A tender melody flowing accompaniment rich harmony and words of comfort show us the gentle parenting side of God. This beautiful anthem instills a feeling of warmth and serenity like that of a nurturing embrace. “With aGentle Touch” sings not only of God's careful guidance in our lives but encourages us to follow God's example and to gently lovingly touch the rest of the world.

This tender carol sets an evocative text by Norman Nicholson depicting Mary's gentle nurturing of her child. Chilcott's beautifully simple setting features sumptuous harmonies lyrical melodies and an optional part for Flute.

The text for “Blessed Be That Maid Mary” comes from an anonymous 15th century English author and makes liberal use of a common literary device of the time: mixing English and Latin phrases together. Set with a gentle melody like a lullaby the Christmas work evokes warmth and a sense of quiet wonder. Duration: ca. 4:15

2-Part and Piano-Create a magical moment reminiscent of a simpler time and place with this original song by Mary Donnelly and George Strid. Your audience will appreciate the text and gentle melody as your choir performs this song of friendship andkinship.Available separately: 2-Part. Performance Time: Approx. 2:20

from The Voices of Christmas-Uses: Advent Scripture: Luke 1:46-55 Extracted from the best-selling cantata Voices of Christmas this choral is almost two anthems in one. The slow opening presents the angel's greeting to Mary while the rest of the anthemsurrenders to a festive dance of joy set to the God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen tune.

For SATB unaccompanied.Setting a text by Timothy Dudley-Smith this is a charming lullaby with a gentle lilting melody and warm harmonies. Ideal for Christmas services and concerts.

Set in a lilting 3/4 meter this gentle flowing selection helps students develop important choral skills of part-singing phrasing and expressiveness. Ideal for spring concerts and other festival settings! With optional flute.

Donnelly and Strid have arranged the traditional Chinese folk song Mo Li Hua into a delightful display of trebled voiced beauty accompanied by a gentle piano with optional soprano recorder and various Orff instruments and percussion. A wonderful multi-cultural selection for any time of year and offers both Chinese and English language.

Discovery Level 2-Set in a gentle pop/rock style this accessible piece reflects the culmination of an important time of life like the end of the school year graduation or a time of transition or change. Building to a full chorus the positivemessage of the text encourages us to enjoy and celebrate this time and to “look how far we have come ” while facing the future with courage hope and anticipation. The soaring descant in Part I builds to a wonderfulfinale! Available separately: 3-Part Mixed VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:50.

Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear.The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time, such as Thomas Arne's Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind and Henry Leslie's How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps. More recent settings from 20th century and contemporary composers include Ernest Moeran's Sigh No More, Ladies, Gary Carpenter's Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark and John Tavener's Fear No More and Look In Thy Glass.Not only this, the Shakespeare Choral Collection boasts several works that were specially commissioned, including John Joubert's Be Not Afeard, Richard Sisson's Light Thickens and Pawel Lukaszewki's Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed. Some pieces have never appeared before in print, such as those by Kevin Olsen, Bernard Hughes and John Gardner. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike.A total of 26 fantastic works comprise The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, which would work as a wonderful concert programme on its own, or could provide a wealth of options for choirs looking to expand their repertoire with a range of unique settings. Also included is a fascinating introduction by editor David Wordsworth, and notes describing each piece.Words written by indisputably the greatest writer in the English language can only be matched with music by composers of talent and renown such as these. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection is an essential anthology of stunning settings of beautiful words which will be performed and enjoyed for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Lulajze Jezuniu is a dual-language arrangement of a well-known Polish carol presented with the original Polish text and an English singing translation by the composer. Chilcott gives the exquisite melody of this gentle lullaby sung to Jesus and Mary to the alto soloist setting it above a mellifluous background of rich harmonies and gentle polyphony from the choir.Lulajze Jezuniu has been recorded by NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir on the CD The Seeds of Stars.SATB (with SAT solos) unaccompanied

Jude Roldan is pianist/composer for the world famous Hail Mary the Queen Children's Choir of the Philippines directed by his wife Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan. This beautiful setting of the Ave Maria text is gentle and flowing fitting for advanced children's choirs or treble choirs of any age. Appropriate for church or concert.

The Christmas story is told with fresh perspective in this collaborative cantata from Joseph Martin and Heather Sorenson. Throughout time God has touched and motivated hearts through dreams and visions. Christmas Dreams visits these moments in scripture and connects the experiences of ancient times with our modern journey of faith pointing to Christ in whose birth the hopes yearnings and dreams of all the world are fulfilled. Using traditional carols newly composed seasonal selections and thoughtful narration this rich work delivers a tapestry of sound and emotion. Share this cantata with your people and help them discover God's graceful touch in their lives! Songsinclude: Christmas Dreams Overture; Advent Dreams; The Promise and the Prayer; A New Morning of Promise; Zechariah's Song; Mary's Dream; All Through the Night; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; The Magi's Epiphany; Christmas Dreams; A Gentle Christmas Blessing.