Written from a personal perspective this prayerful ballad calls the believer to humbleness and reliance on the mercy of God. Portraying an authentic almost vulnerable spirit there is a heart-felt expression to be found in the text. The refrain is rich with colorful harmonies adding to the emotive qualities of this sincere expression of faith. Lord in heaven hear my prayer. God I need to know You're there.

This exclusive collection brings together 12 of Nico Muhly?s sacred works for mixed-voice choir. These vivacious fresh and dramatic pieces will make an impact whether in the church or in the concert hall and range from the intimate Lord keep us modest when we claim to the effervescent Bright Star Carol alongside service music such as Muhly?s Third Service. All are accessible to learn and offer choirs a new slant on contemporary choral music at its very best.  'Choral music has always been at the emotional core of my musical output. Even when I?m writing large-scale orchestral works (or indeed chamber music) I alwaysfind myself returning to techniques and textures I?ve greedily stolen from centuries of music from Tye to Howells early and recent. I try to design my own choral music primarily for use in worship where the measure of the success of the piece is if it helps guide the listeners? ears upwards and elsewhere as sacred architecture and the various rituals of the church themselves are meant to do. The specificity of music heard only in certain seasons is for me an important and thrilling element of the choral tradition: a Beethoven Symphony is welcome at any point in the year but an anthem for Candlemas works only then at a certain time of day and on a certain day of the year. With this functional spirit at the heart of the compositional process I hope that the music collected here makes equal sense in a concert setting. These works range from ordinaries of the mass to hymns to motets and represent a decade and a half of output.' - Nico Muhly

Hear My Prayer Oh Lord manifests Purcell’s genius not only in his unerring setting of each line but in addition of challenging intervals and discordant moments to what is a deceptively simple melodic line. Purcell’s affecting anthem Hear My Prayer Oh Lord was writing in 1680 approximately and is likely to be part of a larger unfinished work. The autograph manuscript is held in the Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum from which John E West has edited this rendering of the work.

Will James' Hear My Prayer featuring text selected from the Psalms for SATB choir a cappella.

Nico Muhly's My Days for ATTB choir and five Viola Da Gambas. Parts for five Viols.This 16 minute piece of sheet music was commissioned by Wigmore Hall and the world première was performed by Fretwork and Hilliard Ensemble at Wigmore Hall October 2 2012.'My Days is a ritualised memory piece about Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) written for two ensembles whose recordings informed so much of my musical development. I feel like I spend half of my life trying to trick string players to play like Fretwork and vocalists to singlike the Hilliard Ensemble so it was with enormous pleasure that I composed this piece. The text isderived from Psalm 39 which Gibbons himself set as well as an account of Gibbons's own autopsy which is a poignant 17th century semi-anonymous text. One of the most thrilling things about the sound of five violas da gamba playing together is the sense of their phrasing being derived from vocal music but made somehow electric and ecstatic through ornamentation and the friction of the strings. The piece has an idée fixe based on a minor scale with two possible resolutions and many ornaments. In between iterations the voices in rhythmic unison intone the psalm. It isn't until the autopsy text arrives that the voices begin to split into more elaborate ?Gibbonsy? verses and responses. A series of semiimprovisedfragments on the text 'Take thy plague away from me' introduces the third section of the piece where plucked strings create a halo around the text 'hear my prayer OLord.' The piece ends with the ornaments wildly exploded over the voices singing two words endlessly repeated.' - Nico Muhly

I Would That My Love (Op.63 No.1) is a popular song by Mendelssohn published in 1845 as the first in a collection of six duets for upper Voice with Piano accompaniment. It has been translated hereinto English.The Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) has been highly regarded in Britain from the time of his first visit in 1829. He was a favourite of Queen Victoria and also made severaltrips to Scotland inspiring some of his best-known and most evocative works. He is also remembered for his choral works such as the ever-popular Hear My Prayer.

Contents: Clouds and Darkness * Lord * Thou Art My Refuge * Hear My Prayer * God is My shepherd * I Will Sing New Songs * Hear My Prayer * Lord * By the Waters of Babylon * Turn Thee to Me * I Will Lift Mine Eyes * Sing Ye a Joyful Song.

Mendelssohn wrote the Christian anthem Hear My Prayer in Germany in 1844 and premiered it the next year in London. William Bartholomew wrote the English lyrics as well as collaborating with the composer on his oratorioElijah.Wings of a Dove the second part of Hear My Prayer is frequently performed as a separate work and was made famous in the UK through a 1927 recording. The work was originally written for SATB Chorus and Organ or Orchestra and is here rendered for two Voices with Piano transposed from G to F to meet the requirements of amateur singers.

(with Hear Our Prayer O Lord)-Uses: General Patriotic Scripture: II Chronicles 7:14 Now available in accessible TTB and SAB voicings these timeless lyrics are a paraphrase of II Chronicles 7:14 relevant for personal and corporate application. You may find this useful for a patriotic service or during a time of prayer for our nation. Score and Parts (fl 1-2 ob cl 1-2 tpt 1-3 hn tbn 1-2 tbn 3/tba hp perc bells timp rhythm vn 1-2 va vc db) available on CD-ROM and as a digital download.

Music for Royal Occasions is an exciting volume of pieces written for coronations and other royal celebrations over the past five centuries. It includes long-standing favourites, such as Handel's Zadok the priest and Parry's I was glad - and works from earlier years, such an Henry Purcell's I was glad and the delightful Rejoice in the Lord alway . Many well-loved composers were commissioned to write motets for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and several are published here, including George Dyson's stirring Confortare , William Harris's Let my prayer and Herbert Howells's Behold O God our defender . In addition, two pieces performed at the wedding oF the present Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are included: Paul Mealor's beautiful Ubi caritas , and Hubert Parry's epic anthem, Bless pair of sirens . Music for Royal Occasions provides a well-rounded concert programme in itself for choral societies or community choirs. The collection offers many useful and accessible pieces for church choirs, suitable for a wide variety of occasions. 'an inventive selection of festive music' - Jeremy Summerly, Choir and Organ / SATB

The Tune in E is Thalben-Ball’s own invention. In the Style of John Stanley almost certainly refers to the many works Stanley wrote for Organ that start with a slow short introduction followed by a Trumpet voluntary as in Tune in E.John Stanley was a contemporary of Handel’s who often came to the Temple Church to hear him play. Stanley directed many of Handel’s oratorios and continued to direct performances at Covent Garden of oratorios of other composers after Handel’s death.George Thalben-Ball succeeded Sir Henry Walford Davies in the position of Organist of Temple Church and remained there for nearly sixty years. In the 1920’s he led the choir to international famewith a recording of Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer and continued to make many recordings with them. His Elegy for Organ is a popular piece in the repertoire and was played at the funeral of Diana Princess of Wales.

A silver jubilee celebration is always special. For a vocal group twenty-five years is a glorious achievement and one to be relished praised and admired by all who love the sound of voices singing together unamplified and unadorned. For thechoral music enthusiast whether you sing teach or just love to listen this wonderful collection of gems from chanticleers vast library shouldhave a place of pride in yours. - Simon CarringtonContents:1. Vox In Rama2. Hear My Prayer O Lord3. Credidi4. So Ben Mi Ch A Bon Tempo5. Voices Of Autumn6. Fuggi Fuggi Dolor From Tre Rime Di Tasso7. Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind8. Coventry Carol Traditional English Carol9. Two Medieval Lyrics: There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue10. Gaudete!11. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair12. Nelly Bly13. All The Pretty Little Horses Traditional American Folk Song14. Dulaman15. An Oiche16. Lost In The Stars17. There Is A Balm In Gilead18. Keep Your Hand On The Plow