New Publications

If you’re looking for an unaccompanied choral arrangement of ‘Away in a Manger’, take a look at http://www.swirlymusic.com/music/a-cappella/gordon-thornett-away-in-a-manger-satb/ . The tune, ‘Cradle Song’, is the one traditionally associated with these words in the UK, and this arrangement for mixed choir (SATB) also incorporates a soprano soloist.

Lux Nova sees Eric Whitacre’s best-selling Lux Aurumque re-imagined with a middle section of new material from his musical Paradise Lost This piece for unaccompanied SATB Choir incorporates poetry by Edward Esch, translated into Latin by celebrated American lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri. Available in the UK and Europe from musicroom.com

Both the music and poem have a haunting and mystical quality to them. While great for a larger group, the weaving lines and crunchy harmonies are wonderful with a trio and perfect for a professional ensemble or strong collegiate choir.   http://seeadot.com/shop/woman-turns-fish/    

Click the cover image to view the score in its entirety.   From the composer: “Lux Beatissima was written as a meditation on and celebration of human nature, specifically our apparent duality. It is a way of processing my questions about our humanity and sharing the awe that those questions evoke in me. The text, O Lux […]

New release from tempo 1˚ press   Christ be with me by MICHAEL WOLNIAKOWSKI   The fifth-century text from St. Patrick’s Breastplate is used in this short composition. A beautiful, soaring solo begins the work, ending with a soulful section for mixed voices. This piece can be used as a benediction at any time of […]

NEW RELEASE from TEMPO 1˚ PRESS     Lamb of God by PAUL BOUMAN   This setting of the Agnus Dei text is comprised in three sections–all fashioned from the tune Christe, du Lamm Gottes. The work begins with a more ornate melody with lush harmonies. As each verse continues, the melody becomes less ornate–ending with an emotional […]