. Miguel basks in the atmosphere but at the same time he is fantasizing about Hawaii and Tahiti. Andante Lamentoso :In his hotel room, Miguel is feeling sad and lonely in this big city. He takes comfort in his 'Pacific Dreams'. Allegro : Miguel boards the boat that takes him from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay. In his mind he is traveling on to Hawaii. Or is ithome, where the bolero is playing? He is pulled back to reality by the skyline of Sydney. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / SATB