John Tavener's Sollemnitas In Conceptione for Soloists Double SATB Chorus and Orchestra.This work was commissioned by festival religio musica nova the Zürcher Kammerorchester and Saint Thomas? Church FifthAvenue New York. First performance on 8th December 2007 at Großmünster Zürich by the Rundfunkchor Berlin and Zürcher Kammerorchester conducted by Simon Halsey. USA premiere on 7th March 2008 at Saint Thomas? Church by TheSaint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys and The Orchestra of St. Luke?s conducted by John Scott.Duration: 100 minutes

Commissioned by Sospiri for their CD A Multitude of Voices this evocative setting of Edward Thomas’s 1916 poem showcases Alexander L’Estrange’s unique choral voice at its best. Combining classic choral textures flavours of jazz harmony and moments of rhythmic suspense Alexander has crafted a beautiful bitter-sweet work that perfectly complements the wistful nature of this moving text. An ideal choice for services and concerts of remembrance.Features a baritone (or tenor) solo. Faber Music's exciting Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a richdiversity of living composers offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

American Folk Song-Craig Zamer's fresh imaginative arrangement of this popular folk song is the latest addition to the Andre J. Thomas choral series written for a cappella mixed chorus divisi with soprano and tenor solos.

Klavierauszug nach dem Urtext der Haydn-Gesamtausgabe Edition : Piano Reduction/Vocal Score Editor : Thomas, Günter Binding : paperbound Instrumentation : Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed Choir-SATB, Flute, 2 Oboe, 2 Clarinet (b flat), Bassoon, 2 Horn, 3 Trumpet, Kettledrum, Strings, Basso continuo

Aus: Israelsbrünnlein. Geistliche Madrigale. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Johann Hermann Schein’s Israelsbrünnlein, published in Leipzig in 1623, is a supreme achievement not only among the works of this composer, who had been Thomaskantor in Leipzig since 1616, but also for the entire body of German music written during the first half of the 17th century. Among the 26 motets written “in the Italian madrigal manner” 23 are settings of Old Testament texts, a fact to which the collection owes its title. The source for the text of this collection is the “inexhaustible fountain” of the Psalms, the books of Moses, the Prophets, the Songs of Solomon, and other books of the Old Testament. / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Rorate Coeli for unaccompanied chorus was written in 1973 in response to a commission from the National Federation of Music Societies in Great Britain. It was first performed by the Thomas Tallis choir in Greenwich. It is a setting of two interleaved poems of the famous Scottish poet William Dunbar (written circa 1500). One poem is the Nativity poem of the title the other is the poem about the Resurrection: 'Done is a battle on the dragon black'. The work is framed by the rich chords of the opening line where full chorus is echoed by soloists. This setting of both poems simultaneously reminiscent of medieval polytextural techniques shows the future victory of theResurrection along with present joy of the Nativity. The chords of the opening return at the end combined with an exultant Gloria.