New Publications

Dear conductors, I’m glad to tell you that my brand new piece “Remembrance”, for mix choir, a cappella has just been released and is now available. It is a setting of a poem by Percy Bhysshe Shelley and is published by Walton Music. Enjoy! https://www.jwpepper.com/Remembrance/11165732.item#/submit

Thank you to those who wrote asking for scores of Advent Calendar.  A couple of people asked if I have written anything for upper or lower voices which may be suitable for a Christmas concert.  Please listen to The Little One (for upper voices) and Snow for Christmas (four-part men’s voices).  Again, if you’d like […]

A gorgeous setting of the hauntingly beautiful New Zealand folk song “Pokarekare Ana.” This arrangement of New Zealand’s unofficial national anthem is perfect for your beginning to intermediate ensemble. Featuring a lovely piano accompaniment, solo opportunities and a memorable melody. Also available in the following voicings: Unison, SA, SSA, TB, TTBB, SAB, and SATB. (Different […]

Please click below to hear my setting of the poem “Advent Calendar” by Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury: https://soundcloud.com/simon-42-1/advent-calendar It was broadcast by the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, as part of their Advent Carol Service a few years ago on BBC Radio 3.  If anyone is interested in possibly performing it, please […]

Christmas is around the corner and this lively part song is perfect for the season! Fun to sing and set in multiple voicings making it accessible for almost any choral ensemble.

Looking for a jolly Christmas piece for upper voices for your holiday concert or carol service? Then take a look at “Sweet Chiming Christmas Bells”, arranged in 3 parts for SSA and piano by Gordon Thornett. This traditional song incorporates the words of “While shepherds watched their flocks by night”, and the arrangement includes references […]