William Butler Yeats ends his short story The Adoration of the Magi with the narrator describing a centuries-old Gaelic prayer "... when I pray against the demons I repeat a prayer which was made I
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Extracted from O'Riada's Ceol an Aifrinn (Mass), this beautiful traditional Irish hymn is arranged for mixed or treble choirs in a shimmering a cappella setting that brilliantly showcases the
Also known as The Quiet Land of Erin, this well-known Irish song tells the story of an emigrant who remembers with fondness their homeland, yearning to return one day to be buried there.
Taken from a text from James Joyce's collection of poems Chamber Music, this beautiful setting for mixed divisi choir is filled with musical imagery and colorful harmonies. Featuring a soprano soloist
For nearly a century, the passage from the old to the new year at midnight has been celebrated by singing Robert Burns' poem. In this graceful arrangement, we hear the standard English version of the text
Charles Gounod's 'Ave Maria' is one of the most popular settings of the Latin prayer in which Gounod composed a new melody over J. S. Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major from 'The Well-Tempered Klavier'. This
From Four Motets on Gregorian Themes, the traditional plainchant hymn, Ave Verum is presented in an arrangement for mixed choir using a contemporary harmonic palette. Other motets in this
Composed for the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin and the Irish Chamber Orchestra, this piece evokes the sheer joy of Christmas. The texture bubbles up and spills over with something reminiscent
With roots both in Appalachia and Scotland, this plaintive folk song is hauntingly beautiful. Featuring both a soprano and tenor soloist, the mixed divisi choir surrounds the melody with luminous and
Translated as "The One-Horned Cow," this is a playful song learned by many Irish children in school. With origins in the southwest coast of Ireland, the one-horned cow is a metaphor for a poitin still (an
Commissioned to mark the occasion of the total solar eclipse in 2017, this cinematic selection was broadcast across the Pacific Northwest of the United States as millions experienced the totality of the
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Alexander Carmichael's "Carmina Gadelica" is a six-volume set of various prayers, songs, poems, invocations, and other lore he collected over a close to 50-year period (1860-1909) in the Gaelic speaking
Accessible SATB choir parts arranged to match the concert band and orchestral versions of Leroy Anderson's celebrated medley of Christmas carols - A Christmas Festival. Now you can involve your
Featuring an alto solo, this selection is found masquerading under a variety of names throughout the Irish tradition, such as Farewell Ballymoney and Going to Mass Last Sunday. A song of
A stunning treble opening verse begins with a solo, unison, and finally harmony before giving way to a tenor soloist and full mixed divisi choral harmonies. Equally traditional and modern, this perhaps best
The familiar Irish folk song melody sings above a gently pulsing harmonic texture that borrows its style from contemporary a cappella and vocal jazz vocables to create something that is at once traditional
Dreaming took first prize at the Mornington Singers Competition for New Irish Choral Music in November 2014 and is intended as a companion piece to Benjamin Britten's A Hymn to St.
A traditional working song from the north of Ireland, made famous in the 1970s by the legendary Irish group Clannad. The word "dulaman" means seaweed, and the song references two different types - one for
A set of four timeless Irish melodies in an arrangement for choir and piano. Featuring Danny Boy, She Moved Through the Fair, Down by the Salley Gardens and The Lark in the
This lovely lullaby for mixed divisi choir is a traditional Irish folk song accompanied by harp or piano. Gently rocking, the lyrical lines rise and fall with the beauty and grace of the delicate harmonic
A 15th century Basque Christmas carol arranged for SATB choir and organ/piano.
From Four Motets on Gregorian Themes, the traditional plainchant hymn, Jesu dulcis Memoria is presented in an arrangement for mixed choir using a contemporary harmonic palette. Other
Peter Lutkin's celebrated benediction is perhaps his most significant contribution to the repertoire. Often performed to close a concert or service, it is also a popular choice as a signature song for many
"Love Came Down At Christmas" (Words by Christina Rosetti, Music by Mark Armstrong). A gentle and tender setting of this well-known seasonal text for soprano solo and SATB choir.