The Novello Book Of Hymns is a collection of 50 favourite hymns, inspiringly and engagingly written for SATB Choirs. Edited by David Hill, all the arrangements in this book are designed to be singable by congregations without music, and can be used in any church or school service.As well as providing uplifting versions of hymns, these arrangements also work well as easy anthems, enabling church and school choirs to learn an often striking and dramatic piece of music quickly and easily.The hymns have been arranged by a range of well-loved composers including Richard Lloyd, John Bertalot, David Hill, Stephen Jackson, Philip Moore, Christopher Robinson and many others.Editor of the collection David Hill is a Choral Advisor to Novello. He is Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, Musical Director of the Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia, Associate Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society, and Professor of Choral Conducting at Yale University. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Uses: Holy Week Good Friday CommunionScripture: Matthew 26:62-63; Acts 8:32; Isaiah 53:7One of our most cherished sacred texts is treated to a sensitive musical rendering that calls us to considerthe cross. Abundant unison singing assists in a quick learning process and the drama of the celebrated third verse is truly memorable in the hands of the writer. A quiescent ending is a perfect conclusion to a very intimate anddelicate worship offering.

Proclaiming You are good so good all the time all my life this upbeat and rhythmic setting by Cliff Duren will be a time of joyous praise for your choir and congregation. Available separately: SATB CD Accompaniment Trax Orchestration. Duration: ca. 4:00.

The Gibbons Hymnal contains the 17 hymn tunes composed by Orlando Gibbons for George Wither's The Hymnes and Songs of the Church (1623), many of which are still popular today. This is the first modern edition which incorporates Wither's hymn texts beyond the first verses. Gibbons composed treble and bass lines for the hymns - editor David Skinner has constructed the inner voices to create a collection of pieces that can be performed either as hymns or as simple anthems. Also in this volume are Gibbons's ten surviving full anthems, including popular works such as Almighty And Everlasting God and his masterpiece, O Clap Your Hands , alongside lesser-known compositions such as the beautiful miniature, O Lord, I Lift My Heart To Thee , and, presented here in a new reconstruction, I Am The Resurrection And The Life . / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Try A Little Tenderness is the perfect choice for amateur choirs seeking an elegant and sophisticated centrepiece to their choral pop repertoire. A classic song of love and longing this is based on Otis Redding's smooth and soulful take on the song and is bursting with rich harmonies and jazzy chord progressions. Try A Little Tenderness has been arranged by Jeremy Birchall for SATB Chorus with Piano accompaniment this piece opens with a reasonable challenging intro setting the scene for beautiful and tender song that is sure to captivate and touch audiences. Originally composed by Jimmy Campbell Reg Connelly and Harry M.Woods the song was radically changed for Otis Redding's version featuring an incredible introduction backed by the ever-so-subtle instruments of Booker T. and the M.G.'s before breaking into a more upbeat slowly evolving rhythm and blues climax. With legendary producer and songwriter Isaac Hayes working on Redding's arrangement this soulful blues ballad will sound simply stunning sung by an SATB chorus the interplay of the different voices' harmonies will breathe new life into this classic love song. 

from Barnum-Rich choral lines over full piano harmonies illuminate the beauty of the text in this romantic ballad from Barnum. An ideal concert closer this setting is one you will turn to again and again! Available separately: SATB SAB SSA and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 4:07.

Dedicated to all my Dead Ones those whose memory and strength still lingers on this side of the border. -Aulis Sallinen The vocal score to Sallinen's 1995 work written to requiem poems by Lassi Nummi for baritone and orchestra.

The Novello Book Of British Folksongs For Mixed-Voice Choirs is an enjoyable collection of diverse tunes that have descended from the folksongs across the British Isles. A variety of arrangements are included, both old and new, of well-loved tunes as well as some lesser-known pieces. All 34 tunes are arranged for SATB Chorus with Piano accompaniment, making this a brilliant way to enhance your choir's repertoire.This Book Of British Folksongs offers a grand selection of favourite folk tunes arranged by composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Paul Mealor and George Dyson. Tunes like A-Hunting We Will Go, Auld Lang Syne, Bonny At Morn, Come Lasses And Lads and Scarborough Fair suggest the sheer diversity on offer here. From sad tunes to happy songs, the arrangements here are at once beautiful and touching, coming truly to life when sung by a Mixed-Voice Choir. These thirty four folk songs will enrich a performance programme, whether as one part or the entirety. Choirs of all types and abilities will be able to discover their favourite arrangements, either the most beautiful, the funniest, or the most enjoyable to sing. With the country experiencing a revival in singing traditional folksongs, this collection is a great way to experience the unabashed joy that performing these British tunes can bring. With a great number of favourite tunes as well as some lesser-known songs, this collection includes songs like There Were Three Ravens, Yarmouth Town, My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Dance To Your Daddy and The Rio Grande, as well as an extensive and fascinating introduction by Jeremy Summerly.The wonderful thing about singing folksongs is they are like a window into our country's history. They are occasionally funny, often dramatic, but always enjoyable to sing, and their diversity reflects the different people, landscapes and cultural history of the British Isles. These folk tunes can be traced back through British history, evolving through the oral tradition, continually changing lyrics and melody, being amended and sculpted according to the people who sung them. These timeless tunes have been recorded in this innovative Novello Book Of British Folksongs For Mixed-Voice Choir, however, the joy of these songs is you can put your own spin on them, adapting them to how you want them sung and continuing their legacy. This wonderful collection is a fantastic addition to any choir's performance repertoire, and is sure to lead to success for the choir and audience for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

A Service of Lessons and Carols Celebrating the Life of Christ-Written in a traditional style and inspired by the celebrated lessons and carols format Testimony of Life presents the life death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Comprised of choral anthems Scripture and congregational songs the work also divides easily into three sections enabling directors to present the work progressively through Lent and Easter. Choirs of any size will enjoy the thoughtful part writing and the easily learned melodies. From joyful celebrations of Christ's early ministry to the deep sadness of His suffering and crucifixion from the shadowed whispers of Gethsemane to the brilliant alleluias of Easter Testimony of Life is a thoughtful mix of artistry andministry. A full line of support products is available to enhance your performance. Duration: approx. 40 minutes. Songs include: Prologue - I Will Sing the Wondrous Story - The Story Begins - A Day of Rejoicing and Praise - Hosanna Loud Hosanna - Banquet of Mercy - Into the Garden - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - A Day Bright with Joy - I Know that My Redeemer Lives.

This powerful duet by Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley was #1 in 1987 and won the Oscar the following year for the blockbuster film Dirty Dancing. It remains one of the most performed ballads ever and is now even more memorable with the passing of the film’s male lead Patrick Swayze.

“I Will Take Up My Cross” is a humble promise to live a life of honor and service. Written for the occasion of a high school graduation the text encourages us to surrender all to God and follow His call. The lyricsare thoughtful and prayerful – words expressed the way we often wish we could say them. A simple flowing melody and fluid accompaniment make this ballad a heartfelt promise from servant to Master. Includes guitar chords.

A beautiful song of faith and love “Jesus Is My Song of Grace” tells how God sang to us through His son and of our deep love and commitment to life with Him. “This shall be my alleluia...this shall be mybenediction...Jesus is my song of grace.” Lush harmonies and a gorgeous poetic text make this love song a must for many occasions.

Rebecca Clarke's Come oh come my life's delight for SATB.for unaccompanied SATB to words by Thomas Campion.This is a lilting take on the Elizabethan lute-song full of smooth Stanford-like nineteenth-century harmonies exquisitely tempered with modal effects.Rebecca Clarke was born in Harrow in 1886 and died in New York City in 1979. She was one of the finest Viola players of her day and a skilful composer who studied with Stanford at the Royal College of Music in London. Her output as a composer was small comprising about 90 works but all these pieces are brilliant and powerful. Her Piano Trio and Viola Sonata are often playedand recorded and are now widely regarded as masterpieces. However her songs are perhaps her finest body of works and embrace a variety of styles from Blakean simplicity to brutal tragedy and outright farce. Rebecca Clarke's choral music was virtually unknown until Oxford University Press began to publish these works for the first time. She wrote for chorus and other vocal ensembles throughout virtually her whole career from her earliest attempts at composition around 1906 to her final flowering in the 1940s revising and recomposing until as late as 1976.

A jolly Christmas carol-This lively carol was commissioned in 2005 by Lichfield Cathedral Special Choir (now called the Cathedral Chorus) to celebrate the birth of Hannah Scriven and Holly Mason the daughters of the two cathedral organists at that time. The words were specially written by Tony Barnard the then Canon Chancellor at Lichfield and a member of the choir. This carol whilst not entirely foreign to my normal style touches more ‘country and western’/popular buttons than I am in the habit of touching. But I wanted to write a tuneful piece which swayed and danced and reflected the colourful imagery of Tony Barnard’s text. Recommended recording: Comeout Lazar – The shorter choral works of Paul Spicer (Regent REGCD280) by The Chapel Choir of Selwyn College Cambridge and Claire Innes-Hopkins (organ) directed by Sarah MacDonald. Text: This child of God who’s born on Christmas day whom shepherds view to whom kings homage pay is called to be a shepherd and a king. Sing alleluias praise this wondrous thing. This child of God is shepherd born to lead through pastures green by banks of golden reed; nor left nor right but ever on the way which leads to Calvary and endless day. This child of God this Son of David’s line is root of tree a shoot a fruitful vine it shelter gives to all who see the way which leads them to the cross and Easter day. This child of God this many spangled star is light’ning flash which dazzles near and far; bright light to guide our feet along the way that leads to Calvary and endless day. This child of God is called to save mankind to open eye and ear the heart and mind; to heal and make the lame man leap and play along the road that leads to Easter Day. This child of God let angel voices praise. Give God the glory live his loving ways. Let peace on earth o’er come our worldly strife through all who walk his road throughout their life. Tony Barnard