Par MARTIN JOSEPH M.. This cantata is a celebration of light. Filled with time-honored carols and expressive original songs, this work will dazzle and inspire. The first half of the cantata is dedicated to hopeful prophecies associated with the coming Light of the World. With the birth of Jesus, the second part moves forward to declare the tidings of great joy and is crowned with an opportunity for the congregation to join in singing, Joy to the World. Brant Adams and Robert Sterling shine as orchestrators of this truly festive work. Glorious! Songs include: A Festive Call to Christmas, Celebration of Light, Come, Golden Light, Dazzling Joy, Beautiful Name, Dreamer of Stars, Angel Song, Silver and Shadows, Joyous Carols of Christmas. Score and Parts for Full Orchestra (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn, 1-2, tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Score and Parts for Consort (fl, cl, tpt 1-2, tbn, perc, kybd str) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download./ Répertoire / SATB

This collection of French Songs and Choruses includes a wealth of original choral music by French composers, as well as many wonderful arrangements of some of the greatest French songs ever composed. Suitable for Mixed-Voice Choirs of all sizes and abilities, this is the perfect collection for finding new performance pieces, but would work equally well as a complete concert programme. The selections in this songbook are second-to-none, with some of the most beautiful and affecting French choral music compiled into one volume. Many original works are included here, with these choral compositions by giants of French classical music often being regarded as some of their finest work. Pieces like Madrigal by Gabriel Fauré, a new edition of Maurice Ravel's incredible Trois Chansons, Camille Saint-Saëns's Calme Des Nuits and Trinquons as well as Reynaldo Hahn's three Rondels, originally written for SATB choir. French Songs And Choruses also features a great many arrangements of works that have been enjoyed by choirs and singers for many years. The harmonies of songs like Chanson D'Amour by Gabriel Fauré convey just how stunning a song this is to hear as well as to sing, while others like Debussy's Beau Soir offer a similarly beautiful take on a different theme. With all of these songs, the joy will be in careful selection, fantastic practice and the thrill of performance for you and your audience. Such a grand selection of Songs And Choruses For Mixed-Voice Choirs is sure to enhance or invigorate your choir's repertoire, giving you an enjoyable introduction to the finest choral music that France has to offer. The delightful arrangements of the carefully-selected French Songs And Choruses included in this collection will make a perfectly French-flavoured addition to your general repertoire, or simply a complete concert in itself. The clear and accurate engravings make this book a pleasure to dip in and out of in your search for the perfect song, and with so many great compositions included, we're sure you'll find it! Please note that most of the lyrics are in French, but translations are included that also serve the purpose of enhancing your understanding of such poetic music./ Recueil / Choeur Mixte (SATB) et Piano

Fifty Christmas Carols. Par JACQUES REGINALD / WILLCOCKS DAVID. 50 chants de Noël Orchestrations pour plusieurs des chants de cette collection sont disponibles à la vente ou de location sous les orchestrations titres Carol trois et cinq chants de Noël. Huit Chants pour cuivres pour les 5 et 8 cuivres partie (pour accompagner des chants des chorales de chants de 1 et Carols for Choirs 2) sont également en vente. Reginald Jacques est né en 1894 à Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire et a étudié au Collège de la Reine, à Oxford, où il devint plus tard organiste et directeur de la musique en 1926. Reginald Jacques a également été chef d'orchestre de la Société d'Oxford Orchestra de 1930 à 1936. De 1931 à 1960, il a été chef du Choeur Bach de Londres. En 1936 il fonda sa propre orchestre Jacques, qu'il a dirigé jusqu'en 1960. En 1954, il a été fait Commandeur de l'Ordre de l'Empire britannique. Il mourut en 1969. John Rutter est né à Londres en 1945 et a étudié la musique au Clare College, Cambridge. Ses compositions embrassent la musique chorale, orchestrale et instrumentale, et il a édité ou co-édité plusieurs anthologies chorale dont quatre pour des volumes de Carols chorales avec Sir David Willcocks et l'Oxford Choral Classics série. De 1975 à 1979, il a été directeur de la musique au Clare College, et en 1981 il a formé son propre choeur, les Cambridge Singers. Il partage maintenant son temps entre la composition et la conduite et est recherché comme un chef d'orchestre invité pour le leader mondial des chorales et orchestres. Né en 1919, David Willcocks a commencé sa carrière musicale comme choriste à l'Abbaye de Westminster, plus tard, remportant des bourses à Clifton College et King 's College, Cambridge. Après son service de guerre, il a été élu Fellow du Collège King, et plus tard devint organiste de Salisbury et de cathédrales de Worcester, alors que la conduite des Three Choirs Festival à Worcester. Willcocks retourné à Kings College, à Cambridge en tant que Directeur de la Musique de 1957-1974, avec la première collection de ses arrangements dans le Carols pour les séries chorales d'édition en 1961. Il a été Directeur de la Musique du Royal College of Music de 1974-1984, et a été anobli en liste de la Reine du Jubilé d'argent de spécialisation en 1977. Willcocks a également mené le Bach Choir pendant 38 ans, prend sa retraite en 1998. Sir David conserve un calendrier chargé de concerts et d'enregistrements, y compris les récentes visites aux Etats-Unis, au Canada et en Europe. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Chant

Par CHILCOTT BOB / KNIGHT SUSAN. 31 chants pour SATB accompagnés et non accompagnés Une collection innovatrice dont de nouvelles pièces et des arrangements de certains des compositeurs du monde plus beau chant ainsi que d'écrivains dont le travail peut être nouveau pour beaucoup. Les éditeurs ont cherché dans le monde pour révéler, de la musique excitante représentant un éventail de traditions chorales et de styles. Chaque pièce peut être chanté dans sa langue originale ou en anglais, et des guides de prononciation sont fournis pour ceux qui souhaitent chanter les textes originaux. Cette collection permettra de rafraîchir le répertoire des chorales du monde entier, avec la plupart des morceaux appropriés pour les chorales de toutes tailles et capacités. Accompagnements pour certains des chants sont disponibles en location. Bob Chilcott a été impliqué dans la musique chorale, toute sa vie, d'abord comme choriste, puis une chorale Scholar au Kings College, Cambridge. Plus tard, il a chanté et composé des musiques pour 12 ans avec des chanteurs du Roi. Ses expériences avec ce groupe, son engagement passionné pour les chorales de jeunes et amateurs, et sa conviction profonde que la musique peut unir les gens, ont inspiré à la fois de composer à plein temps et, à travers workshopping proactive, afin de promouvoir la musique chorale dans le monde entier. Susan Knight est le fondateur et directeur artistique de la Newfoundland Symphony Youth Choir et le Festival 500. Elle est active en tant que chef invité, arbitre, enseignant, conférencier et avocat, et a occupé des postes cadres au sein de la musique nationaux et provinciaux et des organismes éducatifs. / Niveau : Facile à Moyennement Difficile / Recueil / SATB

The Novello Book Of Hymns is a collection of 50 favourite hymns, inspiringly and engagingly written for SATB Choirs. Edited by David Hill, all the arrangements in this book are designed to be singable by congregations without music, and can be used in any church or school service.As well as providing uplifting versions of hymns, these arrangements also work well as easy anthems, enabling church and school choirs to learn an often striking and dramatic piece of music quickly and easily.The hymns have been arranged by a range of well-loved composers including Richard Lloyd, John Bertalot, David Hill, Stephen Jackson, Philip Moore, Christopher Robinson and many others.Editor of the collection David Hill is a Choral Advisor to Novello. He is Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, Musical Director of the Bach Choir, Chief Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia, Associate Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society, and Professor of Choral Conducting at Yale University. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Arranged for SATB chorus and Piano accompaniment. Commissioned by Gareth Malone for Series Four of BBC TV's 'The Choir' and first performed by Malone and the Military Wives' choir as part of The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th November 2011 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. A favourite for the 2011 Christmas Number One, with support from radio DJ Chris Evans who has suggested every choir in the country should sing this song, it's and nbsp - the biggest threat to X-Factor chart domination this year. The text is taken from poems, letters and prayers written by the Military Wives, selected and adapted by Paul Mealor, and a passage from the Book of John: Wherever you are, my love will keep you safe - My heart will build a bridge of light, across both time and space. Wherever you are, our hearts still beat as one, I hold you in my dreams each night, until your task is done. Light up the darkness, my wondrous star, Our hopes and dreams, my heart and yours, forever shining far. Light up the darkness, my prince of peace - May the stars shine all around you, may your courage never cease. Wherever I am, I will love you day by day, I will keep you safe, cling on to faith, along the dark, dark way. Wherever I am, I will hold on through the night - I will pray each day, a safe return, will look now to the light. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 / SATB Et Piano

Par RODGERS SARAH. Choral settings of ‘Lift up your heads, O ye gates’ from Psalm 24 are numerous, from that of the sixteenth-century Geneva Psalter of Claude Goudimel to the present day. Unsurprisingly so, as the text has many appropriate liturgical applications. In this jubilant setting, The King of Glory, Sarah Rodgers has provided church choirs of all abilities with a truly celebratory anthem that in its writing for SATB displays many elements of choral craft, from unison and two-part textures to a satisfyingly contrapuntal full harmony. The driving, rhythmic figure in the organ accompaniment underpins and uplifts the voices, and occasional harmonic juxtapositions add delightfully unexpected moments of colour. Importantly, with a proficient organist, the anthem can be prepared with just one or two rehearsals. It is certain to be of great appeal both to choirs and to congregations. / Date parution : 1905-07-10/ Feuillet / SATB et Orgue

This medley of three great Simon and Garfunkel songs includes their breakthrough hit The Sound Of Silence, Simon's light-hearted celebration of New York's 59th Street Bridge, Feeling Groovy, and a their soaring anthem about a more metaphorical bridge.The sheet music in this song book has been expertly arranged for SATB/Piano. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Par HOWELLS HERBERT. Herbert Howells composed his Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis evening canticles for St Paul's Cathedral in 1951, going on to become among his most famous and enduring works. These beautiful canticles were composed by a master of setting the Anglican liturgy, and are arranged for SATB Chorus and Organ Accompaniment. These two wonderful works of choral music are characterised by a unique blend of unison harmonies and disparate melodies that highlight each voice perfectly. The lingering notes, crescendos and subtle dynamic changes were composed with the acoustics of that great cathedral in mind, but they also work equally well in any setting. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Répertoire / Choeur Mixte (SATB) et Orgue