A Soulful Celebration-Star of wonder star of light fill us with your heavenly light. This is the joyful message of this bright gospel original that will be an accessible addition to both Christmas concerts and worship settings. Truly a soulful celebration! Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ShowTrax CD. Combo parts available as a digital download (tpt 1 tpt 2 tsx tbn gtr b dm prc). Duration: ca. 2:30.

John Rutter's Christmas Lullaby for SATB and Organ or small Orchestra (Orchestration: fl ob cl str). 'Clear in the darkness a light shines in Bethlehem' This delightful carol was commissioned in 1989 by the Bach Choir in celebration of the seventieth birthday of its conductor Sir David Willcocks. The haunting melody of the verses and the reflective refrain of 'Ave Maria' have made this an immensely popular piece for performance at Christmas concerts and church services.The orchestral accompaniment is available on sale and on hire/rental and a version for upper voices is also available. This John RutterAnniversary Edition replaces R3142.

Par ARMAN HOWARD. Howard Arman, director of the Bavarian Radio Choir, has been actively engaged with international Christmas carols through various Christmas-related CD productions of his choir in the past years. This has resulted in a number of original arrangements for four- to eight-part mixed choir a cappella, shedding new light on well-known classics such as O du fröhliche [O, you joyful], Stille Nacht [Silent Night] and Lasst uns froh und munter sein [Let us be happy and cheerful]. The first volume includes five Christmas carols from the German-speaking regions. They range from simple but harmonically intriguing settings such as Lieb Nachtigall, wach auf [Dear nightingale, wake up] to eight-part sound paintings with bell-like chimes as in O du fröhliche and classical double choir settings such as Resonet in laudibus . The second volume includes five Christmas spirituals with English texts, forming a contrast to the solemn and festive character of the first. The choir can prove its swing and jazz qualities here; the stirring arrangements are a gain for classical Christmas concerts, too. Following the tradition of the spiritual, some settings also require soloists, which can, however, also be recruited from the choir if adequate singers are available. The first piece combines the spirituals It?s a Birthday and Wasn?t That a Mighty Day to form a medley, Ain?t That a Rockin? gives a moment of tranquility before the likewise rousing spirituals Mary Had a Baby and Little David conclude the volume. In both volumes, Howard Arman provides a short preface in German and English, explaining the background of each piece and giving advice on performance. / Date parution : 2022-07-20/ Recueil / Choeur Mixte a Cappella

Written for the Choir of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Edinburgh The Presence sets lines from Psalms 18 27 36 112 and 119. It was inspired by A. E. Borthwick's painting of the same title which hangs in St Mary's and the texts chosen are mainly concerned with light. The performance directions used - 'luminous' 'resonant' 'dark' 'ethereal' - express the setting's intense atmosphere and almost visual sense of space and lustre. While suitable for services and concerts throughout the year The Presence is especially appropriate for performance during Advent.