Par BURTON KEN. British composer Ken Burton uses the writing of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), the black American son of emancipated slaves, in his 3-minute work A Prayer. The text of the three verses is bitter-sweet, filled with hope and sadness, and the music combines with this to make a rhythmically simple reflective evening hymn. Burton draws on Spiritual, Gospel and Blues to write a piece for SATB with divisi that will be a popular piece both to sing and to hear. New commission from The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers and premiered in their inaugural concert as part of the online LIVE from London – Spring Festival 2021. Follows Descend to Earth, VOCES8’s own commission of Ken Burton in the LIVE from London – Christmas Festival 2020. UK-based Ken Burton is known for his work on UK television programmes, particularly in BBC TV’s Songs of Praise. Burton was choirmaster for the multi Oscar winning and Grammy winning Marvel film Black Panther./ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte SATB

Description Noël! 3 is an exciting collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed-voice choirs, from the easy to learn to the more challenging and unconventional. The contents range from the Baroque to the present: familiar settings of traditional and lesser-known carols through the ages to Howells, Berkeley and Warlock, and works by today's composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Mealor, John Tavener, Francis Pott and Richard Allain. Mixed-voice choirs of all levels will enjoy these new arrangements of favourite carols as well as stimulating original works for the Christmas season. Songlist A Lullaby of the Nativity [Blackford, Richard] A Spotless Rose [Mealor, Paul] Annunciation [Tavener, John] As I Lay Upon A Night [Hall, Jamie W.] Balulalow [Allain, Richard] Balulalow [Burton, James] Benedicamus Domino [Warlock, Peter] Bright Star Carol [Muhly, Nico] Child Of The Stable's Secret Birth [Rathbone, Samuel] Coventry Carol [Bennett, Richard Rodney] Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly (Arr. Adrian Lucas) [Traditional] Ding Dong! Merrily On High (Arr. Malcolm Williamson) [Traditional] Hereford Carol (Arr. Christopher Robinson) [Traditional] Hodie Christus Natus Est [Locklair, Dan] Hurry On To Bethlehem (Arr. Jonathan Wikeley) [Traditional] I Saw Three Ships [Bennett, Richard Rodney] I Wonder As I Wander (Arr. Matthew O'Donovan) [Niles, John Jacob] In The Bleak Mid Winter [Allain, Richard] In The Snow [Cleary, Pippa] In Wintertime [Berkeley, Lennox] Infant Holy, Infant Lowly [Roberts, Keith] Joseph And The Angel [Terry, Richard Runciman] Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein [Praetorius, Hieronymus] Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming (Arr. Jan Sandström) [Praetorius, Michael] Lullay, My Liking [Hill, David] Lute-Book Lullaby [Pott, Francis] Mary, That Mother Mild (Arr. Adrian Lucas) [Gesangbuch, Kölner] My Jesu, Sleep [Harvey, Adam] O Holy Night! (Arr. John West) [Adam, Adolphe] O Magnum Mysterium [Locklair, Dan] O Mortal Man (Sussex Mummers' Carol) (Arr. Herbert Howells) [Traditional] O Radiant Dawn [MacMillan, James] Quelle est cette odeur agréable (Arr. Matthew O'Donovan) [Traditional] The Burning Babe [Wikeley, Jonathan] The Holly and The Ivy [Thompson, Stuart] There Is No Rose [Cusworth, Andrew] This is the Truth Sent From Above (Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams) [Traditional] Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Arr. Stuart Nicholson) [Traditional] Tua Bethlem Dref (Arr. Geoffrey Webber) [Traditional] 'Twas In The Winter Cold [Barnby, Joseph] Walking In The Air [Blake, Howard] We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Arr. John Gardner) [Traditional] Wexford Carol (Arr. Timothy Noon) [Traditional] Winter's Wait [Whitbourn, James] Xicochi [Fernandes, Gaspar]