For Children's and Female Voices. Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition (Z. 15009), this volume includes Bartók's complete works for children's and female voices. The lyrics in this Urtext edition are in the original languages, but literal English translations are provided in the appendix, which also includes English versions of those of the 27 Two- and Three-Part Choruses that were authorized by the composer.The edition is complete with an informative preface (in Hungarian, English, and German) and detailed Editorial Comments (in Hungarian and English). The Comments give an overview of the textual, folk-music, and compositional sources, and provide detailed information on the performance practice of Bartók's choral works. The edition has been printed on high-quality and environmentally-friendly paper.This volume is also available cloth-bound, along with the volumes for male voices and for mixed voices, in slipcase (Z. 20076). Separate editions of each work included in this volume are also available.

The text of this reflective and expressive work provides a rich metaphor for healing as it suggests that difficulty and sorrow can be used redemptively in our lives. At the point in the text where the phrase a frail bell posed a chime is heard the unmetered voices evoke the sound of a wind chime building to a forte then gradually diminishing to a quiet conclusion. With piano wind chimes and finger cymbal.

O Regem caeli. for SSAA unaccompanied. Consisting of two sections, this large-scale Christmas motet opens with a rich homophonic texture that is synonymous with Victoria's compositions. This is followed by imitation in the vocal lines before atriple-metre section of resounding 'alleluia's.

TaReKiTa. for SSAA unaccompanied TaReKiTa is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly fuses the Hindustani (North Indian) and Western classical music styles. The composer's scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slides, andcaptivating melodies built on the Jog raga.

This musical elegy by composer Dan Forrest was originally set for mixed voices with optional Piano. Also available for male chorus with Piano this new setting for treble voices with Piano is a deeply personal expression by the composer.

Cecilia McDowall's I Know That My Redeemer Liveth for SSA(A)TB unaccompanied. This attractive motet was written for performance alongside Brahms's Requiem following the precedent of Handel's famous setting of the same text being sung at the premiere of the Brahms in 1868. The gracefully sculpted music clothes the text with touching melodies expressive harmonies and varied sonorities.

Regina caeli. for SSAA unaccompanied. This Marian text for Eastertide, Regina caeli, was set four times by Morales. This setting for four voices was first published in the Spanish composer's 1543 collection and notated in high clefs.

Cecilia McDowall's Night Flight for SSATB and Cello.Night Flight was written to mark the centenary of Harriet Quimby's pioneering flight across the English channel. Setting texts by Sheila Bryer on the mysterious powers of the sea earth and air McDowall uses vocal clusters and haunting solo Cello lines to highlight the sense of fear awe and majesty experienced by an individual pitted against the elements. Cecilia McDowall was awarded the 2014 British Composer Award in the Choral category for Night Flight.The solo Cello part is available for sale separately.

O beata Trinitas. for SSAA double choir unaccompanied. In this compelling motet for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Handl artfully embodies symbolism of the Trinity within the motet's structure.

In style of a radio play based on a Taoist tale-Based on an ancient Taoist fable about a small village farmer whose fortune continually changes through a chain of interconnected events. Singers are divided into two character groups the narrator and the villagers and a soloist sings the role of the farmer. The moral of the story: You never know keep on going. All is not as it first appears.

A pair of beautifully soft tranquil and serene songs for unaccompanied upper voices. The text is from an anonymous collection A Book Of Merrie Riddles of 1631 and the settings are part of the Oxford Bob Chilcott Secular series (BC37) specifically for upper voices.

My song is love unknown. My song is love unknown is an expressive and fluid setting of the well-known Lenten text by Samuel Crossman. McGlade highlights the phrase 'take frail flesh and die' with a sighing musical motif, before the work closes with the affirmation 'heaven was his home, but mine the tomb where he lay'.

The Waiting Sky by Oliver Tarney for SSAA unaccompanied.Oliver Tarney has re-worked his popular unaccompanied minature The Waiting Sky for upper voices. The evocative text by Lucia Quinault depicts a rural winter scene and is skilfully set to music by Oliver Tarney to create a lucidly reflective piece. There is a sense in both the text and the music of waiting for the 'shining star' and while it would make a beautiful addition to a concert programme at other times of the year the setting is perfect as a reflective carol for Advent anticipating the wonder of the birth of Christ.

Junior Voiceworks at Christmas is a wonderful collection of 40 seasonal songs for children ranging from rounds to raps and from folk pieces to well-known carols in sparkling new arrangements. With excellent practical advice and rehearsal notes and an accompanying CD this volume meets the needs of all schools and choral groups for this special time of year.