Noël! 3 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed-voice choirs, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. The contents range from the Baroque to the present: familiar settings of traditional and lesser-known carols through the ages to Howells, Berkeley and Warlock, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Mealor, John Tavener, Francis Pott and Richard Allain. Mixed-voice choirs of all levels will enjoy these new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating original works for the Christmas season. / Choeur SATB Et Orgue (Ou Piano)

The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options clearly explained throughout enabling performance by various combinations of singers. With carols for Advent Christmas New Year and Epiphany and a fabulous range of accessible quality material this is a must-have collection for all choirs at Christmas. 56 flexibly scored carols Suitable for mixed choirs upper-voice choirs choirs with few men unison choirs small choirs and all other groups New flexible arrangements of traditional carols and modern favourites Brandnew carols written specially for the collection Variety of composers including Kerry Andrew Malcolm Archer Alan Bullard Bob Chilcott Stephen Cleobury Cecilia McDowall John Rutter Mack Wilberg and David Willcocks Wide range of material from Medieval to the present day and including wassails gallery carols world carols and spirituals Accessible keyboard accompaniments suitable for Organ (with or without pedals) or Piano

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day is a work for unaccompanied double SATB choir by composer Owain Park. It was commissioned by the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge who performed the premiere in Trinity College Chapel conducted by Stephen Layton. As well as being an award-winning composer Park also conducts sings and plays the Organ currently holding the post of Organ Scholar at Trinity College Cambridge.

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day is an English carol usually attributed as 'traditional'; its first written appearance is in William B. Sandys' Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern of 1833. It is most well known in John Gardner's adaptation but numerous other composers have made original settings of it or arranged the traditional tune including Gustav Holst  Igor Stravinsky. The verses of the hymn progress through the story of Jesus told in his own voice.

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day is a traditional Christmas carol composed by John Gardner for SATB or Unison Voices with Piano Accompaniment and optional Percussion.

Five Hymn Tune Preludes (Op. 44) was composed in 1959. It is a collection of short works for solo Organ based on five of the most popular Anglican Hymn Tunes: Old Hundredth - Dundee - Darwall's 148th - Down Ampney - Veni Creator Spiritus. Each Prelude would be suitable for performance before or after a church service or the entire set could be used as a recital item. John Gardner (1917-2011) was a British composer and pedagogue. Best known for his setting of the Christmas Carol Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day he wrote a total of nearly 250 published works. He was Professor of Harmony and Composition at the Royal Academyof Music for over three decades and also taught at Morley College and St Paul’s Girls’ School.

Through the centuries, the Christmas season has inspired composers, poets, lyricists and hymn writers to apply their craft in devotion to this event.This book presents 100 arrangements of favorite Christmas carols and advent hymns for violin solo with guitar accompaniment. Suggested chordal accompaniment is included for each solo so that any chordal instrument can accompany the violin. The author has also indicated whether the guitarist should use fingerstyle or strum accompaniment. The music in this book spans centuries and represents a wonderful assortment of solos which may be used as preludes or offertories throughout the various seasons in the church year. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Musique religieuse / Date parution : 2018-05-04/ Recueil / Violon et Guitare

A trumpet duet fanfare beckons the band to join in on the opening bars of this dignified elegant finale for holiday concerts. Staging opportunities abound with optional antiphonal brass parts and the celebratory mood of the featured carols Once In Royal David's City and Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day make this a wonderfully versatile work.

This delightful setting of the traditional English carol features the buoyant vocal lines over the brightly articulated keyboard and bell-like chords. A joy to perform! With optional flute and glockenspiel. Duration: ca: 1:45.

This joyous setting of the traditional West Country Carol was arranged by composer John Gardner for Chorus SATB with solos. Gardner was a modern English composer and teacher held in great esteem who is best known for his setting of Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day which is the most popular arrangement of that carol and frequently performed

Here is the traditional English carol in a colorful setting full of rhythmic and harmonic surprises and playful effects. Easily learned and impressive in performance your choir and their listeners will enjoy this joyful musicaltreat! Available separately: SATB SSA ChoirTrax CD. Chamber Orchestra score and parts available as a printed edition and as a digital download (fl 1-2 ob cl 1-2 bn perc 1-2 hp vn 1-2 va vc db). Duration: ca. 2:10.