This setting of a 17th century English poem proclaims the wonder of Christmas and the oneness of all things. While the opening two stanzas feature broad and expansive phrases over an arpeggiated accompaniment the work's emotionalcore is found in the contrasting section: “Welcome all wonders in one sight/Summer in winter day in night” before the final recapitulation of the opening strains. Available separately: SATB SAB SSA. Duration: ca.3:20.

This setting of a 17th century English poem proclaims the wonder of Christmas and the oneness of all things. While the opening two stanzas feature broad and expansive phrases over an arpeggiated accompaniment the work's emotionalcore is found in the contrasting section: “Welcome all wonders in one sight/Summer in winter day in night” before the final recapitulation of the opening strains. Available separately: SATB SAB SSA. Duration: ca.3:20.

Two Human Hymns comprises of settings for six-part choir and organ of two poems by 17th century English poets who are almost exact contemporaries; George Herbert and Henry King.The music for the choir is mostly composedin simple songlike shapes which are little hymns. The texts though clearly relate to Christian beliefs could be more widely applicable to all human experience which is why they have called them 'Human Hymns'.Thus Love BadeMe Welcome (G.Herbert) whilst obviously a Christian allegory can be read as a gently hypnotic love song and it is attempted to capture something of this atmosphere in the setting. Like to the Falling of a Star (H.King) although it mentions no God could be a Calvinist sermon capping its lovely account of the wonders of nature with an almost operatically sinister denouement. In the first half of the piece the music bubbles upwards fresh andoptimistic; in the second half like all those doomed sinners it is going down down down.The first performance was given by University of Aberdeen Chapel Choir on 22nd October 1995. Duration: c.7 minutes.

Dale Warland Choral Series-Movement no. 2 from Nativity Suite the opening sounds of the instruments and voices in this setting of one of the most widely known of the Latin texts appropriate for Christmas are meant to conjure an air of mystery.The initial tone clusters approached by layering the voice parts suggest intimacy and the veiled quality suited to this traditional liturgical text. Other movements include: Welcome All Wonders (50600071) A Boy Was Born(50600073). Flute and Harp Parts available separately for the full suite (50600165).