Sleepsong is a rich Celtic-inspired song for choirs looking to test their abilities with a new and exciting challenge.Released by Secret Garden in 2005 the song was written by Brendan Graham and Rolf Løvland who also penned the Westlife hit You Raise Me Up. This beautiful and peaceful choral version has been arranged by Desmond Earley for six part chorus with Soprano solo. It was first performed by UCD Choral Scholars on April 19 2012.The piece is perfect for choruses looking to take their singing forward with specific directions for staggered breathing throughout offering an added challenge forensembles. Although designed to be sung A Cappella the arrangement includes a piano reduction for easy rehearsal.

Of Noblest Cities is intended for a choir of between 12 and about 40 voices although it may also be given by just six singers one to a part (SSATBB). The piece can be performed unaccompanied if no suitable organ is available simply by leaving approximately two crotchet beats of silence between the end of the last note of one verse and the beginning of the next.Underlying the melody is a simple rhythm which is sometimes expanded or contracted. In the first verse the position of the main beats in this rhythm is made clear by the barlines. In the remaining verses however the barlines are only there to help the singers to keep together and forconvenience in rehearsal: singers should observe their own strong beats which fall in different places for each part and not regard the barlines as indicating downbeats. A few of the strong beats which underlie individual parts and appear to be contradicted by the barlines are marked by the symbol / .The words are a beautiful Victorian translation of a Latin hymn by Prudentius which meditates on the story of the three wise men. Each verse is set to the same melody in an increasingly rich counterpoint inspired by the wonderful sound of Tudor choral polyphony.An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs including sacred and secular works from simple four-part settings to more expansive yet accessible repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. Jeremy Thurlow is a composer writer and pianist. His music has been described as ‘seductive innovative full of freshness’ by Henri Dutilleux. It has been performed by the BBC Philharmonic the Fitzwilliam String Quartet Rolf Hind the BBC Singers Endymion Carmen Elektra Peter Sheppard Skaerved Matthew Schellhorn and Sequitur (New York) among others. In 2007 he won the George Butterworth Award for new composition. As a musicologist he writes on French music in

Dale Warland Choral Series-A warm reflection on the coming of light peace love and life into the world this deeply meaningful selection is set for mixed voices with Flute Cello and Harp. Available separately: SSATBB Parts for Flute Cello and Harp.Duration: ca. 6:25.

For SSATBB Chorus. This work was included as No.5 of A Garland for the Queen to mark the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Judith Weir's Ave Regina Caelorum for unaccompanied choir SSATBB.This piece was commissioned by Merton College Oxford as part of the Merton Choirbook a collection of music being assembled tocelebrate Merton College’s 750th anniversary in 2014.Ave Regina Caelorum was first performed on 8th July 2014 in Gloucester Cathedral as part of the Cheltenham Music Festival by the Choir of MertonCollege conducted by Benjamin Nicholas.

A sacred work for unaccompanied SSATBB choir using text from The Order For The Burial Of Dead Priests translated from Greek by Isabel Hapgood.Vocal score with piano accompaniment for rehearsalpurposes.

Inspired by Geertgen's painting 'Nativity at Night' Candlelight Carol centres around the love of a mother on that first night in the stable. The orchestral material is compatible with both the SATBB and SSAA versions.