Hugo Cole (1917-1995) was a British composer cellist and music critic. He studied under Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He is best remembered for writing several operas and choral works as well as much chamber music but he also wrote a series of pedagogical Cello books and had a successful career as a music critic for The Guardian and Country Life. Cole’s Magnificat was set in the key of G major and first published in 1957. It is scored for Female or Boys’ Choir (SSAA) with Piano accompaniment.

O Radix Jesse by Polish composer Pawe ukaszewski is arranged here for unaccompanied SSAA Chorus with divisions. Pawe ukaszewski is part of a younger generation of Polishcomposers who specialise in sacred and choral music. After studying composition and receiving two Ph.Ds ? ukaszewski's work has been performed throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Thiscomposition ?O Radix Jesse is a setting of the Magnificant antiphons used in Christian advent and Catholic Mass.? The haunting harmonies created by the unaccompanied chorus inthis composition are sure to remain with audiences for a long time having been intricately crafted by this master of spiritual music. Please note that the lyrics are inLatin. David Lindley in the September 2015 issue of the Organists' Review writes that? ukaszewski's music 'is often compared to that of Górecki Pärt and John Tavener and this piece manifests thefamily resemblance.'

The Grammy®-winning singer Kelly Clarkson scored big with an elegant pitch-perfect and rousing rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XLVI with choral back-up provided by the Indianapolis Children'sChoir conducted by Henry Leck. Here is the arrangement in two keys the original in G as sung by Kelly and a B-flat edition for use with soprano or tenor soloist or a group of singers. Recorded by the Indianapolis Children'sChoir Rachel Anderson soloist.