The Angels of Christmas - SATB

24 Carols for Concerts-Hear the Angels Sing is a collection of 24 Christmas carols composed and arranged by Jonathan Rathbone for choir and small orchestra. Primarily intended for choral society carol concerts the selection includes both concert pieces and classic congregation/audience-participation carols. Requiring only minimal rehearsal this collection provides a highly practical means of delivering a full choir and orchestra carol concert or service within a sensible budget. 24 arrangements of favourite carols Scored for SATB and small orchestra (minimum 13 players) including woodwind brass percussion and strings Can also be performed with piano or organaccompaniment

This Beautiful setting of Sarah Teasdale’s Christmas Carol is the latest addition to the Faber New Choral Works Series. Originally the work was composed for the South Petherton combined Arts Society Choir and first performed under the direction of Roger Stacey on 14th December 2002.

A peaceful carol telling the Christmas story of the angels’ visit to the shepherds. The simple but still jazz-inspired harmonies unison sections and attractive melodies make this a very approachable but effective carol. For SSATBB choir

Return to the simple joys of the Christmas season with Vince Guaraldi's jazz renditions of traditional carols and original music written for this classic holiday favorite. Includes: Christmas Time Is Here Hark the Herald Angels Sing Linus and Lucy O Christmas Tree. Available: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Approx. Time: 4:50.

For Mixed Chorus and Piano or Amplified Guitar-Beautiful poems by American poets Sara Teasdale and Phyllis McGinley each telling a very human Christmas story. Teasdale's Carol contrasts the magnificence of the songs of angels and kings with the baby Jesus who fellasleep before the song was done. McGinley's Ballad is a retelling of the ancient legend of Befana the Housewife always too busy to greet the new-born babe until it is too late.For SATB chorus with Piano oramplified Guitar.

Sing with the Choir Volume 13-Pick your part and sing along with a professionally recorded choir! This collection of holiday hits features a 4-part mixed voice arrangement and full-performance recordings on the accompanying CD.Songs include: Angels We Have Heard on High; Deck the Hall; Go Tell It on the Mountain; Joy to the World; O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles); O Holy Night; Silent Night; We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Patrick Hawes' Quem Pastores scored for SATB chorus and solo Harp.In this atmospheric three minute piece the Choir and Harp combine to create a befitting backdrop to the Christmas story with the Shepherds the Wise Men and the Angels offering their praise to the newborn Christ.

My Guardian Angel is a carol which celebrates the increased incidence of public appearances by angels at Christmas time. It is a setting of short text by William Blake. The music of the carol is based around a short 'alleluia'which may be performed by the audience whilst the choir weaves some 4-part counterpart around it. Alternatively the piece may be performed in 6 parts by choir alone.

Commissioned for the traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols in King’s College Cambridge on Christmas Eve 1994. Harvey uses words by Bishop Taylor in a beautiful melody sung by one choir accompanied by a second wordless choir providing harmonic support.

Bob Chilcott's Song Of The Crib for unaccompanied SATB choir.A setting of a specially written text by Charles Bennett this gentle lullaby reflects on the role of the animals and angels in the nativity compelling us to follow their lead and create our own Christmas scene wherever we are.Chilcott's Choral writing is characteristically warm and lush with some divisi and the singable melodies are shared between the parts. Song Of The Crib features on the Naxos CD of Bob Chilcott's Christmas music The Rose In The Middle Of Winter.

A festive way to open or close a Christmas program! Opening with a fanfare-like statement moving into the familiar Angels We Have Heard on High the excitement builds to a grand finishAvailable separately: SATB SAB and SSA. Performance time approx.3:30.

Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High Angels from the Realms of Glory Hark the Herald Angels Sing

The perfect Christmas piece: a 6 1/2 minute medley of twelve of the most popular holiday favorites from 'Silent Night' to the rousing finale of the 'Hallelujah Chorus' (sure to bring your audience to its feet). Great for ANY choir. The optional instrumental accompaniment is quite effective and simple to add (or use the SoundTrax). Includes Deck the Halls Good King Wenceslas It Came Upon the Midnight Clear What Child Is This? Silent Night Rise Up Shepherd and Follow Go Tell It On the Mountain Hark the Herald Angels Sing Joy to the World One Fine Day We Three Kings and Hallelujah Chorus.

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