Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Prayers for Peace is a collection of three beautiful prayer settings by Alexander L'Estrange: God be in my head, Lighten our Darkness, and The Lord's Prayer. Ideal as introits, anthems or in a concert programme, the pieces are testament to L'Estrange's ability to write music which is simple and accessible yet at the same time full of expression and exquisite harmonies. The settings are for unaccompanied SATB but they have an optional piano/organ part to provide support if required. Prayers for Peace is part of Faber Music's exciting ChoralSignature Series which introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers, offering a thrilling array of varied styles./ Feuillet / Choeur

This beautiful a cappella arrangement of the Phos Hilaron prayer of light is written by the current Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association Tim Sharp. The piece is especially poignant for Evening Prayer or Epiphany settings. Also includes an additional antiphon Lux Christi by Jubal House composer Edwin M. Willmington.

Remember Bethlehem was conceived after a conversation on the works of the late story-telling songsmith Jake Thackray. Thackray’s sometimes bawdy sometimes satirical and often hilarious lyrics are delivered in a lugubrious baritone and underpinned by a strong Yorkshire accent that led him to be dubbed the “North Country Noel Coward”. In his Remember Bethlehem heshows a more tender side and tells a story devoid of expletives and cutting social commentary of a “shabby little country girl” completely broken by the ardours of her journey arriving in Bethlehem as a distrusted foreigner to give birth to baby boy called Jesus. Whatstruck and moved me most about Thackray’s telling of the Nativity Narrative is the way he normalizes Mary. Rather than retrospectively beatifying her - telling her story full in the knowledge of the extraordinary thing she did (as most nativity stories do) – Thackray’s portrayal of her as young afraid and cold makes her achievement all the more astonishing. Indeed so out-of-the-ordinary is the gift given by this apparently ordinary girl that no one and no thing can ever forget it: “Even the stony old hills […] your shaggy old trees […] the sulky old sun Remembers Bethlehem.” My carol of the same name adapts a similar approach to telling Mary’s story. Musically I have only thinly veiled my affection for Peter Warlock’s miniature masterpiece Bethlehem Down and evidence of this can be seen not only in the choice of key triple metre and strophic setting but also in the resemblance of some of the cadential figures. A final strand of influence comes once more from Yorkshire and specifically Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre. My wife is a literature scholar and pointed out to me the parallels between Mary’s plight in Thackray’s story and a scene from the novel in which Jane is lost up on the moors. Through her distrust of man she feels outcast and

This wonderful sacred work is a jubilant setting of George Herbert's well-known words and would make an ideal choice for celebratory services and concerts. It may be performed with organ alone or with organ brass (2 alt sax 2 ten sax bari sax 4 tpt 4 tbn) and percussion (timp cym).The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of contemporary composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

When the BBC commissioned this work for the Last Night of the Proms 2018 I was given quite a detailed brief. First the work should be for the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus (with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) and the two choirs should be quite independent of each other. Secondly the words should acknowledge the centenary of the end of World War I but look optimistically to the future. For the centenary I chose In the Underworld by World War I poet Isaac Rosenberg written in 1914. Originally about unrequited love it can read if you do not know its context as a prophetic look at the next four years with the sense that the women left at home cannot begin tocomprehend the horrors their men face in the trenches. The BBC Singers represent Rosenberg and their music is based on a beautiful Ashkenazi-Jewish prayer mode â?? also known as the â??Ukrainian Gypsyâ?? mode. While I was reading The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (written in 1923) I came across these lines which seem to answer and assuage the fears expressed in Rosenbergâ??s poem. The BBC Symphony Chorus take on the role of Gibran singing in a beautiful melismatic Maronite Syriac chant into which faith Gibran was born in Lebanon. Later in his life he became very interested in Islam particularly Sufism; therefore the whole piece is in the form of a Sufi Zikr with Sufi devotional rhythms in the percussion starting quiet and low but slowly becoming higher faster and louder. The two choirs start separately but merge into a â??conversation â?? sometimes overlapping and ending on a positive note: Rosenbergâ??s Creature of light and happiness over Gibranâ??s We shall build a tower in the sky. Quite by accident all three Abrahamic faiths are represented in this piece â?? but as Kahlil Gibran famously said: â??You are my brother and I love you. I love you when you prostrate yourself in your mosque and kneel in your church and pray in your synagogue. You and I are sons of one faith â?? the Spirit.'

Uses: Advent Christmas concertScripture: Romans 13: 11-14 Isaiah 7:14The cry of a people waiting for redemption and deliverance is the heart of this poignant new offering for the season of lights.The melody sighs like a whispered prayer as the call goes forth “Veni veni Emmanuel.” With a quote from O Come O Come Emmanuel and the lonely sound of the cello this piece ends still waiting but with a senseof hope. Moving!

Par MADONNA. Madonna's 2006 follow-up to the politically-inspired American Life is a dance-floor tour de force packed with songs that recall sounds of Ray Of Light . Collaborating with Les Rhythms Digitales star Stuart Price, the record is a melting pot of disco, dance and club influences that sparkles with the fun and playfulness of True Blue and the Madonna of the 1980s. All 12 songs are presented here for Piano, Voice and Guitar, including Hung Up , Forbidden Love and I Love New York . / Niveau : Assez Facile / Date parution : 2006-03-23/ Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

Song of June is a setting of Wilfred Owen's wonderfully evocative 1914 poem about young love and summer days. Harvey's music captures the shimmering trees warbling waterbrooks and swimmers 'carving through the sparkling cold' depicted in the poem. This powerfully sensual work is certain to make a lasting impression on singers and audiences alike.The Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

After her return to form with 'Ray Of Light' Madonna kept up the electronic stylings and the musical creativity with this massive hit album 'Music'. Arranged for piano voice and guitar with full lyrics and chord boxes.

Charles Wood's Hail Gladdening Light for SATB double choir and optional Organ.This resplendent double choir anthem is a cornerstone of the Anglican cathedral repertoire. Wood makes full use of the array of harmonic and textural possibilities afforded by the use of two choirs creating a powerfully expressive and varied piece.

13 of the biggest hits off the first four studio CDs from this multi-platinum Ohio trio: Bless the Broken Road * Fast Cars and Freedom * Feels like Today * I Melt * I'm Movin' On * Life Is a Highway * Mayberry * My Wish * Prayin'for Daylight * Skin * Stand * These Days * What Hurts the Most.

Uses: Advent Benediction Christmas Epiphany General Scripture: Psalm 119:130 Matthew 4:16 I Peter 1:9 This brief benediction glows with gentle joy and hope. Easily learned the winsome melody rises like a prayer before settling into a richly rewarding amen. Either as a service closer or a meaningful tag to a holiday concert this expressive offering is a message worth singing. Evocative! Score and Parts (fl 1-2 ob cl 1-2 bn hn 1-2 perc 1-2 hp pno vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a digital download.

Uses: Advent ChristmasScripture: Luke 2From the composer of Tapestry of Light and The Winter Rose comes a new major work that is based on the traditional “Lessons andCarols” service. Filled to overflowing with beloved carols and original seasonal songs this cantata tells the story of Christ's birth adorned with beautiful arrangements and meaningful Scriptures. The work includes optionalmoments for congregational participation handbell ringers and children's choir if desired. Stunning orchestrations and a full line of support products are available to support your presentation. Titles include: A ChristmasOverture; O Come All Ye Faithful; A Prayer for Advent; People of Promise Arise!; Song of Hope and Joy; O Little Town of Bethlehem; My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord; Lullabies of Bethlehem; Angels We Have Heard on High; Carols forSeekers; Let Christmas Begin; A Christmas Trilogy. Available separately: SATB SAB iPrint Full Orch CD-rom Printed Orchestration iPrint Consort Orch CD-rom iPrint Handbells CD-rom StudioTrax CD Listening CD 1-PackListening CD Preview Pack RehearsalTrax CD Digital Resource Kit. Duration: ca. 59:21 (including opt. congregational songs) or ca: 48:37 (w/o opt. congregational anthems).

20 soul-stirring songs, including: Are You Walkin' and A-Talkin' for the Lord * A Home in Heaven * How Can You Refuse Him Now * I Saw the Light * Jesus Is Calling * Wealth Won't Save Your Soul * When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels * and more.

Par CANWELL PETER. Ecce Beatam Lucem (Behold the blessed light) uses the same text as Alessandro Striggio's forty-part motet of the same name. Here, Jonathan Dove cretaes an awesome soundworld with shimmering choral writing and a lively organ part to accompany the broad sweeping vocal lines. This piece is an ideal anthem or concert work. Faber Choral Signature Series introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works, offering a thrilling array of varied styles. / Musique religieuse / Feuillet / Chant