Unaccompanied Vocal and Choral
Song for Zachariah
SATB
Advent Carol Text by Philip Turner
Written for The Laurence Lloyd Singers
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Carol for SATB
Text: Anon 14th cent.
Written as a Christmas card to a friend
Nov. 2'
Three Early English Lyrics
SSAA
Settings of anonymous medieval texts and Geoffrey Chaucer: 1. How Long this Night is :2. Fowles in the Frith 3. Nowe Welcome Somer
Commissioned by Pamela Cook for The Cantamus Singers
JW 5'
O Lord, Thou has Searched Me Out and Known Me
SATB
Text: Psalm 96
Written for the choir of Grimsby Minster
Nov. 3'
In The Bleak Midwinter
Carol for SATB
Text: Christina Rosetti
Written for the choir of Grimsby Minster
Nov. 5'
The Sun on the Celandines
Song Cycle for 5 soloists or chorus (SATBarB)
Text: Louis MacNeice, James Elroy Flecker, Hilaire Belloc, John Betjeman, R.S.Thomas and Edward Thomas
Written for The Scholars who first performed it at the Purcell Room, South Bank Arts Centre, London April 1975
Nov. 15'
Teach Me, My God and King
Short introit for SATB (with some doubling)
Words by George Herbert
Written for the Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge
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Psalm 150
Anthem for SATB
Commissioned for the enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury, January 1975 and first performed by Canterbury Cathedral Choir directed by Allan Wicks
Nov. 3'
Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace
Anthem for SATB
Commissioned for the enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury, January 1975 and first performed by Canterbury Cathedral Choir directed by Allan Wicks
Nov. 2'
The Oxen
Carol for Bar solo & SATB
Text: Thomas Hardy
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Chanticleer
Carol for SATB
Text Anon
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Five Summer Madrigals
Song Cycle for SATB Choir
Texts: Anon, Shakespeare, Skelton
Commissioned by the Grimsby Bach Choir and first performed by them, conducted by Jeffrey Babb at the Welhome Gallery, Grimsby, June 1985
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No1 Sumer is Y-comin in (A Canonic Madrigal) Hear this on Soundcloud
No.2 The Pedlar's Song Hear this on Soundcloud
No.3 The Lily-white Rose Hear this on Soundcloud
No.4 Merry Margaret Hear this on Soundcloud
No.5 Hye Nonny Nonny Noe Hear this on Soundcloud
Nov. 15'
Three South Coast Songs
SATB choir (occasional doubling)
Arrangements of folk songs
Commissioned by The National Trust and first performed at Losely House, Guildford by the Neville Creed Choir, conducted by Neville Creed
Nov. 12'
Three Simple Carols
SATB (with some doubling)
1. Wassail : an arrangement of this traditional Sussex carol written for the Grimsby Bach Choir
2. Past Three O'clock : an arrangement of the traditional tune. Written for the Sutton and Bignor Singers
3. Song for Zachariah : Advent Carol . Words by Philip Turner. Written for The Laurence Llloyd Singers
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Four Thai Songs
Arrangements of Thai melodies for SATB unaccompanied
1. We used to be so hungry (H.M. King Rama IX)
2. Peace Song
3. Rot Fai Fah (The Skytrain Song)
4. Thai Mother's Song
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For Remembrance
Motet SATB
Text by Laurence Binyon
Written for the Choir of All Saints'Church Northampton and first performed November 2004
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Silent Night
Arrangement for SATB
Words Anon (English and German)
Written for The Northampton Chamber Choir
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The Ale Songbook
Five songs about beer for SATB unaccompanied chorus.
1. In Praise of Ale - Anonymous Elizabethan Hear this on Soundcloud
2, Fill with Mingled Cream and Amber - Edgar Allan Poe Hear this on Soundcloud
3. Gude Ale - Robert Burns Hear this on Soundcloud
4. Now do I Hear Thee Weep and Moan - W. H. Davies Hear this on Soundcloud
5. Will Ye Quaff with Me? - Anonymous Elizabethan Hear this on Soundcloud
Commissioned in loving memory of George Albin by his daughter Stacey Albin-Wilson and Jon Wilson for the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus (Conductor Philip Barnes) and first performed by them Feb 2012 at the Shafley Brewery, St Louis Missouri.
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Beati Misericordes
For SATB unaccompanied (with some doubling)
Text: St. Matthew's Gospel Ch. 21 v.7 (in Vulgate and A.V.)
Commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music in the Liturgy 2017
First performed by the Edington Chamber Chorus cond. Jeremy Summerly and broadcast BBC Radio 3 23rd August 2017
4'
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