Commissioned by BBC Music Magazine, Love came down at Christmas is Alexander L’Estrange’s stunning setting of the classic poem by Christina Rossetti . The music reflects the direct, sincere and expressive text in a simple strophic form, t...Lasīt vairāk
Commissioned by The Oratory School, Woodcote for the 2016 Conference of Catholic School Directors of Music, this congregational mass for unison voices is a joyful and uplifting setting, suitable for all voices and abilities. A separate 2-page part fo...Lasīt vairāk
Written for the annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Westminster Cathedral in December 2015, L’Estrange has delivered another enjoyable but challenging addition to the Christmas carol repertoire. Inspired by the early 17th-century Engli...Lasīt vairāk
Panis Angelicus is a touching anthem for accompanied upper voices and is featured on the Signum Classics recording On Eagles’ Wings , performed by the award-winning chamber choir Tenebrae. The well-known text is set to an exquisite,...Lasīt vairāk
Alexander L’Estrange ’s New College Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) is a tribute to Dr Edward Higginbottom, Director of Music and organist of the choir of New College, Oxford between 1976-2014. Featured on the Signum Classics rec...Lasīt vairāk
Alexander L’Estrange ’s New College Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) is a tribute to Dr Edward Higginbottom, Director of Music and organist of the choir of New College, Oxford between 1976-2014. Featured on the Signum Classics rec...Lasīt vairāk
This enchanting work for mixed choir sets three Shakespearean texts that delight in the wonders of music and its connection to the natural world. Scenes from Henry VIII, The Merchant of Venice and Cymbeline are combined in thi...Lasīt vairāk
Hodie was written for Portsmouth Grammar School and is an ideal opener for Christmas concerts. The soaring vocal lines are underpinned by a rhythmic and harmonically rich organ part, resulting in a joyous and accessible work suitable for choral...Lasīt vairāk
The Chester Missa Brevis was written for the choir of Chester Cathedral in 2013 and is a tentative homage to Benjamin Britten in his centenary year. All the movements are thematically related and the musical ideas culminate and are more plainly state...Lasīt vairāk
This piece is a reticent carol and weaves a complex web of counterpoint within both the Vocal lines and Organ part, distilling into a stark Treble solo as the text turns to English. An ideal work to highlight a more reflective side of the festive sea...Lasīt vairāk
This joyful piece for SATB and Organ alternates spritely and brassy Organ fanfares with bold Choral assertions, with the core pulse often offset by intricate rhythmic dialogue between Organ and Choir. It uses varied Choral textures to paint the text,...Lasīt vairāk
A festive Choral work for SATB and Organ by composer Matthew Martin . Commissioned by The Chapter of York for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in York Minster, 22 and 24 December 2014....Lasīt vairāk
This setting of ‘ O Lux Beata Trinitas ’ (ascribed to St Ambrose) weaves together a range of vocal styles and textures to build gradually from the quietly pensive opening section to a rousing unison declamation on the words ‘Deo Pat...Lasīt vairāk
This reflective anthem is especially suitable for the Feast of All Saints but may be used throughout the liturgical year. The setting is still, gentle and atmospheric, combining a simple melody with moments of exquisite harmony. A very approachable w...Lasīt vairāk
Composed for Matthew Redman and Colston’s Girls’ School Chamber Choir, this is a gentle and expressive setting of Salvator Mundi , ideal for upper-voice church choirs and cathedral choirs. The text is particularly associated with le...Lasīt vairāk
St Johns College Service SATB with organ accompaniment was commissioned by St John’s College, Cambridge and was first performed by the Choir of St John’s College in May 2012. This is energetic, exciting music, rhythmically intricat...Lasīt vairāk
Preces and Responses SATB is an exquisite set of preces and responses composed for the choir of Merton College, Oxford. Perfectly balancing classic sounds with a splash of contemporary sonority, these responses provide an exciting alternative t...Lasīt vairāk
Rest is Ken Burtons unaccompanied setting of the words Come unto Him all ye that labour and He will give you rest , dedicated to the London Adventist Choir. The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recentl...Lasīt vairāk
Nigel Hesss Jubilate Deo for SATB and organ was originally written for a production of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII at the Chichester Festival Theatre, and accompanied the Christening and Coronation scenes in the play. It was...Lasīt vairāk
Lead, Kindly Light is taken from Howard Goodalls Eternal Light: A Requiem . Whereas Mozart, Verdi and Fauré interpreted the sacred Requiem text literally, Goodalls Requiem, by contrast, is distinguished by the inclusion of Englis...Lasīt vairāk