Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. SMezTBSoli - SATB Chorus - 3(III=Picc).2.2.4 - 4.4.3.1 - Timbales - Percussion - Strings - Off Stage: 4 Trompette - Durée: 105 / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Travaux Pour Choeurs

Carrickfergus. A beautifully evocative 4-minute arrangement by Joshua Pacey of the Irish folksong ballad, named after the Irish town Carrickfergus, written for unaccompanied SATB voices and soprano solo. Score includes rehearsal pianoreduction. First recorded on VOCES8?s 2019 album Enchanted Isle.

Love bade me welcome. A setting for unaccompanied SATB choir with divisi of George Herbert?s poem. The richly textured homophonic piece ends with a beautiful ostinato. Duration 4?30"

Queen Elizabeth's Winchester Carol. Queen Elizabeth?s Winchester Carol, also known as ?The Royal Carol? uses a poem by King Henry VIII and equates the ever-green holly and ivy with the constancy of love. Composed for unaccompanied SATB divisi, and duration 3 minutes.

O Saviour of the World. Composed for unaccompanied SSATB with an English text from the Book of Common Prayer. This five-minute anthem was written for the UK?s Thomas Tallis Society, having in mind Tallis?s famous work for 5 voices with latin text, Salvator Mundi. The music matches the sense of anguish in the text.

Voces8-VOCES8 present a dreamlike choral fantasia based on the first movement of Beethoven's famous Moonlight piano sonata. Particularly suitable for mixed ability choirs this piece has been used by VOCES8 in many of their school workshops.The internationally-renowned British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. The celebration of diverse musical expression is central to the ensemble's ethos and this is shown in their versatile concert programmes and innovative educational work.The VOCES8 singles series includes songs for which the group is particularly well known in choral arrangements produced specifically forVOCES8.

I wrote Christmas Light for a choir and glockenspiel to celebrate poet Betty McKellarâ??s 90th birthday. I love the colour and imagery in Bettyâ??s work and the honesty and clarity of her writing.I first discovered her work in the 1990s and set her poem Cramasie Threid for soprano and cello.I then took the poem Sangsters as the starting point for a concerto for orchestra which was premiered by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in 2002. I have always enjoyed collaborating with non-professional and community groups which I find stimulating and inspiring. These are musicians for whom music is an absolute pleasure â?? who give time without payment in the midst of busy lives often withdemanding jobs and family commitments. They do this because they love music and the companionship and buzz of working together. The enthusiasm always communicates to the audience and some of the most memorable performances of my music have been in churches schools and community halls. This short piece is a tribute to Bettyâ??s creativity warmth and optimism.