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<strong>Chorus</strong><br />
Choral and organ music<br />
from Oxford<br />
January – December 2020
Welcome to <strong>Chorus</strong><br />
Choral Highlights 2020<br />
New and recent Christmas, sacred, and secular choral publishing from Oxford<br />
Stream now on Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube, Apple,<br />
Pandora, Amazon, Google Music, Deezer, KKbox,<br />
Primephonic and many more.<br />
Search for ‘Oxford Choral Highlights 2020’.<br />
The performances by The Oxford Choir are directed by Bob<br />
Chilcott and produced, engineered, and edited by John Rutter.<br />
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Understanding difficulty descriptions in <strong>Chorus</strong><br />
Very Easy: straightforward harmonies and rhythms;<br />
mostly homophonic with no large vocal ranges; usually<br />
with supportive accompaniment<br />
Easy: mostly rhythmically straightforward; possible straightforward<br />
key changes; limited amounts of divisi in places<br />
Moderately Difficult: more complex rhythms and<br />
counterpoint and/or harmonies; ranges may be broader;<br />
key and time changes and possible divisi throughout<br />
Difficult: often include multiple key and time changes;<br />
demanding vocal lines; divisi sections; complex rhythms<br />
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New repertoire for Advent Recent and secular Christmas music<br />
David Bednall<br />
Make We Merry<br />
This eight-movement piece sets texts from the 15th to 19th<br />
centuries to a variety of choral textures with a highly characterful<br />
accompaniment. A vast array of sentiments is depicted, from<br />
quiet expectance and gentle wonder to boisterous jubilation, and<br />
the different movements provide a wonderfully paced journey<br />
through these moods. The final movement brings back motifs<br />
from the opening and grows to a thrillingly climactic ending.<br />
Also available in the original SSAA version.<br />
David Bednall<br />
David has been busy<br />
writing a number of<br />
new pieces including<br />
a large-scale anthem<br />
for The Birmingham<br />
Bach Choir and<br />
Paul Spicer, entitled<br />
The Dear Bargain. The commission is to<br />
mark the centenary of the choir and will<br />
be premiered on 4 April at St Philip’s<br />
Cathedral, Birmingham, UK<br />
Photo credit: Iain MacLeod-Jones<br />
SATB and organ, and optional brass ensemble and timpani<br />
25 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-353353-0 | Published April 2020<br />
SSAA vocal score: 978-0-19-352653-2 | Published May 2019<br />
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David Bednall<br />
Make We Merry . . . well projects the tender and comforting emotions<br />
brought on by Christmas. Jean-Yves Duperron, http://www.classicalmusicsentinel.com<br />
Sweet was the song<br />
from Make We Merry<br />
This carol uses a<br />
straightforward<br />
and lyrical unison<br />
line in the first<br />
soprano part,<br />
with an imitative<br />
second soprano<br />
part joining towards<br />
the end. The organ<br />
accompaniment<br />
gently underpins the<br />
tender vocal lines throughout.<br />
SS and organ<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353099-7 | Published July 2019<br />
David Bednall<br />
Hail, heavenly beam<br />
A powerful and<br />
joyful setting of a<br />
9th-century Advent<br />
prayer. Coloured by<br />
rich harmonies and<br />
tonal shifts, the piece<br />
opens briskly before<br />
propelling itself<br />
towards a rousing<br />
conclusion.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
3 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-353520-6 | Published April 2020<br />
John Rutter<br />
Christ our Emmanuel<br />
A lilting 3/4 metre<br />
carries the listener<br />
through this familiar<br />
Christmas story,<br />
beautifully depicted<br />
in a text by the<br />
composer. Rutter<br />
employs artful wordpainting<br />
throughout,<br />
and the verse-refrain<br />
structure means<br />
the compelling melody will soon become as<br />
familiar as any traditional carol.<br />
SATB and piano or organ or<br />
instrumental trio<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
Vocal score (with piano): 978-0-19-353513-8<br />
Vocal score (with organ): 978-0-19-354081-1<br />
Instrumental score and parts (fl, ob, hp):<br />
978-0-19-353517-6<br />
All publishing April 2020<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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New repertoire for Advent and Christmas<br />
Carols in three parts<br />
These two carols are arranged for<br />
SABar voices. See page 12 for more in<br />
our new series of Three-part Repertoire.<br />
Alan Bullard<br />
Star of Wonder<br />
SABar and piano or organ<br />
3 mins, Very Easy–Easy<br />
Here, we follow the<br />
three Kings on their<br />
journey to the birth<br />
of Jesus. The music is<br />
characterised by its<br />
alternation of major<br />
and minor modes.<br />
978-0-19-354009-5 | Publishing September 2020<br />
Michael Higgins<br />
Still, still, still<br />
Higgins’s arrangement<br />
of the popular<br />
German carol is given<br />
a modern twist with<br />
fresh harmonies,<br />
but still captures<br />
the gentleness and<br />
tranquility found<br />
in more traditional<br />
settings. Supported<br />
by sustained<br />
‘oo’s and ‘ah’s throughout, the well-known<br />
melody is underpinned by a delicate piano<br />
accompaniment.<br />
SABar and piano<br />
3 mins, Very Easy–Easy<br />
978-0-19-354008-8 | Publishing August 2020<br />
David Blackwell<br />
A Carol for our Times<br />
This thought-provoking carol takes up the<br />
topical theme of the plight of refugees, drawing<br />
parallels with the stories and reception of<br />
Christ’s birth. The text, by the composer,<br />
alludes to familiar lines from the Coventry<br />
Carol, rooting the piece in tradition while<br />
encouraging us to consider our present.Verses<br />
feature contrasting textures and changing<br />
metres, while a soft, reflective refrain stands<br />
steadfastly in triple metre. Also available in a<br />
version for unaccompanied mixed voices, with<br />
soprano solo.<br />
SA (with S. solo) and piano<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
SA version: 978-0-19-353552-7<br />
Published April 2020<br />
SATB version: 978-0-19-353034-8<br />
Published July 2019<br />
Malcolm Archer<br />
A Carol of Mary<br />
Setting his own text, Archer’s new carol is<br />
specifically dedicated to Mary. Ave Marias<br />
are interspersed with flowing melodies that<br />
rock gently in 3/4 time, while the central<br />
section offers brief introspection in the<br />
tonic minor. The voices finish with a jazzy<br />
chord progression, leaving behind a warm,<br />
Christmassy feeling.<br />
SATB (with divisions) and organ<br />
4½ mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353550-3 | Published April 2020<br />
David Blackwell<br />
His Praises We’ll Sing!<br />
This is a high energy setting of a well-known<br />
text. The bluesy melodies, jazzy harmonies, and<br />
swung rhythms give the piece a gospel feel and<br />
fill you with the infectious urge to boogie along<br />
to the music. Powerful voices and enthusiasm<br />
required!<br />
SATB (with divisions) or SSA and piano<br />
3 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
SATB version: 978-0-19-353271-7<br />
SSA version: 978-0-19-353553-4<br />
Both published April 2020<br />
Optional bass and drum kit part is available<br />
to download from the OUP website.<br />
Bob Chilcott<br />
Cradle Song<br />
William Blake’s poem, ‘A Cradle Song’, is<br />
brought to life in this elegant setting. The<br />
gentle, recurring melody is passed from<br />
sopranos to altos, supported by ‘oo’s and ‘ah’s<br />
in the lower voices. In the last section, the<br />
congregation (or semi-chorus) joins in with<br />
‘Away in a manger’, which is skilfully woven<br />
into the vocal texture as a countermelody.<br />
SATB unaccompanied with optional<br />
congregation<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353344-8 | Published April 2020<br />
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New repertoire for Advent and Christmas<br />
Andy Brooke<br />
I saw three ships<br />
This is a delightful setting of the popular<br />
traditional carol. Key changes, well-crafted<br />
counter-melodies, and rhythmic variation build<br />
excitement throughout the piece, while the<br />
mimicking of bells in the vocal lines contributes<br />
a festive feeling. A definite crowd-pleaser.<br />
SATB and piano<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353557-2 | Published April 2020<br />
Alan Bullard<br />
The Gracious Gift<br />
This gentle carol sets a well-known text,<br />
‘Balulalow’, that paints an image of Mary singing<br />
a lullaby to Jesus. Bullard’s gentle sways and<br />
lilting rhythms reflect the story, while soft<br />
dynamics and warm harmonies create a tender<br />
quality throughout.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
1 1 /2 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-336639-8 | Published April 2020<br />
Alan Bullard<br />
Ring the bells<br />
This joyful setting of a text by Frances Crosby<br />
celebrates the coming of Christmas. Written in<br />
a lively compound time, the carol explores one<br />
melodic refrain through numerous keys and<br />
textures, giving each verse a different energy.<br />
Resonant harmonies in the cheerful piano<br />
accompaniment mimic the ‘bells’ and ‘harps’ in<br />
the text.<br />
SATB and piano<br />
2 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-336499-8 | Published April 2020<br />
Alan Bullard<br />
This night<br />
This powerful piece celebrates the birth of<br />
Jesus. Bullard paints a vivid picture with fluid<br />
melodies in the vocal lines and resonant<br />
harmonies in the organ accompaniment.<br />
Alternative orchestral accompaniment<br />
available to rent.<br />
SATB and piano or organ or orchestra<br />
4 1 /2 mins, Moderately Difficult–Difficult<br />
Vocal score: 978-0-19-336638-1<br />
Published April 2020<br />
Score and parts (rent): 978-0-19-336622-0<br />
Published 2010<br />
Michael Higgins<br />
Away in a manger<br />
In Higgins’s beautiful and delicate arrangement<br />
of this well-known carol, the first verse is taken<br />
by unison upper voices; the second is a cappella,<br />
with a soloist (or small group) on the melody<br />
accompanied by sustained ‘ooh’s; and the last<br />
verse features fresh, homophonic harmonies.<br />
The twinkling accompaniment contributes<br />
towards the magical character of the<br />
arrangement. Also available in an SATB version.<br />
SSA and piano or harp<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
SSA vocal score: 978-0-19-353562-6<br />
Published April 2020<br />
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-353217-5<br />
Published July 2019<br />
Michael Higgins<br />
Star of the East<br />
With a text by Eugene Field, Higgins’s charming<br />
melodies gently rock in compound time,<br />
starting off in unison before growing into<br />
a simple two-part texture. The voices are<br />
supported by a busy piano part that mimics<br />
the glimmer of the star. This accessible, lively<br />
setting is also suitable for SA voices.<br />
SS or unison upper voices and piano<br />
1 1 /2 mins, Very Easy–Easy<br />
978-0-19-353564-0 | Published April 2020<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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New repertoire for Advent and Christmas<br />
Cecilia McDowall<br />
Brightest Star<br />
This is an evocative setting of a powerful text<br />
by Seán Street describing the call for assistance<br />
made by the occupied Channel Islands in 1944<br />
and the response of the Red Cross ship, the<br />
Vega, which came to their aid. It draws parallels<br />
between the gravity of this story and the light<br />
and hope of the seasons of Christmas and<br />
Epiphany.<br />
SSATB unaccompanied<br />
4 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
Becky McGlade<br />
A spotless Rose<br />
This setting of A spotless Rose reflects the<br />
wintry starkness of the fifteenth-century text<br />
through its minor key and bare upper-voice<br />
opening, while the warmth of the full voicing<br />
on the words ‘light’ and ‘might’ represents the<br />
coming of the Christ-Child.<br />
SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Moderately Difficult SATB unaccompanied or with optional<br />
978-0-19-353569-5 | Published April 2020<br />
Sarah Quartel<br />
This endris night<br />
This enchanting setting brings a fresh take<br />
on a familiar 15th-century text. The dialogue<br />
between Mary and the infant Jesus is woven<br />
to a beguiling folk-like melody through each of<br />
the voice parts. For added sparkle, there is an<br />
optional part for handbells. Also available in a<br />
version for upper voices.<br />
handbells (or percussion, or organ)<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353211-3 | Published April 2020<br />
Cecilia McDowall<br />
Lo! He slumbers in<br />
his manger<br />
McDowall’s setting of Isaac Watts’s Cradle<br />
Hymn is beautifully tender, coloured by its<br />
rich harmonies, suspensions, and chromatic<br />
notes. The melodies are complemented by<br />
sustained ‘oo’s and ‘ah’s and rock gently with<br />
the changing time signatures, before ending<br />
unexpectedly in the tonic major.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353567-1 | Published April 2020<br />
Becky McGlade<br />
studied music at Royal<br />
Holloway, University of<br />
London, and now leads<br />
a busy musical life as a<br />
cellist, composer, and<br />
piano and cello teacher.<br />
She has a unique<br />
compositional style<br />
that is engaging and accessible, with fluid<br />
vocal lines and unexpected harmonic twists.<br />
Photo credit: Rod McGlade<br />
See page 16 for two other pieces by<br />
Becky McGlade<br />
SATB version: 978-0-19-353198-7<br />
Published April 2020<br />
SSA version: 978-0-19-352914-4<br />
Published April 2019<br />
Oliver Tarney<br />
The Wise Men and<br />
the Star<br />
This mystical, atmospheric Epiphany carol sets<br />
a text by Lucia Quinault depicting the journey<br />
of the wise men. Tarney’s appealing musical<br />
language creates a sense of expectancy, and<br />
beautiful moments of stillness and quiet enable<br />
the listener to reflect on the wonder of the<br />
events of the season.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-352959-5 | Published April 2019<br />
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New repertoire for Advent and Christmas<br />
James Whitbourn<br />
Christmas Welcome<br />
A celebratory carol in a lilting 12/8 metre,<br />
Christmas Welcome sets a joyful 15th-century<br />
text by John the Blind Audelay. Whitbourn<br />
employs textural contrasts and call-andresponse<br />
style pairings of voices to great effect,<br />
as well as a characterful and soloistic organ<br />
part.<br />
SATB and organ<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-353549-7 | Published April 2020<br />
Mack Wilberg<br />
Child of Light<br />
This effervescent setting of two texts by David<br />
Warner—one for Christmas, one for general<br />
worship—was included on the Tabernacle<br />
Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s recent<br />
release, ‘Tree of Life’. Over a shimmering,<br />
festive accompaniment, the melody is passed<br />
between voice parts, and the dynamic<br />
contrasts and detailed articulation enable<br />
singers to present an engaging characterization.<br />
SATB and piano four-hands<br />
or chamber orchestra<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-353572-5 | Published April 2020<br />
Toby Young<br />
Come and dance<br />
This is an energetic setting of a text by<br />
Jennifer Thorp that celebrates and encourages<br />
festivities during Christmas time. Young’s lively<br />
melodies are full of syncopated rhythms and<br />
supported by colourful harmonies in the<br />
accompanying voices.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
3 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-353948-8 | Published April 2020<br />
The carols below are all newly available<br />
as separate leaflets, having previously<br />
been published in larger collections.<br />
Malcolm Archer<br />
A little child there<br />
is yborn<br />
A cheerful spritely carol with words celebrating<br />
the birth of Jesus. Originally published in Carols<br />
for Choirs 5.<br />
SATB and organ<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-338189-6 | Published April 2020<br />
Alan Bullard<br />
And all the stars<br />
looked down<br />
This is a striking setting of a poem by Gilbert<br />
Keith Chesterton. Originally published in The<br />
Ivy and the Holly: 14 contemporary carols.<br />
SSATBarB unaccompanied<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-336442-4 | Published April 2019<br />
Alan Bullard<br />
And can this newborn<br />
mystery<br />
This carol explores the mystery of Christmas<br />
through shifting time signatures and<br />
intertwining vocal lines. Originally published<br />
in Alan Bullard Carols. Alternative orchestral<br />
accompaniment available to rent.<br />
SATB and piano or organ,<br />
or chamber orchestra<br />
4 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
Vocal score: 978-0-19-336637-4<br />
Published April 2020<br />
Score and parts (rent): 978-0-19-336624-4<br />
Published 2010<br />
Alan Bullard<br />
A boy is born in Bethlehem<br />
This lively carol may be sung in English or to<br />
the Latin text taken from Piae Cantiones.<br />
Originally published in Alan Bullard Carols.<br />
Also available in a version for upper voices<br />
with optional baritone. Alternative orchestral<br />
accompaniment available to rent.<br />
SATB and piano or organ or chamber<br />
orchestra<br />
4 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-354022-4<br />
Published April 2020<br />
SA(B) vocal score: 978-0-19-335641-2<br />
Published 2006<br />
Score and parts (rent): 978-0-19-336623-7<br />
Published 2010<br />
Alan Bullard<br />
Star of Wonder<br />
This piece follows the three Kings on their<br />
journey to the birth of Jesus. Originally<br />
published in Alan Bullard Carols. Alternative<br />
orchestral accompaniment available to rent.<br />
SATB and piano or organ or orchestra<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-336512-4<br />
Published April 2020<br />
Score and parts (rent): 978-0-19-336627-5<br />
Published 2010<br />
Bob Chilcott<br />
Silent night<br />
A gentle and expressive arrangement of this<br />
well-known and popular carol. Originally<br />
published in Carols for Choirs 5.<br />
SATB and organ<br />
3 1 /2 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-338199-5 | Published April 2020<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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John Rutter<br />
Celebrate the music<br />
of John Rutter in 2020<br />
‘the most gifted composer of his generation.’<br />
Sir David Willcocks<br />
‘Choral music is not one of life’s frills. It’s something that<br />
goes to the very heart of our humanity, our sense of<br />
community, and our souls.’<br />
John Rutter<br />
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New Sacred works choral by Bob repertoire Chilcott<br />
Photo credit: John Bellars<br />
Birdland<br />
A musical drama for<br />
soloists, unison<br />
voices, SATB chorus,<br />
and instrumental<br />
ensemble<br />
With a story and texts by<br />
Charles Bennett, this engaging<br />
musical drama follows the<br />
quest of Pip the Sparrow to<br />
be accepted into the Dawn<br />
<strong>Chorus</strong>. Along the way Pip<br />
meets singing sensation Shamira<br />
the Golden Nightingale and<br />
discovers a great secret, causing the sparrow to at last understand the<br />
power of having a song that is completely his own.<br />
As well as the rich variety of solo roles, which feature spoken narration,<br />
the work provides great dramatic potential for the unison and mixed<br />
choruses, who play an integral role in the storytelling. The memorable,<br />
eminently singable melodies are complemented by a characterful<br />
orchestration.<br />
Exploring themes of identity, inclusivity, and self-belief, this heart-warming<br />
work is a testament to the unifying, healing power of music.<br />
• Rehearsal pack with photocopiable unison part and lyrics<br />
• Access to companion website with downloadable audio rehearsal<br />
tracks as part of the rehearsal pack<br />
• 10-part orchestral ensemble with parts available on hire/rental<br />
• 45 minute work ranging in difficulty from Very Easy to<br />
Moderately Difficult<br />
Vocal score: 978-0-19-352300-5 | Publishing August 2020<br />
Score and parts (rent): 978-0-19-354004-0<br />
This year, Bob is looking forward to a number<br />
of important performances of his latest<br />
works. In May, Bob will be attending the<br />
Sing for Peace Kyoto 2020 <strong>Chorus</strong> Festival,<br />
accompanied by chamber choir Commotio<br />
and NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Choir. His<br />
new piece Make me a channel of your peace<br />
will be premiered at the Festival. In June, both<br />
Birdland and Lightwaves will be premiered; the former by hundreds<br />
of school children in Norwich and Oxford (UK), and the latter at<br />
PicFest in Oregon (USA).<br />
Last autumn, Bob Chilcott took up a new role as Principal<br />
Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. Choirs at the<br />
University hold a national reputation as some of the finest in the<br />
UK, and have worked with many distinguished conductors, including<br />
Sir Simon Rattle, Marin Alsop, Edward Gardner, Simon Carrington,<br />
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, and John Wilson.<br />
Circlesong<br />
978-0-19-354043-9 | Publishing July 2020<br />
Lightwaves<br />
A work of epic proportions, this<br />
is a complete life cycle based on<br />
poetry of indigenous tribes of<br />
North America. Each movement<br />
focuses on a different stage of<br />
life, from birth and childhood<br />
through adulthood and middle<br />
age to death. Tribal rhythmic<br />
sections are contrasted with<br />
tender, simple melodies and<br />
glorious climactic moments for<br />
full choir. A powerful work and<br />
an exciting showpiece for large<br />
youth or adult choirs.<br />
Upper voices, SATB, and piano, or 2 pianos and percussion (4 players)<br />
40 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
In another successful collaboration between<br />
Bob Chilcott and poet<br />
Charles Bennett, Lightwaves sees the exploration of light, in its many<br />
forms and uses, from stars to electricity and photosynthesis. Both<br />
piano and voices are used pictorially, in a musical setting that contrasts<br />
moments of high energy and tranquility.<br />
SATB and piano<br />
15 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353530-5 | Publishing July 2020<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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Bob Chilcott secular repertoire<br />
All for Love of One<br />
This is a beautiful setting of an anonymous medieval text that follows a<br />
broken-hearted lover into the woods. Fluctuating between major and<br />
minor keys, Chilcott’s melody is full of nostalgia and grows intensely<br />
towards the middle of the piece. The parts are supported by a warm<br />
and flowing piano accompaniment. Originally published in Five Songs for<br />
Upper Voices.<br />
SA and piano<br />
3 mins, Very Easy–Easy<br />
978-0-19-336766-1 | Published November 2019<br />
Make us a channel of your peace<br />
In this expressive setting, Chilcott adapts the Prayer of Saint Francis, with its<br />
focus on peace and unity. A semi-chorus, which may be taken from within<br />
the choir or by an upper-voice or children’s choir, weaves Beethoven’s ‘Ode<br />
to Joy’ melody into the texture to create a powerful presentation of the<br />
unifying power of song.<br />
SATB and piano<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353208-3 | Published May 2020<br />
Red Boots On<br />
Red Boots On is a funky setting of a poem by Kit Wright, brought to life<br />
by Chilcott’s jazzy chords and groovy syncopated rhythms. The melody<br />
begins in unison and grows in texture throughout the piece, and is<br />
accompanied by a characterful piano part. Originally published in Five<br />
Songs for Upper Voices.<br />
Walking the Red Road<br />
This expressive piece is based on The Seven Sacred Virtues of the<br />
Lakota; the title describes a commitment to purposefully live by these<br />
values, the metaphorical ‘red road’, being a spiritual way of life. The<br />
unhurried tempo gives space for the listener to reflect on the text,<br />
while sumptuous harmonies create a rich cushion of sound.<br />
SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-354017-0 | Publishing June 2020<br />
Sergei Rachmaninoff<br />
Arranged by Bob Chilcott<br />
Adagio sostenuto<br />
from Piano Concerto No. 2<br />
This lavish arrangement of the second movement of Rachmaninoff’s<br />
Second Piano Concerto for wordless a cappella voices was written<br />
for Harry Christophers and The Sixteen. Chilcott artfully reimagines<br />
a pianistic texture for choir, making full use of the potential of the<br />
human voice.<br />
SSAATTBB (with S. and A. solos) unaccompanied<br />
8 1 /2 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-352997-7 | Published April 2020<br />
SA (with divisions) and piano<br />
2 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-336511-7 | Published January 2020<br />
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Bob Chilcott sacred repertoire<br />
Angel voices ever singing<br />
Written for the charity Help<br />
Musicians, this anthem presents<br />
an imaginative setting of Francis<br />
Pott’s well-known hymn in<br />
triple metre. Characterful<br />
and contrasting organ writing<br />
underpins the melodically and<br />
rhythmically interesting vocal<br />
lines, and an alto solo in verse<br />
four provides textural contrast.<br />
Now the green blade riseth<br />
This Easter anthem sets an<br />
evocative text by<br />
J. M. C. Crum. Stately, expressive<br />
vocal lines are underpinned by<br />
a lively organ part, with crisp<br />
staccato melismas that pop out of<br />
the texture.<br />
SATB (with alto solo) and organ<br />
4 1 /2 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353339-4 | Published January 2020<br />
SATB and organ<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-339570-1 | Published May 2020<br />
✝<br />
Ev’ry time I feel the Spirit<br />
SATB (with divisions) and piano<br />
Brimming with groove<br />
and energy, this is a terrific<br />
arrangement of the popular<br />
spiritual. Syncopated melodies<br />
and jazzy harmonies are<br />
well supported by the piano<br />
accompaniment, which features<br />
a walking bass. Perfect for<br />
adding a bit of spark to any<br />
concert programme. Originally<br />
published in Spirituals for Choirs.<br />
✝ Suitable for Easter<br />
O Lord, thou hast searched me,<br />
and known me<br />
This setting of Psalm 139 is<br />
warm and mesmerizing. The<br />
chant-like texture and shifting<br />
tonalities impart the sensation<br />
of being entranced by prayer.<br />
The words offer respite, as one<br />
is safe in the omnipresence of<br />
God. Tranquil yet powerful, this<br />
work captures a sense of the<br />
total stillness after a storm.<br />
SATB (with divisions) and piano<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-336053-2 | Publishing June 2020<br />
SATB and organ<br />
5 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353191-8 | Published January 2020<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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Oxford Three-part Repertoire (SABar) – new series<br />
Oxford’s new series for three-part mixed voices, or SABar, serves choirs of all shapes and<br />
sizes across a broad spectrum of styles. Defined by scoring rather than genre or season,<br />
the series features practical vocal ranges, clearly presented scores, simple and supportive<br />
accompaniments, and appealing and inclusive texts—all underpinning quality Oxford<br />
repertoire selected specially to meet the needs of community, school, and church choirs.<br />
• Ranges clearly displayed on the front of each leaflet<br />
• Scored for SABar and piano (unless otherwise stated)<br />
• All pieces are Very Easy or Easy<br />
• All publishing September 2020<br />
SABar carols by Alan Bullard and Michael Higgins can be found on p.4.<br />
Bob Chilcott<br />
The Lord’s my Shepherd<br />
A charming setting of the well-known psalm in<br />
Chilcott’s signature style with a delicate piano or<br />
organ accompaniment. From The Oxford Book of<br />
Flexible Anthems collection.<br />
2½ mins | 978-0-19-336571-1<br />
Ludwig van Beethoven<br />
Arranged by Steve Milloy<br />
Joyful, joyful<br />
A funky jazzed-up arrangement of Beethoven’s<br />
‘Ode to Joy’ with an English text by Henry van<br />
Dyke. The optional bass and drum kit parts are<br />
included on the back of the leaflet. From Popular<br />
Voiceworks 2.<br />
2 mins | 978-0-19-341461-7<br />
Charles Beale<br />
Sing Love<br />
Recordings of this series will be available on Spotify, Soundcloud, and other<br />
streaming platforms in the summer of 2020.<br />
With words by the composer, Sing Love is a<br />
groovy, feel-good gospel number. The optional<br />
bass and drum kit parts are included on the<br />
back of the leaflet. From Popular Voiceworks 2.<br />
Andy Brooke<br />
Sweet and low<br />
This setting of a tender poem by Tennyson<br />
is full of sweet and recurring melodies and<br />
exudes warmth and tranquility. Also available in<br />
versions for SA and piano, and SATB and piano<br />
(see page 15).<br />
3 mins | 978-0-19-353473-5<br />
Michael Higgins<br />
My heart is like a<br />
singing bird<br />
Higgins’s setting explores the vibrant, natural<br />
imagery in Rossetti’s text with flowing melodic<br />
lines and warm harmonies. The additional<br />
(vocal) bass part is optional. From The Oxford<br />
Book of Flexible Choral Songs.<br />
2 mins | 978-0-19-353442-1<br />
Sarah Quartel<br />
I remember<br />
The text of I remember reflects on the wonder<br />
of the natural world and the people who shape<br />
our lives. The stirring melody is underpinned<br />
by a gently flowing piano accompaniment. Also<br />
available in a version for SA and piano.<br />
4½ mins | 978-0-19-353481-0<br />
Sarah Quartel<br />
In time of silver rain<br />
This sensitive setting of Langston Hughes’s<br />
poem features a lilting melodic line, eloquent<br />
part-writing, and an effective piano part. Also<br />
available in a version for SA and piano.<br />
3 mins | 978-0-19-354007-1<br />
Will Todd<br />
All will be well<br />
This is a beautiful piece about optimism,<br />
companionship, and the belief that ‘all will be<br />
well’. The additional (vocal) bass and percussion<br />
parts are optional. From The Oxford Book of<br />
Flexible Choral Songs. Also available in a version<br />
for SA and piano (see page 15).<br />
4 mins | 978-0-19-353421-6<br />
Reginald Unterseher<br />
Wayfarin’ Stranger<br />
A fresh modern twist on this popular<br />
American folk song, with a blues flavour in<br />
the accompaniment. From SongStream 2: An<br />
American Journey. Also available in a version<br />
for SA and piano.<br />
8 mins | 978-0-19-353477-3<br />
3½ mins | 978-0-19-341856-1<br />
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Vaughan Williams choral collections<br />
Arranged by John Leavitt<br />
Vaughan Williams for Choirs 1<br />
10 sacred pieces for accompanied mixed voices<br />
Vaughan Williams for Choirs 2<br />
10 secular pieces for accompanied and unaccompanied mixed voices<br />
This two-volume collection features well-loved and lesser-known Vaughan Williams songs, anthems,<br />
and carols.<br />
New repertoire has been created through the re-scoring of unison or treble voice parts; new<br />
accompaniment options and durations widen the appeal of the pieces for church or concert use.<br />
The adaptations may introduce or give new light to the repertoire, yet are complementary to the<br />
original settings.<br />
John Leavitt, an experienced conductor, composer, editor, and champion of Vaughan Williams, brings<br />
great sensitivity to this process, with the expertise to maximize rehearsal time.<br />
• Easy-Moderately Difficult repertoire<br />
• Book 1 includes settings for Christmas<br />
• Includes useful notes on interpretation<br />
Book 1 contents: The blessed son of God from the cantata ‘Hodie’ • No sad thought his soul<br />
affright from the cantata ‘Hodie’ • A Song of Thanksgiving • This is the truth • O taste and see •<br />
God rest you merry, gentlemen • O how amiable • He that is down need fear no fall • At the<br />
name of Jesus Let us now praise famous men<br />
Book 2 contents: Spring from Three Children’s Songs • The Singers from Three Children’s Songs<br />
An Invitation from Three Children’s Songs •Whether men do laugh or weep • John Dory<br />
Nothing is here for tears • She’s like the swallow (Newfoundland Folk Song) • Greensleeves<br />
• Silence and Music • Land of our birth (from ‘A Song of Thanksgiving’)<br />
Book 1: 978-0-19-353210-6<br />
Published January 2020<br />
Book 2: 978-0-19-353209-0<br />
Published February 2020<br />
Ralph Vaughan Williams<br />
Arranged by Paul Drayton<br />
The Lark Ascending<br />
This innovative and imaginative choral arrangement of The Lark Ascending has the original solo violin<br />
part accompanied by mixed choir. It sensitively sets George Meredith’s poem (on which the original<br />
orchestration is based) and combines this with wordless vocal lines and vocal solos, preserving the<br />
texture and timeless effect of the original. A commercial recording is available.<br />
Violin and mixed choir<br />
15 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-352820-8 | Published March 2019<br />
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Secular repertoire<br />
Cecilia McDowall<br />
Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo<br />
This powerful work, now available in a version for<br />
SSAA, tells the extraordinary story of Nujeen Mustafa,<br />
a Kurdish teenager with cerebral palsy forced by war<br />
to flee her home and embark on an arduous journey<br />
to Europe with her sister.<br />
A wealth of musical effects are employed to capture the<br />
narrative, including chorales, rhythmic spoken sections,<br />
body percussion, and a solo violin part infused with<br />
Middle Eastern flavours. There is also an SATB version.<br />
SSAA, solo violin, and piano<br />
18 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
In February 2020,<br />
Cecilia met Nujeen<br />
Mustafa (the girl<br />
whose story Cecilia<br />
set to music in<br />
Everyday Wonders:<br />
The Girl from Aleppo)<br />
during the Emirates<br />
LitFest, where the work received it’s Dubai<br />
premiere, and they took part in an interval<br />
talk about Nujeen’s experiences and the<br />
musical project. Recently cited by Bachtrack<br />
as the world’s most-performed female<br />
composer, Cecilia celebrates her 70th<br />
birthday in 2021.<br />
978-0-19-353386-8 | Publishing August 2020<br />
Ian Assersohn<br />
Slow Down<br />
Slow Down has a relaxed swing<br />
feel, with imaginative lyrics by<br />
the composer that encourage<br />
us to take time out of our busy<br />
lives. The vocal lines explore<br />
a swung quaver style, along<br />
with scat syllables and jazzy<br />
harmonies, all underpinned by<br />
a supportive yet characterful<br />
piano part. Also available for<br />
cambiata voices and piano in the<br />
Emerging Voices series.<br />
Photo credit: Karina-Lyburn<br />
‘‘<br />
The music bursts with compassion. The Birmingham Post<br />
‘<br />
David Bednall<br />
Idyll<br />
In this bittersweet pastoral<br />
setting, Bednall’s flowing<br />
melody lines are paired with<br />
the tender words of the poet,<br />
Siegfried Sasson. The 5/4 metre<br />
lends a wistful whimsical feel to<br />
the music, allowing the piece to<br />
flow freely, whilst retaining the<br />
playful syncopation so familiar<br />
in folk music.<br />
TTBB and piano<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
TTBB vocal score: 978-0-19-353213-7 | Published October 2019<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
4 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-353277-9 | Published November 2019<br />
CCBar vocal score: 978-0-19-353009-6 | Published June 2019<br />
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Andy Brooke<br />
Sweet and low<br />
Setting a tender poem by Alfred, Lord<br />
Tennyson, this lullaby is full of sweet and<br />
recurring melodies that rock gently in 6/8<br />
time. The vocal lines are well supported by a<br />
twinkling piano part and combine together<br />
to create a feeling of warmth and tranquillity.<br />
Also available in versions for SA and piano, and<br />
SABar and piano.<br />
SATB and piano<br />
3 mins, Very Easy–Easy<br />
SATB vocal score: 978-0-19-353997-6<br />
Publishing August 2020<br />
SA vocal score: 978-0-19-353998-3<br />
Publishing August 2020<br />
SABar vocal score: Details are on p.12<br />
Michael Higgins<br />
Scarborough Fair<br />
Higgins’s setting of this popular folk song is<br />
simple and wistful, particularly well-suited<br />
to children’s and youth choirs. With delicate<br />
quaver flourishes, the piano accompaniment<br />
flows gently alongside the vocal lines, creating<br />
suspensions that reflect the mysterious<br />
demands of the narrator. Originally published<br />
in The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs.<br />
SSA and piano<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Very Easy–Easy<br />
978-0-19-354023-1 | Published March 2020<br />
Michael Higgins<br />
Three American Songs<br />
Higgins’s arrangements of three North-<br />
American traditional songs are sophisticated<br />
and beautiful. The first, ‘Bright morning stars’, is<br />
illuminated by a shimmering piano part with<br />
opportunities for a soloist or small group.<br />
Energy and bounce is abundant throughout<br />
the second, ‘Little wheel a-turnin’’, where<br />
the melody is passed around the voices and<br />
coloured with interesting harmonies. The<br />
last piece, ‘He’s gone away’, is a parting song<br />
between two lovers with flowing melodies<br />
and accompaniment, and ends on a note of<br />
anticipation.<br />
SATB (with divisions) and piano<br />
8 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-354051-4 | Publishing June 2020<br />
Henry Purcell<br />
Arranged by<br />
Stanley M. Hoffman<br />
When I am laid in earth<br />
In this innovative arrangement, Stanley M.<br />
Hoffman takes Henry Purcell’s most popular<br />
solo aria, the ‘Lament’ from his opera Dido and<br />
Aeneas, and reimagines it as a choral work, thus<br />
making a staple of the solo song repertoire<br />
available for choral performance.<br />
Soprano solo and SATB unaccompanied<br />
4 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-353523-7 | Published February 2020<br />
Sarah Quartel<br />
See the light<br />
See the light sets a text by the composer inspired<br />
by the Hawaiian story ‘The Bowl of Light’. With<br />
its uplifting melodies and energetic rhythms,<br />
this accessible piece explores the light in each<br />
person and creates a sense of community,<br />
while the sparkling piano accompaniment<br />
supports the voices with its repeating figures.<br />
SA and piano<br />
4 mins, Very Easy–Easy<br />
978-0-19-353112-3 | Published January 2020<br />
Howard Skempton<br />
Poems of Love<br />
and War<br />
This is an imaginative setting of a sequence of<br />
nine poems from ‘Viking Poetry of Love and<br />
War’ by Judith Jesch. The war poems are formal<br />
and celebratory, making vivid use of figures<br />
of speech known as ‘kennings’, while the love<br />
poems are more direct, and sometimes playful.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
8 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-353354-7 | Published February 2020<br />
Will Todd<br />
All will be well<br />
With a text by the composer, this is a beautiful<br />
piece about optimism, companionship, and the<br />
belief that ‘all will be well’. Todd’s gentle melodies<br />
are supported by a delicate, pulsing piano<br />
accompaniment, and an optional percussion<br />
part that adds extra spark to the music. Also<br />
available in a version for SABar (see page 12).<br />
SA and piano (with optional percussion)<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353996-9 | Publishing August 2020<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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Sacred repertoire<br />
Malcolm Archer<br />
Drop, drop, slow tears<br />
This setting of Phineas Fletcher’s text is gentle<br />
and flowing, with a lilting, descending motif<br />
to characterise the ‘slow tears’. Archer offers<br />
nuanced dynamics and imitative entries in this<br />
simple but expressive piece, suitable for Easter<br />
and Passiontide.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
3 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-354010-1 | Publishing July 2020<br />
David Bednall<br />
Come, my Way<br />
George Herbert’s popular poem, ‘The Call’,<br />
is set to music in this powerful and evocative<br />
anthem. Bednall uses subtle dynamic and<br />
rhythmic shifts to build towards a powerful<br />
climax in the third verse, before winding down<br />
to a contemplative ending.<br />
SATB and organ<br />
6 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
✝<br />
978-0-19-353491-9 | Published February 2020<br />
David Bednall<br />
St Martin’s Mass<br />
This mass setting is short and accessible, with<br />
a congregational part that may be intuitively<br />
learnt, and the organ playing a supportive<br />
role. The congregational part, which may be<br />
photocopied, is available at the back of the<br />
vocal score.<br />
SATB and organ, with optional<br />
congregation<br />
5 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-354016-3 | Publishing June 2020<br />
Cecilia McDowall<br />
Rise heart; thy Lord<br />
is risen<br />
This expressive, proclamatory setting of<br />
verses from George Herbert’s ‘Easter’ features<br />
eminently singable vocal lines, antiphonal writing,<br />
and imaginative word-painting.<br />
SSATB unaccompanied<br />
4 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
✝<br />
978-0-19-353269-4 | Published November 2019<br />
Becky McGlade<br />
Come, my Way, my<br />
Truth, my Life<br />
McGlade’s setting of ‘The Call’ by George Herbert<br />
is simple but effective, reflecting the directness of<br />
the original poem. The three-bar phrases create a<br />
feeling of expectancy throughout the verses, and<br />
are beautifully intensified by harmonic shifts in<br />
one verse and a soaring descant in another.<br />
SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied<br />
3 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-354053-8 | Publishing June 2020<br />
Becky McGlade<br />
My beloved spake<br />
This is a beautiful and dynamic setting of wellknown<br />
words from the Song of Songs (or Song<br />
of Solomon). With a soaring soprano melody,<br />
McGlade’s fluid vocal lines drive harmonic twists<br />
within an immediately accessible sound-world.<br />
SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied<br />
3 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
978-0-19-354059-0 | Publishing August 2020<br />
✝ Suitable for Easter<br />
See page 6 for a new carol by<br />
Becky McGlade.<br />
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Sacred repertoire<br />
James Whitbourn<br />
Solitude<br />
This anthem sets a powerful poem by John<br />
Henry Newman that reflects on the spirituality<br />
of solitude. An imaginative interplay between<br />
voices and instrumental accompaniment is<br />
prevalent throughout, with effective contrasts<br />
between tranquillo and animato sections and<br />
delicate ostinato patterns.<br />
Also available in a version for SATB and guitar<br />
or piano.<br />
SSA and piano or harp<br />
7 mins, Moderately Difficult<br />
SSA version: 978-0-19-353243-4 | Published October 2019<br />
Harp part (for SSA version): 978-0-19-353245-8 | Published March 2020<br />
SATB version: 978-0-19-353229-8 | Published August 2019<br />
Guitar part (for SATB version): 978-0-19-353236-6<br />
Published November 2019<br />
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov<br />
Arranged by Terry Price<br />
Glory<br />
This rousing arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Glory’ (Slava, Op.21)<br />
brings this popular Russian anthem to a wider audience. The original<br />
Russian text is replaced by a hymn text by Terry Price that is particularly<br />
suitable for Easter, as well as general use.<br />
SATB and organ or brass ensemble<br />
4 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult ✝<br />
Vocal score: 978-0-19-353488-9 | Published May 2020<br />
Brass ensemble score and parts: 978-0-19-353489-6<br />
Published May 2020<br />
✝ Suitable for Easter<br />
Palestrina motets<br />
Available separately for the first time, this group of Palestrina motets serves ten different<br />
seasons and festivals throughout the Church year, and presents the epitome of Renaissance<br />
polyphony.<br />
The motets are all scored for SATB voices, unaccompanied, and range in difficulty from<br />
Easy to Moderately Difficult. All ten are publishing in June 2020.<br />
Ad Te levavi oculos meos 978-0-19-353395-0 2½ mins<br />
Ave, Maria 978-0-19-353392-9 3 mins<br />
Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas 978-0-19-353400-1 3 mins<br />
Dies sanctificatus 978-0-19-353393-6 2½ mins<br />
Haec dies quam fecit Dominus 978-0-19-353397-4 2 mins<br />
Loquebantur variis Apostoli 978-0-19-353399-8 3½ mins<br />
Nos autem gloriari oportet 978-0-19-353396-7 3½ mins<br />
O Rex gloriae 978-0-19-353398-1 2½ mins<br />
Salvator mundi 978-0-19-353401-8 2½ mins<br />
Tribus miraculis 978-0-19-353394-3 3 mins<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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Benedict Sheehan<br />
Easter<br />
This is a declamatory setting of a popular Easter<br />
text by Gerard Manley Hopkins in an upbeat<br />
7/8 metre. Featuring compelling interplay<br />
between choral sections, a slower reflective<br />
passage, and a rousing conclusion, this anthem<br />
will bring a fresh sound to Easter services and<br />
concerts.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Moderately Difficult ✝<br />
Composer Benedict Sheehan has been<br />
called ‘a rising star’ (Orthodox Arts Journal). He is<br />
director of music at St. Tikhon’s Seminary and<br />
Monastery in Pennsylvania, artistic director of<br />
the Saint Tikhon Choir, and CEO and Founder<br />
of the Artefact Institute, a collective of ‘culture<br />
creators’. His works have been performed by<br />
Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Cappella Romana, the Saint Tikhon Choir,<br />
and many others. Two recordings featuring Sheehan’s works are<br />
forthcoming in 2020: Once Upon A Time (Skylark), and Divine Liturgy<br />
(Cappella Romana Records).<br />
Photo: Miriam Sheehan<br />
978-0-19-354042-2 | Published May 2020<br />
Benedict Sheehan<br />
Gabriel’s Message<br />
978-0-19-354041-5 | Published May 2020<br />
This Easter carol is based on J. M. Neale’s<br />
translation of the Latin Piae Cantiones and<br />
occupies a captivatingly exotic soundworld.<br />
Sheehan’s setting is in strophic form, with a<br />
texture that builds from verse to verse and<br />
with varying harmonizations, culminating in a<br />
dramatic cadence.<br />
SATB and organ or piano<br />
2 1 /2 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
Benedict Sheehan<br />
Let all mortal flesh keep silence<br />
Let all mortal flesh keep silence is a reflective,<br />
homophonic setting of text from the 4th-century<br />
Orthodox Liturgy of St James. Sheehan’s setting,<br />
an original rather than the customary pairing<br />
with the hymn tune ‘Picardy’, is steeped in the<br />
Orthodox tradition, and has pure harmonies and<br />
a beautiful stillness.<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
✝<br />
978-0-19-354040-8 | Publishing July 2020<br />
✝ Suitable for Easter<br />
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Sacred repertoire<br />
Mack Wilberg<br />
A Cloud of Witnesses<br />
This dramatic choral work sets a text by David Warner that artfully weaves<br />
together multiple witnessing stories of Christ’s Resurrection into a single<br />
narrative. Wilberg employs an effective array of musical techniques to<br />
depict the protagonists’ experiences: from rapid figurations that move<br />
through the orchestra creating a sense of momentum and breathless<br />
astonishment to pairings of voicings to convey an act of collective<br />
witnessing and declamatory exclamations of praise.<br />
SATB with piano four-hands or orchestra<br />
25 mins, Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
Vocal score: 978-0-19-353201-4 | Published January 2020<br />
Orchestral score and parts (rent): 978-0-19-353207-6<br />
✝ Suitable for Easter<br />
✝<br />
‘Tree of Life’ presents the first recordings of<br />
two large-scale choral works, The Prodigal and<br />
A Cloud of Witnesses. Also included are new<br />
compositions, Children of Light and Tree of Life,<br />
and a moving orchestral piece Lament: And<br />
Wept Bitterly plus recordings of several hymn<br />
arrangements.<br />
Mack Wilberg<br />
This little light of mine<br />
This radiant anthem is an arrangement of the hymn tune ‘Lattimer’, often<br />
paired with the popular gospel song ‘This little light of mine’. Wilberg gives<br />
each section of the choir a presentation of the melody, before building<br />
towards a climatic finish with new harmony and texture as light spreads<br />
‘across the land’.<br />
SATB and organ or orchestra<br />
4 mins, Easy<br />
978-0-19-353500-8 | Published April 2020<br />
Mack Wilberg and the Tabernacle Choir at<br />
Temple Square were featured performers<br />
at the 2020 Western Regional ACDA<br />
Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in March<br />
2020. They will visit four Nordic nations as<br />
well as Scotland and Wales on their 2020<br />
Heritage Tour.<br />
‘‘<br />
[Mack Wilberg has] a flair for creating brilliant jewels of<br />
orchestration. Seattle Times<br />
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Essential skills for organists<br />
Many of you will be conducting several choirs, perhaps including a church choir. You may be an organist yourself, or work<br />
closely with an organist colleague. We hope that you find the inclusion of organ music in this brochure useful.<br />
Anne Marsden Thomas and Frederick Stocken<br />
New Oxford Organ Method<br />
The New Oxford Organ Method is the latest addition to Oxford’s educational suite of titles for organ.<br />
Each chapter focuses on a single piece, with preparatory technical exercises building towards playing the<br />
complete piece. Each lesson covers four main topics: practice methods, registration, fingering and pedalling,<br />
and historically-informed interpretation.<br />
• A comprehensive method book for organ, providing a complete syllabus for learning<br />
• For players or any age and with basic keyboard ability (approx. ABRSM Grade 2)<br />
• Can be used as a self-tutor or material for teaching<br />
• Concise explanatory text for greater understanding<br />
• Pieces cover a range of styles and include works by J. S. Bach, Buxtehude, Franck, Reger, and Walton<br />
978-0-19-351832-2 | Published May 2020<br />
Also available:<br />
Anne Marsden Thomas and Frederick Stocken<br />
Graded Keyboard Musicianship Books 1 and 2<br />
Graded Keyboard Musicianship provides graded and integrated exercises for developing five core skills<br />
at the keyboard: figured bass, score-reading, transposition, harmonization, and improvisation. Book 1<br />
assumes keyboard ability of Grade 1 ABRSM standard and covers up to Grade 5, while Book 2 covers<br />
Grades 6 to 8.<br />
• Bite-size approach with practical, accessible exercises<br />
• Equally suitable for pianists and organists<br />
• Provides support for practical and theoretical graded music exams, and for teaching harmony<br />
• Written by two experienced teachers based at London’s RCO (Royal College of Organists)<br />
Academy Organ School<br />
Book 1: 978-0-19-341193-7 | Published June 2017<br />
Book 2: 978-0-19-341194-4 | Published June 2017<br />
Keyboard Musicianship] is an excellent two-volume curriculum<br />
that you can do alone or with a teacher...I highly recommend these new<br />
volumes for anyone seeking help in boosting their command of these<br />
‘‘[Graded<br />
keyboard basics.<br />
Christopher Cook, The American Organist, 2018<br />
‘<br />
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The Oxford Organ Library<br />
The Oxford Organ Library is an invaluable resource of standalone pieces for today’s organist, whether for concert use or<br />
for church services. It features newly commissioned music, selected pieces from existing OUP anthologies, and canonical<br />
works brought back into print by popular demand. The series provides diverse and eminently useful repertoire from<br />
composers associated with Oxford and its long tradition of publishing for the organ.<br />
Mins<br />
Difficulty<br />
Amy Beach arr. Gower: Scottish Legend 3 Easy–Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-353305-9<br />
NEW David Bednall: Evocation of Wells Cathedral 6.5 Easy–Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-353102-4<br />
NEW David Bednall: Rhapsody 12 Moderately Difficult–Difficult 978-0-19-353104-8<br />
NEW David Bednall: Walton’s Paean 3.5 Easy–Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-353105-5<br />
Bob Chilcott: Sun Dance 3.5 Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-353291-5<br />
Peter Hurford: Suite ‘Laudate Dominum’ 12 Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-375462-1<br />
Gabriel Jackson: St Asaph Toccata 8.5 Difficult 978-0-19-335678-8<br />
Kenneth Leighton: Paean 5 Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-337146-0<br />
Cecilia McDowall: Celebration 8 Moderately Difficult–Difficult 978-0-19-340613-1<br />
William Mathias: Processional 3.5 Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-336913-9<br />
Georgi Mushel: Toccata 4.5 Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-375601-4<br />
George Oldroyd: Three Liturgical Improvisations 17 Easy 978-0-19-385760-5<br />
NEW John Rutter: Elegy and Festive Bells 7 Easy 978-0-19-353155-0<br />
John Rutter: Toccata in Seven 2 Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-337270-2<br />
NEW Howard Skempton: Nature’s Fire 5 Easy 978-0-19-353486-5<br />
John Philip Sousa, arr. Gower:<br />
The Washington Post March 3 Easy–Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-353330-1<br />
Rebecca Groom te Velde: Variations on a theme<br />
of Samuel Scheidt: Puer Natus in Bethlehem 7 Easy–Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-386998-1<br />
William Walton arr. Murrill: Crown Imperial 10 Moderately Difficult–Difficult 978-0-19-536560-3<br />
William Walton arr. Gower: Orb and Sceptre 8 Moderately Difficult–Difficult 978-0-19-353285-4<br />
NEW James Whitbourn: Apollo 7 Easy–Moderately Difficult 978-0-19-353241-0<br />
The pieces labelled ‘NEW’ have been newly commissioned for The Oxford Organ Library and are published for the first time.<br />
To listen to recordings, visit www.oup.com/sheetmusic or search on Spotify<br />
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Organ anthologies<br />
Edited by Rebecca Groom te Velde and David Bednall<br />
Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists: Holy Communion<br />
34 original pieces on hymns for Holy Communion<br />
With a host of accessible, quality new settings, and with pieces based on all the major hymn tunes, the<br />
Oxford Hymn Settings volumes are a must for every church organist’s library. This new addition to the<br />
series includes: .<br />
• Fresh, imaginative new pieces, written by a range of experienced organ composers based in the US and<br />
the UK, and displaying a great variety of styles and approaches<br />
• Pieces suitable for busy church musicians at intermediate level working in all major denominations<br />
• Some pieces also suitable for recital use<br />
• Registration suggestions that can readily be adapted to suit most instruments with pedals<br />
• A companion website featuring a cumulative index of hymn tunes and contributor biographies<br />
978-0-19-340066-5 | Publishing June 2020<br />
Other volumes in the Oxford Hymn Setting series:<br />
Edited by Rebecca Groom te Velde<br />
and David Blackwell<br />
Advent and Christmas<br />
978-0-19-339233-5 | Published 2014<br />
Epiphany<br />
978-0-19-339345-5 | Published 2014<br />
Lent and Passiontide<br />
978-0-19-339347-9 Published 2014<br />
Easter and Ascension<br />
978-0-19-339346-2 | Published 2015<br />
Pentecost and Trinity<br />
978-0-19-340069-6 | Published 2016<br />
Charles Villiers Stanford<br />
Edited by John Scott Whiteley<br />
A Stanford Organ Album<br />
A collection of 20 varied and attractive pieces<br />
by Stanford. The pieces can be used equally as<br />
church voluntaries or recital repertoire.<br />
• Includes organ voluntaries, postludes and<br />
preludes, and shorter descriptive works<br />
• New editions of original organ repertoire<br />
plus newly commissioned arrangements<br />
of selected choral and piano works<br />
• Music that reflects Stanford’s lyricism,<br />
influences, and compositional and<br />
technical range<br />
• Features pieces from the canonical Six Short Preludes and Postludes<br />
and Six Preludes, plus notable new discoveries<br />
978-0-19-352993-9 | Publishing September 2020<br />
Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
Autumn Festivals<br />
978-0-19-340068-9 | Published 2016<br />
OUP’s invaluable collection of seasonal music . . . sets out to provide “quality<br />
music based on well-known hymn tunes for church organists”, and in this<br />
endeavour it is singularly successful.<br />
Stephen Farr, Choir & Organ about Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists: Advent and Christmas<br />
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Recent organ collections<br />
Compiled by Robert Gower<br />
The Oxford Book of<br />
Ceremonial Music for<br />
Organ, Book 2<br />
A practical collection of 25 stylistically varied<br />
pieces encompassing both flamboyant<br />
extravagance and restrained solemnity. Selected<br />
with players of intermediate to advanced<br />
ability in mind. Includes music by J. S. Bach, Debussy, Elgar, Gigout, Handel,<br />
Hurford, Francis Jackson, Jongen, Kodaly, Ireland, Reger, Sousa, and Whitlock,<br />
plus commissions from Gabriel Jackson and George McPhee and first<br />
publication of York Bowen’s Wedding March.<br />
Book 2: 978-0-19-352836-9 | Published September 2019<br />
Moderately Difficult–Difficult | 144pp<br />
Book 1: 978-0-19-375408-9 | Published 1998<br />
Moderately Difficult–Difficult | 128pp<br />
‘One surely cannot find a volume<br />
of comparable quality anywhere<br />
else—apart from in Book 1, that is.<br />
Most comprehensively recommended.<br />
Robert Matthew-Walker, The Organ<br />
Compiled by Julian Elloway<br />
The Oxford Book of<br />
Funeral and Memorial<br />
Music for Organ<br />
A collection of 28 mostly reflective pieces<br />
covering a broad range of music for players of<br />
intermediate ability. Includes compositions by<br />
Attwood, J. S. Bach, Brahms, Parry, Vierne, and<br />
Whitlock plus commissions from Robert Gower and Rebecca Groom<br />
te Velde; and arrangements of well-known works by J. S. Bach, Brahms,<br />
Dvořák, Elgar, Fauré, Handel, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Satie, Schubert,<br />
and Stölzel.<br />
978-0-19-340119-8 | Published 2018 | Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
72pp<br />
Compiled by Robert Gower<br />
Oxford Book of<br />
Christmas Organ<br />
Music for Manuals<br />
A collection of manuals-only organ music<br />
covering the church’s year from Advent to<br />
Epiphany, containing arrangements of core<br />
repertoire from the 18th- to 20th-century<br />
plus 4 new pieces. This technically accessible music is perfect for less<br />
confident organists.<br />
Christmas Organ Music for Manuals:<br />
978-0-19-351767-7 | Published September 2017<br />
Easy–Moderately Difficult | 72pp<br />
Christmas Organ Music for Manuals and Pedals:<br />
978-0-19-375124-8 | Published 1995 | Moderately Difficult–Difficult<br />
144pp<br />
Compiled by Robert Gower<br />
Oxford Book of Lent<br />
and Easter Organ Music<br />
for Manuals<br />
Music for Lent, Palm Sunday,<br />
Holy Week, Easter, Ascension,<br />
and Pentecost<br />
A diverse collection including a mixture of established repertoire, attractive<br />
new arrangements, and two newly-commissioned pieces (by Francis<br />
Jackson and Christopher Tambling). The collection is technically accessible<br />
and provides approachable repertoire for all church musicians.<br />
For manuals: 978-0-19-351764-6 | Published 2018<br />
Easy–Moderately Difficult | 80pp<br />
For manuals and pedals: 978-0-19-338623-5 | Published 2013<br />
Moderately Difficult–Difficult | 128pp<br />
Giuseppe Verdi<br />
Selected and arranged by<br />
Martin Setchell<br />
A Verdi Organ Album<br />
An appealing and practical collection of<br />
12 pieces, including well-loved favourites and<br />
lesser-known pieces, all in newly commissioned<br />
arrangements for the instrument and of<br />
intermediate level.<br />
978-0-19-352640-2 | Published 2019 | Easy–Moderately Difficult<br />
64pp<br />
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Edited by Anne Barry and Peter Hunt<br />
Song Junction<br />
A kaleidoscope of songs and activities for K-2 classrooms<br />
Song Junction features 40 appealing songs plus activities for the elementary music classroom and<br />
singers aged 5-7. It includes new songs by music educators, traditional songs from around the globe,<br />
and optional piano accompaniments for added variety. Grouped into themes such as ‘All About<br />
Animals’ and ‘Tell Me a Story,’ the songs come with teaching notes describing the actions, games,<br />
stories, and associated learning objectives.<br />
• Teaching notes for each song as well as extension activities<br />
• Each song carefully aligned with the 2014 Music Standards (US)<br />
• Optional piano accompaniments for a selection of songs<br />
• Pages can be copied<br />
978-0-19-352828-4 | Published December 2019<br />
Dr. Anne Barry has many years’<br />
experience of teaching in schools and of<br />
extensive involvement in community music.<br />
She works with pre-service elementary<br />
general and secondary choral teachers<br />
at Lake Forest College, Illinois, where she<br />
is Director of Choral Activities, Assistant<br />
Professor of Music, and the Kenneth and Harlé Montgomery<br />
Assistant Professor in the Humanities.<br />
Peter Hunt, a freelance teacher, arranger,<br />
and choral leader from the UK, created the<br />
award-winning OUP Voiceworks series. He<br />
specializes in children’s choirs and in health<br />
and well-being through singing.<br />
Photo: Gerry O’Carroll<br />
How to order<br />
Please send orders to your preferred music dealer.<br />
General enquiries to OUP:<br />
Email: music.enquiry.uk@oup.com<br />
Tel: +44 (0)1865 355067<br />
Music rental:<br />
OUP has one of the largest and most comprehensive music<br />
rental libraries in the world. To submit a quote request please<br />
visit www.zinfonia.com (please be aware that we will need<br />
ALL performance details in order to accept a firm booking).<br />
Alternatively, if you have an enquiry about renting our music,<br />
email: music.hire.uk@oup.com or phone: +44 (0)1865 353699<br />
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