New Publications

Announcement to the Choralnet Community: Paul Ayres has just written a Latin text a cappella Mass for Two Voices — it’s a setting that we hope may be useful, especially at the moment. As no-one has sung this yet, there’s no live recording to share, but there is a very basic piano playthrough here: A perusal […]

Another free piece to choir directors until its publication date, Oct. 19th, “as the snow falls”. Includes permission to make copies for your choir(s). Email request to . Please include your position and location, and I will send you PDFs for your use. Listen at https://youtu.be/DTTGebJZ_kw “as the snow falls” is a newly composed choral […]

During this strange season we are in, the constraints it puts on performances is particularly restrictive. One issue that is problematic is that of securing broadcast rights. During the Covid Crisis I finished a musical that is based on A Christmas Carol, but is (mostly) set in a recording studio in the last decades of […]

While things are a little slow in the choral music world, one of the pieces in the Cypress catalogue has managed move forward undeterred. The beautiful “Lady of the Evening Star” by Darius Lim has proven to be quite popular in the last few months. Enjoy! https://cypresschoral.com/composers/darius-lim/lady-of-the-evening-star/

Paul Ayres’s new piece for SATB choir and piano, “When we sing together” has won third prize in an anthem composition competition held by University Park UMC in Dallas. Full text and youtube demo recording below, along with a link to Paul’s website, for perusal scores. Regarding the award, Paul wrote on his facebook page: […]

I am proud to announce the publication of my newest edition, Johann Adolf Hasse’s “KYRIE ELEISON from Mass in G minor” for SATB Chorus and keyboard accompaniment (or chamber orchestra). This new edition is published by Hinshaw Music (HMC2619). This relatively unknown gem is a harmonically colorful fugue based on a descending chromatic subject. More […]