Psalm chants for choir

‘Anglican chant’ is most often sung in Anglican, Episcopalian and similar churches.

The Norwood setting for SATB choir and organ

The Norwood setting (Holy communion/Eucharist) for A Prayer Book for Australia or any Anglican/Episcopalian or similar service for SATB choir and organ (1989). (From the early days of typesetting music, using Helvetica!)

Rounds

Three rounds for choir, singing group or congregation (2015). Alleluia (2 part round). First performed by Coro Innominata conducted by Margaret Tesch-Muller at St Francis’s Church, Paddington, Sydney, Australia on 7 May 2023 Christ is risen (3 part round) The fruit of the Spirit (4 part round)

A canticle of praise (Te deum laudamus) for SATB choir unaccompanied

A canticle of praise (Te deum laudamus/You are God, we praise you) for SATB choir (with short optional solos), English translation by the International Consultation on English Texts (c) (1998).

Death, life, birth for baritone and piano

Death, life birth for baritone (Bb2-E4) and piano – three songs to texts by WH Auden (c) and DH Lawrence (1995/2002/2020).

Sacred songs for soprano or mezzo-soprano unaccompanied

Sacred songs – 4 songs for soprano (D4-A5) or mezzo-soprano (C4-G5) unaccompanied to texts by Anon, Phineas Fletcher and Edmund Spenser (1995-2002).

The pilgrim’s song for unison choir and organ

The pilgrim’s song for unison choir and organ to a text by John Bunyan (2009). I adapted the original poem (in which case the title should probably be The pilgrims’ song), but have included both to give the choice. The hymn version (He who would valiant be) can also be used.

Old violin for mezzo-soprano and violin

Old violin – 5 songs for mezzo-soprano (range A3-G5 and violin to texts by John Shaw Nielson (2002). John Shaw Neilson (1874-1942) was an Australian poet whose themes centre on the beauty and spirituality of nature, the joy of human love and the anguish of human separation and loss.

Korean eucharist (감사성찬례) for choir and organ

Korean eucharist (감사성찬례) for choir (with soprano soloist) and organ (2007-2015). When I lived in South Korea, I attended the Korean Anglican church (대한성공회). Its prayer book has a small number of congregational and small choir settings, and there are larger settings which the choir of Seoul Cathedral sang. I wrote a small choir setting

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness for choir and organ

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness for choir and organ (2006). This very flexible arrangement can be sung by a vocal soloist or unison, 2-, 3- or 4-part choir, with organ or piano and optional treble and bass instruments. Any translation of the words with that meter (eg Korean) can be used. First