Michael W. Smith's modern worship classic Shine on Us is creatively paired with the beloved hymn Spirit of the Living God resulting in a worshipful anthem. The flowing and supportive piano accompaniment really adds to the overall effect while the vocal scoring is smooth. Wonderful!

Nun ruhen alle Wälder. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Gattungen: Kirchenlieder, Sätze - Verwendung / Anlässe: Morgen, Mittag, Abend -/ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte

Ich wollt, daß ich daheim wär. Par KAPPESSER KARL. Gattungen: Motetten - Verwendung / Anlässe: Trauer, Tod - / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur Mixte

Abend ward- So wünsch ich euch. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN / TRUBEL GERHARD. Gattungen: Kirchenlieder, einstimmig - Verwendung / Anlässe: Morgen, Mittag, Abend -/ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte

Niels W. Gade. Works Iv-9-Works for Mixed ChoirNiels W. Gade. Werks Volume IV/9 Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817?1890) Works Edited by the Foundation for the Publication of the Works of Niels W. Gade Copenhagen Niels W. Gade is one of the leading Danish composers of the nineteenth century. However only about half of his prolific ?uvre has appeared in print. Given this fact and the growing current interest in Gade there is an urgent need for a scholarly-critical Urtext edition of his music to meet the demands of both scholars and performers. This edition will contain all of Gade's completed compositions and separate movements as well as the arrangements he madeof his own works and those of other composers. In general the main text presents the ?definitive? version based on Gade's personal copy of the printed work. However all the remaining sources have also been consulted for purposes of comparison. Every editorial decision is mentioned and justified in the critical report (English). Gade's interest in choral music spanned his entire career. This volume presents more than 40 of his shorter works for mixed chorus both without and with accompaniment (piano organ harmonium or in one case brass ensemble). They occupy a no less prominent place in his oeuvre than his large-scale choral works with orchestra. Written between 1839 and 1885 they were intended for many different areas of application: songs for school chorus stand alongside liturgical music pièces d'occasion chorales and freely composed works for amateur choirs. The best-known are his Five Songs (op. 13) on poems by Emmanuel Geibel and Ludwig Tieck and the motet O du der du die Liebe bist both composed in Leipzig in 1846.

Par WEIR JUDITH. Celebrate HM The Queen's 90th Birthday with your choir Sing Judith Weir's special new choral piece I Love All Beauteous Things Master of the Queen's Music, Judith Weir, has been commissioned by St Paul's Cathedral in London to write a piece for SATB choir and organ in celebration of HM The Queen's 90th birthday in 2016. The piece is now available from Chester Music, so that choirs all over the world can join in with the festivities. Churches and other local organisations are planning events on Sunday 12th June and many may want to include this approachable setting of Robert Bridges' poem. Directed by Andrew Carwood, the St Paul's Cathedral Choir will perform I love all beauteous things as part of the National Service of Thanksgiving which will take place on at 11am on 10 June in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. At the service the Archbishop of Canterbury will give the address and the Prime Minister will read a lesson. The event will be televised live on BBC1. Judith Weir comments: 'It is a particular honour to contribute new music for this great occasion, and a pleasure to write a choral version of Robert Bridges' beautiful verse.' Preview the score here Download the digital sheet music here COMPOSER'S NOTE At the suggestion of Michael Hampel, Precentor of St Paul's Cathedral, I have set words by Robert Bridges, who was Poet Laureate from 1913-1930. Bridges was an outstanding humanitarian and writer, whose poetry has inspired me before in The Voice of Desire, a song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano. This short, fast-tempo setting aims to emulate the swift, fleet-footed rhyme and metre of the two-verse poem, with its unobtrusive but telling reference to 'man in his hasty days'. J.W. Commissioned by the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral to mark the 90th birthday of HM The Queen, generously supported by the Boltini Trust. Performed at the National Service of Thanksgiving for HM The Queen's birthday at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on Friday 10th June 2016 in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Music by Judith Weir, Master of the Queen's Music, words by Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate in the year HM The Queen was born. Duration c. 3½ minutes I LOVE ALL BEAUTEOUS THINGS words by Robert Bridges OM (1844-1930) Poet Laureate 1913-30 I love all beauteous things, I seek and adore them - God hath no better praise, And man in his hasty days Is honoured for them. I too will something make And joy in the making - Altho' to-morrow it seem Like the empty words of a dream Remembered on waking. (I love all beauteous things, etc…)/ Feuillet / Choeur Mixte (SATB) et Orgue

A classic choral offering from the venerable John W. Peterson has been given a new setting from the always tasteful Benjamin Harlan. Linear legato choral lines are contrasted with rhythmic and bold choral fanfares in this anthem of pure praise and worship. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Salmeskat indeholder 30 nye danske salmer udsat for blandet kor a cappella. Komponeret af Hans Ole Thers med tekster af Carina Wøhlk.   Fra forordet - Salmeskat er en samling af 30 nye salmer der reflekterer både kirkeåret og menneskelivet. Indhold og udtryksform spænder vidt - fra legende letsind til knugende tungsind. Digtene har i alle tilfælde været det inspirerende udgangspunkt for musikken. Salmerne er først blevet til i det øjeblik hvor der er pustet musikalsk liv og ånde i poesien. Carina Wøhlk er uddannetsom teolog fra Københavns Universitet i januar 1993. I oktober 1997 blev Carina Wøhlk ansat som sogne- og funktionspræst ved Helligaandskirken i København hvor hun stadig har sit daglige virke. Carina Wøhlk har blandt andet medvirket i programmet 'Ved Dagens Begyndelse' på P1 og bidraget til andagtsbogen 'Lad Livet Leve' (Unitas Forlag). Hans Ole Thers er uddannet på Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium samt i Paris hos Maire-Claire Alain og André Isoir. Han blev i 1985 ansat som organist og klokkenist ved Helligaandskirken på Strøget i København. Her er han leder af kirkens omfattende musikliv. Endvidere engagerer han sig i undervisning af et stort antal studerende i orgelspillets mange discipliner. Blandt hans specialer må nævnes tysk barok fransk romantik og dansk kirkespiltradition herunder improvisation. Sideløbende hermed har han en udstrakt karriere som orgelsolist i ind- og udland. Hans Ole Thers har indspillet talrige compact discs blandt andet en komplet udgave af Widors 10 orgelsymfonier. Han har modtaget en række legater herunder det franske statslegat.

Jon Washburn Choral Series-From the pen of rapidly rising young composer Matthew Emery and winner of the 2013 ACDA Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student Composition Contest this a cappella setting of the Robert Herrick poem is a beautiful additionto the serious choral repertoire. With dramatic use of dynamics a fresh harmonic language and a timeless text this is a wonderful selection for college and community choirs.Includes Piano accompaniment for rehearsalpurpose.

c-Moll-The not-too-difficult choral setting which nevertheless demands careful intonation alternates between simple song-like but harmonically charming sections and a few fugal parts? For lovers of romantic choral music this work for the Passion is an absolute must. The edition is an exemplar and contains a detailed forward which makes the work easily accessible. Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik 3/1999

Master of the Queen’s Music Judith Weir was commissioned by St Paul’s Cathedral in London to write a piece for SATB choir and organ in celebration of HM The Queen’s 90th birthday in 2016.The piece is now available from Chester Music so that choirs all over the world can join in with the festivities. Churches and other local organisations are planning events on Sunday 12th June and many may want to include thisapproachable setting of Robert Bridges’ poem.Directed by Andrew Carwood the St Paul’s Cathedral Choir performed I love all beauteous things as part of the National Service of Thanksgiving whichtook place on at 11am on 10 June 2016 in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. At the service the Archbishop of Canterbury gave the address and the Prime Minister read a lesson.  Judith Weircomments:'It is a particular honour to contribute new music for this great occasion and a pleasure to write a choral version of Robert Bridges’ beautiful verse.'COMPOSER’S NOTEAt the suggestion of Michael Hampel Precentor of St Paul’s Cathedral I have set words by Robert Bridges who was Poet Laureate from 1913–1930. Bridges was an outstanding humanitarian and writer whose poetry hasinspired me before in The Voice of Desire a song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano. This short fast-tempo setting aims to emulate the swift fleet-footed rhyme and metre of the two-verse poem with its unobtrusive but tellingreference to ‘man in his hasty days’.J.W.Commissioned by the Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral to mark the 90th birthday of HM The Queen generously supported by the Boltini Trust. Performed at theNational Service of Thanksgiving for HM The Queen’s birthday at St Paul’s Cathedral London on Friday 10th June 2016 in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.Music by Judith Weir Master of

The Te Deum Laudamus is a single movement Choral work and was Sullivan’s last completed composition. In one movement the composer moves through all the component parts of the mass drawing them together seamlessly and expressing Sullivan’s own deeply felt faith.Composer Arthur Sullivan is known the world over for his operatic collaborations with W S Gilbert including H M S Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance among many others. But Sullivan was also a composer of many other works among them operas Orchestral works ballets and hymns and church pieces.Among his church works Sullivan is best known for his hymn Onward Christian Soldiers and the theme of that hymn isincorporated in this Te Deum. Sullivan wrote the work on request for a Thanksgiving Service held in St Paul’s Cathedral at the close of the Boer War in South Africa. It received its first performance in 1902 in the presence of King Edward VII and other members of the royal family. That the song of thanksgiving was composed nearly two years before the end of the war perhaps demonstrated Sullivan’s patriotism.

Programme Note ABENDLIED & MÄRCHENFARBEN for accordion ensemble incl. choir and percussion ad lib. (1980).MÄRCHENFARBEN is a virtuoso piece for accordion ensemble based on Nørgård´s ?infinity series? and a special multi-layered rhythm also heard in the composers well known choral work ?Wie ein Kind? (second movement) from the same year 1980.This rhythm with the onomatopoeic nickname ´pischop´ has a swaying and breathing quality which seems well suited for an ensemble of accordions. Two percussion parts to be added ad lib. - are composed into the tone music of the accordions in ?Märchenfarben?.The piece was composed in 1980 for the very talented Det DanskeHarmonika Ensemble and its leader Jeanette Dyremose an ensemble that enlarged the instrumental piece with an introduction (as suggested by the composer) singing and playing Nørgård´s choral song ?Abendlied? (1980) to a sunset idyllic poem by Adolf Wölfli (1864-1930) including here the word ´märchenfarben´ the title of the shimmering and colorful instrumental music to follow with Märchenfarben. The duration of Abendlied & Märchenfarben is around 15-17 minutes (5-6´ + 10-11´).Per Nørgård

The cantata is one of the few surviving vocal works which Wilhelm Friedemann Bach composed during the eighteen years which he spent as organist and director of music at the Marktkirche in Halle [1746?1764]. This cantata published here for the first time in more than 250 years was written to introduce the autumn sermons in 1752. A musically and technically demanding composition it consists of two substantial choral movements partly concertante and partly polyphonic based on two biblical utterances. They surround a sensitive while at the same time strictly contrapuntal duet for soprano and alto with basso continuo in which ?God?s sweet teaching for the soul? is described as thetrue ?manna? of the faithful forming a link with the sermons which are to follow. In the compactness of the musical construction and its intensity of expression W. F. Bach was clearly following in the footsteps of his father in this work.