Sir Christemas

William Mathias' Sir Christemas for SATB with organ accompaniment or (i)brass (3 tpt 3 tbn or 2 hn 2 tpt 3 tbn tuba) with timp perc opt organ or (ii) strings and organ or (iii) full orchestra Words c.1500 anon. Material for brass and orchestral accompaniments is available on hire.

This richly expressive cantata sets five discrete texts each reflecting a different aspect of Christmastide for female sololist children's choir SATB and Piano.The first movement is set to a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson which anticipates Christ's birth; the instantly memorable eager melody captures perfectly the sense of expectation conveyed in the text. It is followed by Good day Sir Christemas a joyous rollicking song for children's choir; the wondrous This endris night; and the contemplative wistful carol Put memory away set to a contemporary poem by Elizabeth Jennings. The last movement is a funky rocking celebration of theNativity set to a 17th-century text by William Drummond of Hawthornden. Very approachable and a huge joy to sing this is an absolute must for Christmas concerts.

What a fun and light musical opening for holiday and Christmas concerts! Donald Moore has written a madrigal-style choral that helpsteach contrapuntal and imitative styles. Simple and effective for programming this smart andsparkling composition is suitable for middle school and high school choirs. Available: 3-part mixed (opt baritone) unaccompanied.

This outstanding collection of 90 carols offers a balanced mixture of accompanied and unaccompanied items which will appeal immediately to conductors, singers and audiences alike. Mostly for mixed voices, it includes 16 carols and a further 39 arrangements published here for the first time. From Gabrielli to Judith Weir, medieval melodies to spirituals, the range of styles covers a wide spectrum of tastes. Conductors will welcome the availability of optional orchestral material available on hire for 24 of the carols, to allow for performances without organ. This major issue of carols is edited by William Llewellyn, a well established figure in the world of choral music. / Chant Et Piano

Fifty Carols for Christmas and Advent-Carols For Choirs 2 includes 50 varied carols for every occasion including newly-arranged classics as well as original compositions written specially for this compilation.

The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options clearly explained throughout enabling performance by various combinations of singers. With carols for Advent Christmas New Year and Epiphany and a fabulous range of accessible quality material this is a must-have collection for all choirs at Christmas. 56 flexibly scored carols Suitable for mixed choirs upper-voice choirs choirs with few men unison choirs small choirs and all other groups New flexible arrangements of traditional carols and modern favourites Brandnew carols written specially for the collection Variety of composers including Kerry Andrew Malcolm Archer Alan Bullard Bob Chilcott Stephen Cleobury Cecilia McDowall John Rutter Mack Wilberg and David Willcocks Wide range of material from Medieval to the present day and including wassails gallery carols world carols and spirituals Accessible keyboard accompaniments suitable for Organ (with or without pedals) or Piano