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Eleanor Daley Let all

Eleanor Daley Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing SATB and piano or organ Vocal score 9780193804739 Eleanor Daley sets well-loved texts by George Herbert in this suite of three pieces. They may be performed separately as part of a church service, or together for an impressive concert piece. This suite is particularly suitable for Easter and Trinity Sunday. 1.5 minutes Love Never Ends SATB unaccompanied and Solo or semi-chorus Vocal score 9780193805071 The text from Corinthians, ‘Love is patient, Love is kind’ set as a descant above a repeated, polyphonic, and homophonic SATB chant of the Latin text Ubi caritas et amor Deus ibi est. 3 minutes Make our church one joyful choir SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193869653 This canticle sets a text by the distinguished American hymn-writer Thomas Troeger. It enlivens Troeger’s already joyful text with an exciting 7/8 rhythm and a thrilling soprano descant. 2 minutes My soul is exceeding sorrowful SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193505216 This highly effective setting of the Tenebrae Responsories powerfully captures the sense of anguish and tension inherent in the text. Emotive chromatic harmonies and brief passages of strong unison writing combine to create a poignantly expressive Lenten anthem. 3 minutes O come, let us sing unto the Lord SATB & organ Vocal score 9780193869578 This is an exuberant setting of Psalm 95. A memorable rhythmic pattern is established by the organ toccata as it alternates between 4/4 and 7/8 for the outer sections of the anthem. The inner section offers a more straightforward setting of the text ending in D major, softer and a cappella. 3.5 minutes Upon Your Heart SATB unaccompanied and soli or semi-chorus Vocal score 9780193426511 Digital 9780193537392 This is a straightforward and effective anthem set to a well-known text from the Song of Solomon, reinforcing the message of love’s power to bind people together. 3 minutes Veni Creator Spiritus SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193869561 This gentle, calm anthem fills a need in the repertoire for Pentecost. It begins with a statement of the traditional chant tune accompanied by a homophonic ostinato in the upper voices. The original hymn then sounds in the inner voices, and the work concludes with a restatement of the opening motifs. 2 minutes The Lake Isle of Innisfree SSA or SABar or TTB & piano SSA vocal score 9780193426528 SABar vocal score 9780193561793 SABar Digital 9780193561809 TTB vocal score 9780193560840 Suitable for concert use, this simple, delightful setting of a Yeats poem embraces nature’s beauty and the secret joy of solitude. Soaring melodies, rich harmonic language, and a piano part that is both driving and supportive create a piece that is evocative and poignant. 3 minutes O ye who taste that Love is sweet SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193541030 Digital 9780193543614 This is a warm and tender piece setting the last three verses of Christina Rossetti’s ‘What good shall my life do me?’, which encourages leading a life of love as an example for others. 3 minutes Choral Secular 16

Listen SA & piano Vocal score 9780193563759 Digital 9780193564114 In this beautiful setting of words by the composer, based on a quote by Brian Palmer, singers are encouraged to listen to the sounds and people around them in order to learn and grow: ‘one act of love, I know, for sure, is to listen.’ 3.5 minutes - Reena Esmail - b. 1983 Indian-American composer Reena Esmail works between the worlds of Indian and Western classical music, and brings communities together through the creation of equitable musical spaces. Esmail is the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 2020- 2023 Swan Family Artist in Residence, and Seattle Symphony’s 2020-21 Composer-in-Residence. Previously, she was named a 2019 United States Artist Fellow in Music, and the 2019 Grand Prize Winner of the S & R Foundation’s Washington Award. Choral Secular TaReKiTa SATB or SSAA or TTBB unaccompanied SATB vocal score 9780193540750 SATB Digital 9780193540774 SSAA vocal score 9780193552173 SSAA Digital 9780193552180 TTBB vocal score 9780193560833 TTBB Digital 9780193560956 TaReKiTa is a refreshing concert piece that effortlessly blends the Indian and Western classical styles. The composer’s scats are combined with a fast triple metre, vocal slides, and captivating melodies built on the Jog raga. Also published in Breath of Song. 2 minutes Choral Advent & Christmas A Winter Breviary SATB unaccompanied Vocal score 9780193561908 The three movements of A Winter Breviary are entitled: ‘We look for you’, ‘The year’s midnight’, and ‘The unexpected early hour’. The movements are each based on an Indian classical Raag and reflect upon the Christmas story from the perspective of evening, midnight, and daybreak. 8.5 minutes Reena Esmail 17