Sun-Dogs

Five-movement work for mixed chorus a cappella with mutiple divisi and semi-chorus. A setting of a poem by Michael Symmons Roberts (English) with Latin text from the mass and an English traditional rhyme.

Music Diary 2017 : red (UK)

The best-selling diary returns for 2017 with a user-friendly portrait format and equal spaces for each day of the entire week (so no more cramped weekend appointments!).Musical birthdays, events from 100, 50and 25 years ago and forthcoming anniversaries up to 2022 are included, with an updated mini-directory of concert halls, opera houses, festivals, organisations and recording companies.Additionally you'll find aspecial article on the work of composer John Adams, who will celebrate his 70th birthday in 2017. The cover design for 2017 includes an excerpt from Missa Brevis by Zoltán Kodály, marking the 50th anniversary ofthecomposer’s death.

Yedid Nefesh : Beloved of My Soul

All the tenderness of quiet prayer is captured in this lovely treatment of a 16th-century Hebrew poem. A beautiful and simply-stated declaration of devotion.

Deck the Halls : from CoolSide of Yuletide

This a cappella treatment is playful and full of energy. An accessible addition to any holiday concert.

This Old Man Variations : Traditional Folk Song

This familiar song unfolds as a stylistic travelogue in variation form. The treatment of each variation is usually dictated by the content of the verse itself. The piece concludes in barbershop-style with a final tongue-in-cheek ending in the accompaniment.

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Wink to the Little Baby

This playful song was modelled after folk songs that play with our imagination and make us laugh. Like many songs passed along over generations, the words range from far-fetched to absurd. So don't be surprised to find dogs, sheep and hens singing along in this song!

The Willard White Songbook

Tying in with a CD release by Sony UK and a world concert tour in 2005, this volume contains songs particularly associated with this famous bass, including spirituals, songs from shows (eg Deep River) and opera (Gershwin's Porgy and Bess).

Christmas at the Threshold : Joulupuu On Rakennettu

Christmas at the Threshold is a lovely Finnish Christmas carol. Each of the three verses is given individual treatment.

Joulupuu on rakennettu : Christmas at the Treshold

Joulupuu On Rakennettu is a lovely Finnish Christmas carol. Each of the three verses is given individual treatment. (4:30)

Tsvey Taybelekh : The two doves

This melancholy Yiddish folk song was invested with a darker connotation during World War II, when it was popularly sung in the ghetto in Vilna, Lithuania. Kesselman's treatment of the song gives each verse a different vocal texture, while a piano accompaniment adds emotional intensity.

The water is wide : Traditional folk song

One of the world's best-loved folk melodies receives a traditionally-romantice treatment in this arrangement by Kenneth Neufeld. Simplistic in scope and presentation, yet not without emotion. The score is, at times, stark, at other moments, lush; subtly reminiscent of Aaron Copland's rich harmonic palette.

Four York Pieces

Author of the best-selling Fiddler Collections, Edward Huws Jones is one of the most popular and highly regarded educational string writers in the UK. These pieces are all inspired by York and represent Edward’s first original compositions published by Boosey & Hawkes for intermediate players.

The Boosey & Hawkes Song Collection Vol. 2 : 1901-2004

Second volume in the series (first was The Boosey & Hawkes 20th-century Easy Song Collection). This one covers 1901-2004. The songs are suitable for UK exam grades 4 to 7: many pieces in this collection already feature on exam syllabuses of the Associated Board and Trinity Guildhall, and several songs are not otherwise currently available in print.The publication is part of the ABRSM singing exam syllabus (grades 4,5,6,7,8).

Ladies in White

This piece was composed in 2010 to honor the Ladies in White, a group of women whose white clothing protests their unjustly incarcerated relatives in Habana.

In Ireland : Fantasy

In Ireland is a wonderful fantasy for Flute and Piano, composed in 1915 by respected and renowned Irish musician Sir Hamilton Harty.

June In F

Roger Quilter - June In F Arranger: Hopper

In This Place

Commissioned by Roger Muttitt for the 600th anniversary of Durham School in 2014, In this place is a setting of the composer’s own words and was first performed at a service of celebration in Durham Cathedral in June 2014. The text is a poem of renewal, with hints of spirituality, though without being explicitly sacred in content. Sumptuous harmonies dominate the music, with occasional divisi adding depth, especially in the bass section. With a mostly homophonic texture, the setting builds towards the thrilling final phrase ‘I will fly with angels’ with a sense of transformation. The close harmonies add an element of challenge, though well thought through voice-leading and somerepetition make the work accessible to intermediate choirs. A beautiful addition to the choral repertoire, In this place is both a joy to sing and a delight for the listener.

Frozen In

Frozen In evokes the icy calm of a placid winter evening walk, not just any walk but the walk of great friends with a long shared history. The crystalline imagery of the poetry is perfectly depicted in this setting for women's voices, evoking the calm of the atmosphere and the icy walk.

Silent Noon in F

in F

Dirge In The Woods

in Eb

June in D

Roger Quilter's June In D for Voice with Piano accompaniment.

Over The Mountains In G : In G

Set from the text of Percy's Reliques, Over The Mountains is a beautiful song for Voice and Piano. In the the key of G.

In a valley low

In a Valley Low combines folksongs from American and Finland in a light, melancholy jazz style. The folksongs share the idea of passing through the world and carrying the beauty encountered there in your heart.