Interweaving the Polish traditional Bogurodzica, a 14th century plainsong hymn, with extracts of Julian of Norwich's Divine Revelations, this piece was commissioned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the
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This piece has a dance-like feel and lilt to it, both in the lyric writing and the switching between a duple and triple feel in the 6/8 meter.
Written primarily for the an anthology of Scandinavian music, this piece evolves calmly but with a strong momentum in a large dramatic arc across its three-part structure. With clear part-writing and
Setting a text from the Book of Isaiah, this eight-minute work is a reflective composition featuring alto and baritone solos, with sections of counterpoint that build the intensity and journey of one of
This is an uplifting piece that uses the ancient Latin hymn of praise to the Virgin Mary. The verses alternate between full choir and solo or duet passages, accompanied by lush, romantic harmonies. Composed
This piece takes William Byrd's famous motet and reimagines it for three unaccompanied choirs. Using plainsong against canon and dense layering that gives it an ancient texture, this challenging selection
One of a series, all premiered and recorded by the vocal ensemble VOCES8, this a cappella work is challenging, with independent parts, and a rich and diverse harmonic vocabulary.
This classic Irving Berlin tune gets the VOCES8 treatment in this effortless swing arrangement. Colorful harmonies with a hint of soul will challenge and delight your ensembles.
Extracted from Gaspard's Christmas, a concert program by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in which a friendly fox named Gaspard entertains young concertgoers, this festive original is a treat
For SSAATTBB choir and soprano soloist, this was commissioned and dedicated to the Halifax Camerata Singers. Described by the composer as perhaps his most personal piece, Contrition sets a line of
This ancient carol of lament is beautifully arranged with unison lines and subtle harmonies that perfectly complement the spirit of the piece. Arranged for the VOCES8 Scholars and APOLLO5, it remains
Commissioned by Jennifer Weller and Caroline Harrison QC for The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, this setting of a text by George Grantham swells from hushed SATB verses to an ecstatic five-part chorus of
Set to one of Ireland's most famous folk tunes, this is Danny Boy ina cappella arrangement written for VOCES8 featuring SATB with divisi into eight parts with bass and tenor solos.
Extracted from "Flight," the original modern-day operatic comedy with libretto by April de Angelis, this aria for countertenor also known as the Refugee's Aria tells of a refugee's longing to
Commissioned by the BBC for the 2000 Proms music festival, this work presents a vision for the future. No matter how technologically developed the world may become, the big questions will always remain the
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This major work is divided into three parts that were inspired by the famous photo of the earth as viewed from space by Apollo 17 as well as futurist James Lovelock's writings on the topic. Viewing the
A beautiful traditional Japanese folk song originating from Edo, the old name for modern-day Tokyo, arranged for unaccompanied mixed voices. Written for and performed by VOCES8.
Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah caused a sensation at its world première performance, sung in English, in Birmingham UK in August 1846. The huge forces marshalled for the occasion delighted
This gently flowing arrangement captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, "Sad am I without
"Early in 2007, while staying at the Old Rectory in Bemerton, I set four verses of George Herbert's poem The Flower at the suggestion of Canon Judy Rees of the George Herbert in Bemerton Group, who
This arrangement of the well-known Basque carol features a lilting melody with an English text and a sublimely clean harmonic texture. The setting mixes sonorous choral chords with soft accompanying lines,
This rich and radiant five-part setting of a text by Anna Nichols was commissioned by Jennifer Weller and Caroline Harrison QC for vOx Chamber Choir, Oxford.
This 6-minute modern choral work for choir and organ depicts the Transfiguration text from Matthew 17:2, 5 (NIV). For advanced choirs, this work was commissioned by First Presbyterian Church, Davenport,