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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 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

Bird Year was commissioned by Phoenix Singers of Shrewsbury, and first performed by the group in 2006. The text consists of four poems written by the composer, and suggests the continuity of life by

Erkki-Sven Tuur's Canticum Canticorum Caritatis ('Song of Songs') is a setting in Latin for choir SATB (with divisi) of the famous passage from St Paul's letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13

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.

Each volume of the these choral anthologies presents a collection of Esenvalds' most popular choral offerings in a convenient edition. Volumes 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are for mixed choirs divisi, and Volume 3 is

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.

The poetry of Phyllis Wheatley is featured in this piece commissioned by VOCES8. Featuring a baritone soloist throughout with support from the divisi a cappella ensemble, the piece builds to the choir

Conceived as a pair of pieces, Du var vinden (You Were the Wind) and Spring Memories may be performed one after the other, or simultaneously. This work may also stand alone as a setting of

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.

This vocal arrangement of the classic Schubert song arranged for VOCES8 tells the terrifying tale of a young boy and his father being chased by the Erl King. Each voice has a chance to inhabit the

"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 five-minute arrangement for VOCES8 draws together a pair of stunningly emotive melodic lines from the Scottish and Irish folk traditions, My Lagan Love and She Moved Through the Fair.

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 larger work was written in 2016 for Chamber Choir Ireland on the centenary of the Easter Rising in Dublin. It is in three movements: Awakening; Resurrection and Tomorrow.

This a cappella arrangement of the Simon and Garfunkel song is an outstanding selection from the VOCES8 series. With rhythmic riffs shared among all voice parts, close harmonies and a classic feel, this

This a cappella work for treble voices uses a rich harmonic language and flowing vocal lines to match the Emily Dickinson text.

A setting of the famous Russian poem by Mikhail Lermontov, reflecting on the poignancy and beauty of nature. This six-minute work is in two parts, first using the original Russian text before being