Nova! Nova! Ave fit ex Eva

Christmas setting for upper voices (three parts) of a traditional 15th-century English text with Latin refrain: ‘Gabriel of high degree …’ / ‘Ut nova: Ave fit ex Eva’. An explanation of the Latinpun is included in the publication. Particularly suitable for children’s voices of intermediate standard.

Isang Yun : His Life and Work in Pictures

Beati Quorum Via

The first word of Psalm 119 is both the first and last word of this music – “Blessed.” Written to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Merton College, Oxford, This music cannot be rushed. It is relaxed and freeand prayerful and all those who experience it must embrace this sense of sacredness.

Out of the mist, above the real : No. 1 Who but I?

Excerpted from a larger work (Out of the mist, above the real), this work represents the beautiful imagery of nature with a Celtic flavor.

Pacem : A Hymn for Peace

From a lyrically introspective opening to an emphatic climax, this songful work reflects the scope of the struggle for personal and universal peace. A musically inspiring work with which to build sensitive ensemble playing.

Pacem : A Hymn for Peace

From a lyrically introspective opening to an emphatic climax, this songful work reflects the scope of the struggle for personal and universal peace. A musically inspiring work with which to build sensitive ensemble playing.

Visions Fugitives op. 22 : Eight Pieces

Eight attractive pieces from Prokofirff´s 1917 piano work.

A Wedding Anthem Op. 46 : Amo Ergo Sum

A new unaccompanied choral work arranged by Ronald Duncan.

Stand Together

A bright and uplifting original work with a Celtic flavor.

Ritual

Ritual is the first movement of a three-movement work titled Soundings. This bold and dramatic work stands alone as an impressive symphonic setting, emphasizing the percussion section throughout along with a strong rhythmic drive and tension-building sonorities.

Laus Trinitati

Winner of the 2004 Emerging Composer Competition awarded by the Yale Glee Club, this work is a setting of the Latin antiphon by Hildegard von Bingen. Alternating between joy and reflection, this buoyant work will be a concert showpiece.

Fanfare for the Common Man

Written with practical ranges and skilled re-orchestration, Robert Longfield's new version of Copland's most identifiable work is a must-have for every school orchestra library. A dramatic and brilliant work to open most any concert or special occasion.

Slonimsky's Earbox

Modeled on Stravinsky's “Le Chant du Rossignol,” this 14-minute work for orchestra is an homage to the work and wit of Nicholas Slonimsky, the Russian eccentric literary genius who wrote The Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns (1947), from which Adams drew scales and harmonies.

Variations on a Korean Folk Song

Now available for orchestra, this long-revered concert band work is based on a simple pentatonic tune, skillfully developed into a powerful movement that features percussion and brilliant orchestration techniques. Robert Longfield's arrangement captures the full effect of the exotic and dramatic style of the original work.

Four Piano Blues

Copland's well-known piano work is now available in an arrangement for saxophone quartet.

Instances

This short piece was Elliott Carter's last orchestral work composed at the age of 103.

Radio Rewrite

Inspired by two pieces by the band Radiohead, Reich has composed this five-movement work.

Beltane : (A Branch of May)

The text for this work is comprised of several traditional May Day carols and sonnets from a variety of sources ranging from the medieval era to the 17th century. Musically, the work embraces many different styles, but is largely a tribute to the folk traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany.

Dover Beach Revisited

Vividly capturing the imagery of Matthew Arnold's poetry, this work was commissioned by the Yale Glee Club.

My Father Knew Charles Ives

A musical autobiography, this work is an homage to the influence of Ives' music on the composer.

Missa a Cappella

This large-scale choral work sets the words of all six parts of the ordinary of the Mass (the Credo was composed in 1972). The characteristic rich, soothing harmonies, beautifully-shaped, sometimes haunting melodies and variety of texture create an evocative and devotional work, challenging in places but ultimately fulfilling for both performers and audience.

The Great Sea

The lyrical and evocative text of this work was collected amongst the Inuit of the northwest shore of Hudson Bay by Danish explorer and ethnologist, Knud Rasmussen. Composer Raminsh has crafted a work that requires the full vocal ranges of a fine college or professional choir. The harmonic structure is contemporary but not avant-garde.

The Holy Spirit Mass

Here is a new work for choir, string ensemble and piano, commissioned in 2017 for the National Lutheran Choir to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Gramophone Magazine states Arnesen outdoes even Messrs Chilcott andRutter for sheer Singability. Hear this beautiful work on the Decca Classics recording featuring Swedish conductor Sofi Jeannin and the Trondheim Vocal Ensemble.

Frieze

A 20-minute work written for large orchestra and first performed in 2013. The title is a reference to the Beethoven Frieze by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, a series of frescoes inspired by the finale of the Ninth Symphony, to which Turnage’s work makes several allusions, painted on the walls of the Vienna Secession Building.

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace : Full Score

Commissioned for the millennium by Britain's Royal Armouries and dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo crisis, this work is a contemporary example of a mass based on the 15th-century French song L'homme armé (The Armed Man). Set within the framework of the Christian mass, The Armed Man is a major choral work which uses both sacred and secular texts.