The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options clearly explained throughout enabling performance by various combinations of singers. With carols for Advent Christmas New Year and Epiphany and a fabulous range of accessible quality material this is a must-have collection for all choirs at Christmas. 56 flexibly scored carols Suitable for mixed choirs upper-voice choirs choirs with few men unison choirs small choirs and all other groups New flexible arrangements of traditional carols and modern favourites Brandnew carols written specially for the collection Variety of composers including Kerry Andrew Malcolm Archer Alan Bullard Bob Chilcott Stephen Cleobury Cecilia McDowall John Rutter Mack Wilberg and David Willcocks Wide range of material from Medieval to the present day and including wassails gallery carols world carols and spirituals Accessible keyboard accompaniments suitable for Organ (with or without pedals) or Piano

In Bright Mass With Canons the canonical motifs are present right from the beginning and carry through almost every bar of the work.There are echoes of early English Choral writing and abstracted sections with flurries of sound interspersed with more Choral writing all in the most modern idioms. Contemporary American composer Nico Muhly is a prolific writer and arranger who at 32 is the youngest composer ever to have been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His oeuvre includes two operas and many solo pieces and works for small ensemble Orchestra and Chorus and he has collaborated with artists such as PhilipGlass Björk and Sigur Rós.In the December 2014 edition of Organists' Review Christopher Maxim writes that 'the vocal writing frequently evokes Renaissance polyphony' and 'the language is fresh and contemporary with much zest being added by the organ part.'

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)

A Service of Joy and Reflection-This essential resource for Resurrection Sunday is a festive worship service designed for churches of any size. Beautifully orchestrated and wonderfully crafted to enable quick learning and maximum impact this worship set includes everything you need to fill your Easter service with glorious praise and also provide a time of meaningful reflection on the Cross. Incorporating responsive readings with time-honored hymns and newly composed music this 15-minute choral treasure has something for everyone. A hearty line-up of support products is available to facilitate your learning and presentation. Powerful! Songs include: Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead' Alleluia Alleluia Prayer at the Cross Reflections on the Cross Take My Life and Let It Be. Score and parts (fl ob cl hn clo perc - one player per part) available as a Printed Edition. ScorePlay - click to view score with recording.

The Sunday Singer is a choral publication for smaller-sized church choirs that consists of several accessible anthems representing original works and arrangements of hymns and contemporary favorites. For each title special attention has been given to voice leading limited vocal ranges and carefully crafted piano accompaniments. Published two times a year The Sunday Singer will serve as a valuable resource for your choir throughoutthe church year.The Easter/Spring 2009 issue includes six titles: All Hail King Jesus with All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (arr. Keith Christopher) • Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) (arr. TomFettke) • Holy Place (Keith Wilkerson) • Jesus Lover of My Soul (arr. Marty Parks) • More Precious Than Silver with When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (arr. Stan Pethel) • Open the Eyes of My Heartwith Open Our Eyes (arr. John Purifoy). Available separately: Choral Book ChoirTrax CD Kit (10 Choral Books 1 ChoirTrax CD 1 Preview CD) Choral Book 10-Pak Preview CD Preview CD 10-Pak Preview Pak (1 Choral Book 1Preview CD).

John Taverner's Western Wind Mass is one of three extant Early Tudor masses bearing that title the others being by Christopher Tye and John Shepherd. They are so named because their canutus firmus derives from a setting of thelove lyric 'Westron wynde when wylle thow blow'. Taverner's extant works are not abundant by William Byrd’s standard but they include eight complete masses three Magnificat settings over twenty motets English adaptations ofhis Latin music a handful of secular songs and a couple of instrumental pieces. This work is for SATB voices and is edited by Anthony G. Petti

Awake my glory is scored for a solo soprano SATB chorus and organ set to text by Christopher Smart. Commissioned by the Cathedral Church of St.Mary Edinburgh for the centenary celebrations on 3 October 1979. Duration c. 10 mins

Written as a wedding present for two of the composer?s friends Come live with me sets Christopher Marlowe?s archetype of the late renaissance ?Pastoral Style? The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. As a nod to the great traditions of Elizabethan and Victorian partsong writing this setting is predominantly homophonic. Taking an A-B-A-coda structure the sweeping melody of the opening section (rising and falling like ?craggy mountains?) is later reprieved in a more luscious harmonization and continues to form the basis of the soprano and tenor duet during the coda. In the B section (?There will I make thee beds of roses?) the texture elaborates to more contrapuntal linesof dialogue between upper and lower voices with the passion reaching a understated zenith in the soprano 1 and tenor 1 rhapsodic rising duet under which the parts twine themselves around each other like ?leave of myrtle?.An imaginative setting closely allied with the text Come live with me is an exciting addition to the contemporary repertoire of choral music on the theme of love.

Ave Maris Stella is a setting by James MacMillan of the traditional vesper hymn (‘Hail O Star of the ocean’) commissioned by Christopher Gray and the Choir of Truro Cathedral. The texture is homophonic and sustained with much use of pedal points in the chord progressions and the closing amens bring a melodic flowering in the sopranos. A welcome addition to the repertoire for choirs of all abilities from the pen of this leading choral composer.

Based on Psalm 100 and texts by Christopher Smart this hymn anthem is scored for mixed voices with organ and trumpet. The congregation also gets to join in for a final stanza with soprano descant.

Christopher Robinson's The Infant King is scored for Children's Voices SATB Choir and Piano. It was commissioned by Making Music and funded by the Carnegie UK Trust. A full performance of this arrangement of a Basque Noël lasts around 3 minutes.A review in the September 2016 issue of Organist's Review states that this piece 'will provide choirs with their own challenge and delight.'

A cantata for alto and bass soli SATB chorus and orchestra by one of England's most renowned twentieth century composers with text written and adapted by Christopher Hassall.This edition for all vocal parts and piano accompaniment.

A cheerful winter sleigh ride is festively portrayed in this delightful holiday original from Christopher Dedrick and the Canadian Brass! Instrumentation includes brass and percussion or it may be performed with piano alone.Available: SATB 2-Part/3-Part Instrumental Pak. Performance Time: Approx. 2:45.