Church Choir Anthems for Rally Day

This piece has a dance-like feel and lilt to it, both in the lyric writing and the switching between a duple and triple feel in the 6/8 meter.

Written primarily for the an anthology of Scandinavian music, this piece evolves calmly but with a strong momentum in a large dramatic arc across its three-part structure. With clear part-writing and

Setting a text from the Book of Isaiah, this eight-minute work is a reflective composition featuring alto and baritone solos, with sections of counterpoint that build the intensity and journey of one of

This piece takes William Byrd's famous motet and reimagines it for three unaccompanied choirs. Using plainsong against canon and dense layering that gives it an ancient texture, this challenging selection

This is one of the two motets in a contemporary response to Zarlino's treatise Le istitutioni harmoniche. This work uses text from the communion antiphon but may be sung throughout the year for

Asking the simple but fundamental questions about the need for human contact, this eight-part a cappella concert work features a sustained texture of cluster harmonies with melody lines that call out "Can

This traditional Irish ballad arranged for VOCES8 will make your audiences wish they were in Carrickfergus, if only to experience the longing felt in this lovely arrangement. A beautiful soprano solo offers

One of a series, all premiered and recorded by the vocal ensemble VOCES8, this a cappella work is challenging, with independent parts, and a rich and diverse harmonic vocabulary.

This classic Irving Berlin tune gets the VOCES8 treatment in this effortless swing arrangement. Colorful harmonies with a hint of soul will challenge and delight your ensembles.

Each volume of the these choral anthologies presents a collection of Esenvalds' most popular choral offerings in a convenient edition. Volumes 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are for mixed choirs divisi, and Volume 3 is

Extracted from Gaspard's Christmas, a concert program by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in which a friendly fox named Gaspard entertains young concertgoers, this festive original is a treat

For SSAATTBB choir and soprano soloist, this was commissioned and dedicated to the Halifax Camerata Singers. Described by the composer as perhaps his most personal piece, Contrition sets a line of

This ancient carol of lament is beautifully arranged with unison lines and subtle harmonies that perfectly complement the spirit of the piece. Arranged for the VOCES8 Scholars and APOLLO5, it remains

A lullaby set to a text by William Blake. Flowing vocal lines with an expanded harmonic language.

Set to one of Ireland's most famous folk tunes, this is Danny Boy ina cappella arrangement written for VOCES8 featuring SATB with divisi into eight parts with bass and tenor solos.

This arrangement is an energetic take on Jingle Bells, taking the audience "dashing through the snow" on a fast-paced sleigh ride to the end of the piece! Rhythmic a cappella harmonies surround the

Commissioned by Ex Cathedra for its Summer Music by Candlelight series of concerts. With German and English text, this work features free tonalities and very independent vocal parts.

This beautiful arrangement of the traditional Spiritual brings calm alongside a pensive hope. The piano writing is as much an independent part as an accompaniment, helping to bring about a sense of peace