Paul Mealor's setting of Lord Byron's 'She walks in beauty', written for Octavoce. Scored for SATB divisi chorus unaccompanied. / SATB

Noël 2 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed voice choirs, which follows on from the highly acclaimed Noël! Volume 1 (Catalogue No. NOV310800). The contents range from the Renaissance to the present: from Byrd and Sweelinck, via Bach, familiar settings of traditional and lesser known carols through the ages to Howells and Leighton, and work by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Eric Whitacre, John Tavener Tarik O'Regan and Richard Allain. Mixed voice choirs of all levels will find here new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating works for the Christmas season, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. Selected and edited by David Hill, Choral Advisor to Novello, Chief Conductor of the BBC singers, Musical Director of The Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of The Southern Sinfonia and Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Southampton in 2002 in recognition of his Services to Music. 'Noël was a welcome addition to the Christmas list for decent standard choirs - Noël 2 adds even more to the repertoire in a handy volume... The main enticements are some fantastic new arrangements of old favourites, a number of works previously only available in single sheets (Whitacre's Lux Arumque among others) and some fantastic new surprises. Adrian Peacock's Venite, Gaudete is a wonderfully original and vibrant setting, Richard Rodney Bennet's I Wonder as I Wander is both reflective and effective, and there are plenty more. Some of the pieces here will challenge your choir, but there's a vast amount to get the Christmas inspiration flowing. ' - Jonathan Wikeley, Music Teacher November 2009 '?an outstanding resource for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany ' Andrew Stewart, Choir and amp - Organ November/December 2010 Noel! 2 Interview With David Hill by Musicroom / Choeur SATB Et Orgue (Ou Piano)

She Walks in Beauty arranged for mixed voice choir a cappella by Toby Hession. / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Par ASHE BRENDAN. Hosanna!' de Brendan Ashe est une pièce excitante et énergique pour SATB. Chaque voix est divisé en trois portées. La ligne du haut est pour les battements de mains, la ligne médiane est d'estampillage et le fond est pour tout ce qui est exprimé. Brendan Ashe est un compositeur impérieux, transcripteur et arrangeur, ainsi qu'un commandant cunductor et pianiste. Sa sortie chorale pour voix mixtes et supérieur est large, reflétant ses goûts éclectiques de determindedly - de Machaut Bernstein, Folk bulgare au sérialisme. Ses nombreuses oeuvres pour les écoles et le théâtre jamais échouent à exciter et inspirer./ Feuillet / Choeur

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

Director Score. Par MCDONALD MARY. For Holy Week or Good Friday, It Is Finished is a unique, powerful, and compelling Tenebrae service from the always uncommonly creative Mary McDonald. At 30 minutes in length, it is easily prepared and will serve perfectly as a centerpiece for any Holy Week service. Or, perform the anthems separately during Lent and Holy Week. The optional chamber orchestration is elegant, yet practical. Optional PowerPoint files with inspiring images for projection during the service will add a moving visual element. For Holy Week or Good Friday, It Is Finished is a unique, powerful, and compelling Tenebrae service from the always uncommonly creative Mary McDonald. At 30 minutes in length, it is easily prepared and will serve perfectly as a centerpiece for any Holy Week service. Or, perform the anthems separately during Lent and Holy Week. The optional chamber orchestration is elegant, yet practical. Optional PowerPoint files with inspiring images for projection during the service will add a moving visual element./ Répertoire / SATB

Par PEIRSON RICHARD. The sense of rare and beautiful magic encountered in the early verse of Yeats is perfectly captured in this setting of He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven which, like the no less evocative texts selected by Warlock for 'The Curlew', is among the outstanding items from the early collection 'The Wind Among The Reeds'. To the rich symbolism of the poet's work, smoothly euphonious and finely balanced choral harmonies add their own 'golden and silver light', making in words and music a sonorous image of the profound vision, part romance, part mystery, at the heart of this unique poem./ Feuillet / SATB a Cappella

Par SHEPPARD MIKE. Commissioned by Jo McNally for the 2016 AMIS European Middle School Honor Boys' Choir Festival at Frankfurt International School. Noster Nostri explores the idea of the past and the present, as seen from a male perspective — that of son, brother, father. It looks back through history, adopting a melodic and harmonic style that could have been written over a century ago. / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes et Piano

Sing Pop A Cappella is a collection of a cappella arrangements of fantastic pop songs old and new, by renowned teacher, singer and director Gitika Partington. Her arrangements are used by choirs across the UK, and she emphasises that being able to read music is not necessary. Rewarding and enjoyable, Book Three continues her project to bring people together through the power of song.What's great about Gitika Partington's Sing Pop A Cappella series is how she understands that to make great music or to sing a great song, it's not necessary to be able to sight-read. It may be useful, but she has learned that there are other ways to communicate music, namely through ear training, repetition and gesture. Her arrangements, five of which appear in this book, have enabled youth and community choirs to spring up across the country, making singing truly and universally accessible. Included in this book are wonderfully rich a cappella arrangements of Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers, Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair, Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, Adele's Rolling In The Deep and a huge favourite, Sway (Quien Sera). Vocal scores for these innovative and enjoyable arrangements are included in standard notation, although Partington recommends learning by ear as something equally beneficial. To aid with this, the accompanying download card includes five tracks of audio for each song. One features a full performance demonstration while the other four each focus on either soprano, alto, tenor or bass. The easy download of these tracks makes learning efficient and fun, as you are able to listen wherever you are.The great thing about a cappella singing is that it can be done anywhere, with limited resources, with members who don't necessarily have any musical training. Partington has created a book that can be used by a cappella choirs who love pop music that sounds great and will thrill audiences. Sing Pop A Cappella is not just a songbook, though, it also includes an extensive introduction by Partington, as well as performance tips for each song and information on voice care and learning the tunes. It's a personal book for Partington, who is passionate about the power of music to bring people together, and enthusiastic about getting people who wouldn't believe they had the confidence or ability, to sing pop!Sing Pop A Cappella is a brilliant book for choirs of any type or size who would enjoy singing five incredible pop tunes without accompaniment. The fantastic sound of a group of people singing a well-known song in a completely new and interesting way is something that Gitika Partington knows well, and something that she wants to impart to groups across the country. Songs like this were made to be sung, so pick up Book Three and Sing Pop A Cappella! / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Par STEENHUYSE-VANDEVELDE CHRISTA. Christa Steenhuyse-Vandevelde has been teaching for over 30 years with unbridled enthusiasm and unparalleled creativity. Throughout her career she inspired more than a thousand piano students, which she brought into contact with masters from the past and the present. Christa?s own compositions have a high romantic style with a flowing melody and a beautiful harmonic accompaniment. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / SATB

Par KANDER JOHN / BEALE CHARLES (Arr.). John Kander and Fred Ebb created a number of 20th-century show classics, including Cabaret and Kiss of the spider woman, but Chicago! is perhaps their greatest and best-loved show of them all. Mama Moreton sings When you’re good to Mama to indicate to the prison inmates how the world really works. She is deeply cynical, knows the ways of the world and controls the purse strings of the prison, but she also turns out to be compassionate – a mother figure to the other inmates. This song requires sassy singing and good communication skills; to convey the double meanings, use careful timing, facial expression and, for the more daring, staging too! This piece is part of the Faber Choral Singles series, offering a selection of beautifully crafted arrangements in a diversity of musical styles. From Broadway, pop and folk to spirituals, gospel and original works, the series is arranged for 3 part choirs (soprano, alto and a combined male-voice part) providing flexibility for any choir. Complete with straight-forward piano accompaniments supporting the vocal lines, the Faber Choral Singles series guarantees the perfect repertoire for every occasion – so get exploring and get singing! / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes et Piano

Over the Rainbow is a standard that has become forever associated with its most famous interpreter, Judy Garland. Her troubled adult years only added poignancy to her guileless interpretation of the song, preserved on celluloid in The Wizard of Oz when she was seventeen. The song would also do something similar for Eva Cassidy whose 1992 version brought her posthumous fame almost a decade later. Arranged beautifully by Christopher Hussey for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment, this anthem of hope has not lost its bitter-sweet yearning. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Par DOWLAND JOHN. Edited by Thurston Dart and Nigel Fortune 13 of the finest settings taken from John Dowland: Ayres for Four Voices, originally transcribed as Volume 6 of Musica Britannica by Edmund Fellowes. The Elizabethan and Jacobean lutesongs were often written with alternative versions for voices and lute. This volume is an introductory selection of these ‘airs’, with accompaniment which may be played on guitar or keyboard as well as lute. SATB CONTENTS Burst forth my tears By a fountain where I lay Can she excuse my wrongs Come again sweet love doth now invite Come away, come sweet love Come heavy sleep Fine knacks for ladies Go crystal tears If my complaints Now o now I needs must part Sleep wayward thoughts Sweet stay awhile Weep you no more sad fountains/ Répertoire / SATB

Thierry Escaich : Night's birds - sur des textes de John Dowland Ch'urs à 4 voix mixtes et/ou piano/orgue et ensemble - Ch'urs mixtes Auteur : John Dowland Night's Birds, pour choeur et violoncelle, prend son inspiration dans deux chansons de John Dowland : Flow my tears et Can she excuse my wrongs, mais c'est avant tout l'atmosphère sombre et désespérée du premier poème qui guide l'évolution formelle de l''uvre. A plusieurs reprises, la rythmique plus légère, ternaire et syncopée de la seconde chanson (évoquant ce monde des passions et des luttes encore possibles) tente de s'imposer comme une sorte de souvenir à peine déformé de la version initiale de Dowland, mais à chaque fois c'est pour mieux retomber dans l'univers glaçant et sans espoir de Flow my tears, son lyrisme noir obsessionnel et ses enchevêtrements de lignes descendantes souvent chromatiques. Seule la fin laisse apparaître une sorte de sérénité mêlée d'abandon comme un chant venu d'au-delà des enfers. Le style polyphonique rappelle alors celui de la Renaissance anglaise et une musique plus diatonique conclut la pièce, à peine teintée de bribes éparses du climat précédent. Le violoncelle, après avoir été souvent intégré au discours vocal, ou avoir rivalisé avec les voix dans l'aspect déclamatoire (tel un double choeur) ou encore après avoir servi de base rythmique à l'ensemble, clôt la pièce par un chant éthéré et lent, comme une lueur dans ce nocturne tourmenté. Commande de Vocello. Création du 17 août 2016, durant le Festival du Périgord Noir à Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, par Henri DEMARQUETTE (violoncelle) et l'Ensemble Sequenza 9.3 sous la direction de Catherine SIMONPIETRI.