WATKINSON JOHN ROBERT BREAD OF HEAVEN SATB & ORGAN CHORAL

WATKINSON JOHN ROBERT BREAD OF HEAVEN SATB & ORGAN CHORAL

HALL HAROLD BREAK THOU THE BREAD OF LIFE SATB & ORGAN CHORAL

HALL HAROLD BREAK THOU THE BREAD OF LIFE SATB & ORGAN CHORAL

Edward German: Bread Of Heaven, On Thee We Feed (SATB)

Bread Of Heaven, On Thee We Feed gentle and expressive piece, which has been beautifully arranged for SATB Choir with Piano Accompaniment by Edward German.

Marchant Very Bread Good Shepherd Satb

Mclelland-Young: Bread Of The World for SAB Chorus

Richard Rodney Bennett: I Wonder As I Wander

For Jonathan Manners and DeChorum, on the occasion of the Cancer Research UK Carol Service at All Saints Church, Weston-super-Mare ? 22 December 2008.

Clifford Harker: Two Introits (Bread Of The World/Come My Way My Truth)

For SATB Choir A Cappella.

Christopher Robinson: The Infant King (Children's Voices/Piano)

Christopher Robinson 's The Infant King is scored for Children's Voices and Piano. It was commissioned by Making Music and funded by the Carnegie UK Trust. A full performance of this arrangement of a Basque Noël lasts around 3 minutes.

Christopher Robinson: The Infant King (Children's Voices/SATB/Piano)

Christopher Robinson 's The Infant King is scored for Children's Voices, SATB Choir and Piano. It was commissioned by Making Music and funded by the Carnegie UK Trust. A full performance of this arrangement of a Basque Noël lasts around 3 minutes.

Paul McCartney: Mull Of Kintyre (SATB/Piano)

Mull of Kintyre is the classic wings hit by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine, written in tribute to the picturesque headland of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland. The song was wings? biggest hit in the UK, scoring the band the 1977 Christmas number one and was the first single to sell over two million copies in the UK. Today it can be heard sung throughout the football stadiums of England and remains a popular anthem. Arranged for SATB choir with piano accompaniment, this choral version of the celtic-tinged hit is ideal for groups seeking an atmospheric addition to their Novello Choral Pop repertoire.

Coldplay: Viva La Vida (SATB/Piano)

Viva La Vida was a massive hit for Coldplay, achieving the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in addition to hitting the top spot in both the UK and Us charts.Its strong marching melody and punchy accompaniment work perfectly in this arrangement for SATB choir and Piano accompaniment.

Paul Mealor: Drop, Drop, Slow Tears

Phineas Fletcher's famous text in a spectacular anthem setting for mixed voices by Paul Mealor, whose 'Ubi caritas' featured at the Royal Wedding in April 2011, and whose 'Wherever you are' became the No 1 UK Christmas single the same year, recorded by Gareth Malone and the Military Wives.

Sting: Fields Of Gold (SATB/Piano)

Taken from his fourth solo album Ten Summoner's Tales, Fields Of Gold may have only reached number 23 in the UK charts, but has since proved a timeless classic. The Eva Cassidy cover showed a more soulful arrangement and helped launch her career.This arrangement by Jonathan Wikeley is tailored for SATB choir, with a thoughtfully arranged Piano accompaniment.

The Bee Gees: How Deep Is Your Love - SATB/Piano

How Deep Is Your Love was the first in a string of six consecutive #1 hits for the Bee Gees in the late '70s, and was featured in the soundtrack of the film Saturday Night Fever. It employs their iconic use of breathy vocals and high falsetto to achieve its disco vibe.The tune was more recently covered by UK band Take That for their greatest hits album.Arranged here for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.

The Bee Gees: How Deep Is Your Love - TTBB/Piano

How Deep Is Your Love was the first in a string of six consecutive #1 hits for the Bee Gees in the late '70s, and was featured in the soundtrack of the film Saturday Night Fever. It employs their iconic use of breathy vocals and high falsetto to achieve its disco vibe.The tune was more recently covered by UK band Take That for their greatest hits album.Arranged here for TTBB choir with Piano accompaniment.

David Bowie: Life On Mars? (SATB/Piano)

Life On Mars? by David Bowie was first released on the Album Hunky Dory in 1971. The single reached number 3 in the UK charts.The song's surreal lyrics detail a young girl's reaction to the media and her struggle with reality. A simple motif is repeated throughout the verse creating a memorable tune, while the chorus features a soaring melody to add emotion to Bowie's strange imagery.Life On Mars? has here been arranged for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment by Barrie Carson Turner.

Elton John: Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (SATB/Piano)

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me is the first single from Elton John's eighth studio album Caribou. This song achieved great success upon its second release in 1991 as a duet with George Michael. It reached number 1 in the UK and US singles charts and has been widely covered by prominent artists ever since.This song is a staple inclusion within the beginner choir's repertoire with its simple but effective harmonies, and iconic Piano part. The song is arranged here for SATB choir and Piano accompaniment by Simon Foxley and Christopher Hussey.

Björn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson: I Know Him So Well (Chess) - SATB/Piano

This is a fabulous SATB version of the song from the musical Chess arranged by Nicholas Hare. When it was released in 1985 as a duet by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson, I Know Him So Well was number one in the UK for 4 weeks. Paige was also in the original London stage cast. It has been covered by Steps, and released as a single on their The Last Dance album. The song has also been covered by Whitney Houston and her mother Cissy Houston on the album Whitney.

James Davy: Drop, Drop Slow Tears (Novello New Choral Series)

Drop, drop slow tears was written for The Arcadian Singers of Oxford University for a recording in 2002. The work is set in a simple three-verse format, beginning with upper voices whose melting harmonies are intended to convey dropping tears. The second verse, sung by lower voices, is more urgent but subsiding to a serene final verse. Here, all eight voice parts sing in rich, almost claustrophobic harmonies, ending on a blurred final chord that fades gently, avoiding a firm conclusion.The Novello New Choral Series is an inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, offering pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. This collection is perfect for choirs looking to broaden their repertoire and explore some of the best new music around.James Davy (b.1980) has worked with many choirs in churches and cathedrals around the UK, most recently as Assistant Director of Music at Blackburn Cathedral. He is a composer with a real affinity for the voice and has developed a keen ear for effective timbres, harmony and word-setting. He has had several works broadcast on radio and television and has written for choirs around the UK and USA. In 2010 he won the Choir & Organ Composition Competition.

Paul Mealor: Ae Fond Kiss

This is the Vocal Score for Paul Mealor 's arrangement of the Scots song by Robert Burns called Ae Fond Kiss , arranged for Unaccompanied SATB Divisi Chorus. Ae Fond Kiss  is dedicated to Dr. Shaun Ryan and others in the Universities of Ulster and Aberdeen Chamber Choirs. This new arrangement by Paul Mealor  adds some inspirational and uplifting elements that are characteristic of Mealor  to the classic poem that has been recorded and arranged innumerable times. Mealor,  a Welsh composer, has composed and arranged a wealth of hugely popular choral works, one of which became number one in the UK Singles Chart, and another was played at the 2011 Royal Wedding.

Craig McLeish: A Gaelic Blessing (Novello New Choral Series)

A Gaelic Blessing is a simple and catchy piece by Craig McLeish. This piece will be particularly useful for school, junior and community choirs, and a tuneful introduction to singing simple contrapuntal lines.The second soprano part repeats the tune at bar 33 and should dominate here; the first sopranos and altos should support appropriately. Ease and beauty of tone should be of paramount importance throughout.An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles.Craig McLeish began his musical life as a chorister at St Paul?s Cathedral under Barry Rose. He began composing at the age of ten and his preces and responses for four trebles are still in the repertoire. After a degree at York University he returned to London to study at the Guildhall and sang again at St Paul?s as a tenor. At the time he also arranged and copied music for West End shows such as Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, and played bass guitar for various groups. This led to a spell in the cult pop band ?Fat & Frantic?, who shaved the top 100 twice with the whimsical anthem Last night my wife hoovered my head. He also worked as musical assistant for David Heneker (Half a Sixpence) and David Fanshawe (African Sanctus).In 1992 Craig became director of the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs Orchestra and Singers, performing concerts throughout the UK and becoming involved in a number of recordings and BBC broadcasts. During this time he arranged more than 250 orchestral scores ranging from Queen to Calamity Jane, Stravinsky and Stevie Wonder. Alongside this he began arranging and writing songs for children?s collections (Big Blue Planet, Love Shone Down) and producing recordings and string arrangements for various artists (Sheila Walsh, Kim Hill, Matt Redman). He is also well known as a conductor and arranger for Songs of Praise.Recently Craig has collaborated with composer Tolga Kashif writing orchestrations for the RPO?s Seo Taiji Symphony, the Classic FM chart-topping CD by saxophonist Tyler Rix, and the Genesis Suite which was premiered at the Barbican. He has been musical director of Young Voices UK for 13 years, bringing large school choirs together to play with a live band and solo artists, and currently conducts the Milton Keynes Community Choir, Hart and Soul Community Choir and the Milton Keynes Youth Choir.

Graham Ross: Lullay, My Liking (Novello New Choral Series)

Lullay, my liking is scored for accompanied two-part choir, allowing for various upper-/lower-voice combinations: two-part trebles or sopranos, upper voices only (S/A), or men only (T/B). If performed by a four-part choir, sopranos and tenors should read the upper line, and altos and basses read the lower. The keyboard part can be played on piano or organ, or harp.An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles.Graham Ross (b. 1985) is Director of Music and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Principal Conductor and co-founder of the Dmitri Ensemble. A composer and conductor of a wide range of repertoire, he has had works performed throughout Europe and beyond. He has recorded many rarely performed and newly composed works, including pieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Albion Records); James MacMillan, Judith Bingham and Giles Swayne (Naxos); and Imogen Holst (Harmonia Mundi). He guest-conducts throughout the UK and abroad, with recent engagements in Palestine, Australia, Nigeria, Denmark, Aldeburgh and Glyndebourne. As a composer, recent performances have been given by, among others, Aurora Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, comedian Barry Humphries, BBC Concert Orchestra, Choir of London, City of London Sinfonia, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, O Duo and the Solstice Quartet.

John Duggan: Ave Verum (Novello New Choral Series)

Ave verum was commissioned early in 2011 by Edward Rowntree for the birthday of his father, John Rowntree, director of music at Douai Abbey in the UK. My aim was to write a piece both short and simple, suitable for regular liturgical use. There are, of course, many wonderful settings of this text already, not least those by William Byrd and Edward Elgar, both of which I sang as a boy. In this instance I felt their presence as a fellowship and, having their music in my head while writing, I was encouraged rather than daunted. In fact, if you listen with this in mind, you may hear a phrase or two in homage to the great masters. - John DugganAn inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles.Born in 1963, John Duggan was a chorister at Westminster Cathedral and studied music at Oxford. While still a boy, he dreamed of writing in the great European choral tradition of Victoria, Tallis and Palestrina. His vocal music has delighted both singers and audiences across Europe and the United States, and he composes regularly for film and dance. He has composed for a number of choirs including Commotio, Westminster Cathedral Choir, the Hildegard Choir and Sospiri, and has written commissions for the Edington Music Festival, Crossover Intergenerational Dance Group, Oxford Youth Dance and The Oxford-Grenoble Association. John regularly performs as a singer and choral director and works as a recording engineer and producer. He has recently been appointed as a Creative Arts Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford.

Jonathan Bridcut: Why, O Lord, Do You Stand Far Off? (Novello New Choral Series)

Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? was written in memory of the victims of the London bombings on 7 July 2005, questions the presence of God in times of human disaster, particularly when committed by man upon his fellow man. The piece's focus lies in the two rhetorical questions first sung by the female voices at the beginning. This opening three note motif returns frequently throughout the work, forever challenging the whereabouts of God's watchful eye. This commemorative setting of Psalm 10 was recorded by the Exeter College Chapel Choir in 2006.The Novello New Choral Series is an inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, offering pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. This collection is perfect for choirs looking to broaden their repertoire and explore some of the best new music around.Jonathan bridcut (b.1984) has written a broad range of works for choir and orchestra that have been performed throughout the UK and europe. Jonathan was a treble at Winchester College where he was head Quirister in 1998, before Moving on to Radley College as top music scholar. He developed his interest in composition at Oxford University while studying at Exeter College as both an academic and choral Scholar. His first set of Evening Canticles was premiered in 2004, and a year later a second was performed in St Paul?s Cathedral. Recent highlights include performances at Oxford?s Sheldonian Theatre, Tewkesbury Abbey, St James?s Piccadilly and at the Lausanne Summer Festival, by choirs and orchestras including Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Commotio and The Oxford Spezzati. Future engagements include performances by the Oxford Spezzati and Laudate in London, Lyon and Chester (where his latest choral commission will be premiered in September 2011). Jonathan graduated from Oxford in 2006 with a BA in Modern History and is now an associate solicitor at Allen & Overy in London.

Francis Pott: There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue (Novello New Choral Series)

There is no rose of such virtue is an anonymous mediaeval text, already well known through beautiful settings by Britten (in his Ceremony of Carols), John Joubert and others. The poem is ?macaronic? (it presents a verse in English, followed by a varying Latin refrain). This new version follows the illustrious examples above by remaining strophic and presenting broadly the same music in a succession of slightly different guises. The first verse is a straightforward four-part setting, the second gives the melody to the tenors and surrounds them with hushed, wordless writing for the other parts, and the third explores a freely canonic relationship between the tenor and soprano lines before carrying the previous verse-endings to a higher, more exalted pitch and mood. The fourth verse then expands its texture in a free climactic passage evoking the songs of praise sung by the angels. This subsides towards the final verse, where the texture of the music attenuates again to four parts, and canonic writing (based on the first four notes of the original melody) permeates all of them. This slightly extended statement leads to a hushed final cadence.Francis Pott (b. 1957) began musical life as a chorister at New College, Oxford. He held open music scholarships at Winchester College and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he studied composition with Robin Holloway and Hugh Wood while pursuing piano studies privately in London with the distinguished British artist, Hamish Milne. Throughout the 1990s Francis was John Bennett Lecturer in Music at St Hilda?s College, Oxford, and a lay clerk in the Choir of Winchester Cathedral. In 2001 he became Head of London College of Music, University of West London, later leading research across the University?s Faculty of Arts and acceding in 2007 to its first Chair in Composition. Francis Pott has become recognised particularly for his sacred choral and organ music. This has been performed in concert and on radio in over three dozen countries worldwide, published by four major UK houses and released extensively on CD. Winner of four national composition awards, in 1997 he received first prize in the piano solo section of the S. S. Prokofiev Composing Competition, Moscow. In 2006 and 2011 he was a nominated finalist in the BASCA/BBC Annual Composer Awards. In summer 2012 he was winner of the international composing competition of the Cheltenham Festival, which sought new piano variations on the arioso song Bist du bei mir, well known in the arrangement by J. S. Bach. Francis lives with his wife and two children on the outskirts of Winchester.An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles.