A ship with unfurled sails

6 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text by Doris Kareva (b.1958) translated by Eric Dickens

Commissioned by the Vigala Singers
First performed by the Vigala Singers, directed by Joy Hill, at the Klara Kyrka, Stockholm on 18 August 2009

Cantus Maris Baltici

10 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Texts by Andres Ehin (b.1940) (translated by J. Talvet and H.L.Hix), Maironis (1862-1932) (translated by Lionginas Pažūsis), Mirdza Bendrupe (translated by Margita Gailitis), Jaan Kaplinski (b.1941) (translated by the author and Fiona Sampson) and Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Commissioned by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
First performed by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, directed by Mike Brewer, at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco on 26 July 2009

Jesu, Rex admirabilis

5 mins

for SATB and organ

Text: Hymn at Matins on the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

Commissioned by the Master and Fellows of St John’s College, Cambridge
First performed by St John’s College Choir, directed by Andrew Nethsingha, on 3 May 2009

Justorum animae

4 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text: Offertory at the feast of All Saints

Commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Wells Cathedral
First performed by Wells Cathedral Choir, directed by Matthew Owens, on 14 May 2009

In the beginning was the Word

11 mins

for SATB and organ

Text: John 1: 1-14

Commissioned by Dr Nicholas Fisher for the Choir of Merton College, Oxford
First performed by the Choir of Merton College, Oxford, directed by Benjamin Nicholas, on 16 May 2009

To Music

3 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 in honour of Stephen Cleobury’s 60th birthday
First performed by the BBC Singers, directed by Stephen Cleobury, at BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London on 24 January 2009

The Spacious Firmament 2: Yet we who neither burn nor shine

7 mins

for SATB and trumpet in C

Text by Colin Tan (b.1977)

Commissioned by the John Armitage Memorial Trust
First performed by the Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge and Niall Keatley (trumpet), directed by Nicholas Cleobury, at St Margaret’s, Westminster, London on 3 December 2008

Let us all rejoice in the Lord

2½ mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text: Antiphon for All Saints

Commissioned by DeChorum
First performed by DeChorum, directed by Brian Kay, at All Saints’, Weston-super-Mare on 2 November 2008

Ave, Regina caelorum

11 mins

for SATB and electric guitar

Texts: Antiphon to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)

Commissioned by the International Guitar Festival, King’s Place Music Trust and The Sixteen
First performed by The Sixteen and Tom Kerstens (electric guitar), directed by Eamonn Dougan, at King’s Place, London on 6 October 2008

The Land of Spices

4 mins

for trebles and organ

Text by George Herbert (1593-1633)

Commissioned for Dean Close School by the Earl of Harrowby
First performed by the choristers of Westminster Abbey and Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, directed by James O’Donnell, at Westminster Abbey, London on 30 September 2008

Requiem

29 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Texts: Latin Mass for the Dead, Hōjō Ujimasa (1538-1590), Chief Aupumut (c.1725), Walt Whitman (1819-1892), Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) and Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993)

Commissioned by the Vasari Singers
First performed by the Vasari Singers, directed by Jeremy Backhouse, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London on 11 November 2008

The Spacious Firmament

11 mins

for SATB, brass quintet (2 trumpets in C, horn in F, trombone and tuba) and organ

Text by Joseph Addison (1672-1719)

Commissioned by the John Armitage Memorial Trust
First performed by the BBC Singers, Onyx Brass and Stephen Disley (organ), directed by Nicholas Cleobury, at St Bride’s, Fleet Street, London on 10 April 2008

To Morning

3 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text by William Blake (1757-1827)

First performed by Dean Close Chapel Choir, directed by Benjamin Nicholas, at Notre Dame de Blancs Manteaux, Paris on 12 April 2008

The Voice of the Bard

6 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text by William Blake (1757-1827)

Commissioned by the BBC for BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year, Chantage
First performed by Chantage, directed by James Davey, at Glaziers Hall, London on 5 December 2007

Angeli, archangeli

7 mins

for SSATB unaccompanied

Texts: Antiphon at First vespers, Feast of All Saints and Colin Tan (b.1977)

Commissioned by St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, for St Catharine’s Day 2007
First performed by the Choir of St Catharine’s College, directed by Edward Wickham, on 25 November 2007

Aeterna caeli gloria

6 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text: 5th Century Ambrosian Hymn

Commissioned by the Musicians Benevolent Fund in the name of Sir Thomas Armstrong
First performed by the combined choirs of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and St Paul’s Cathedral, directed by James O’Donnell, at Westminster Abbey, London on 21 November 2007

Oculi omnium

3 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text: Psalm 145, v15

Commissioned by Michael Nicholas and the choir of St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich
First performed by the choir of St Mary-le-Tower, directed by Michael Nicholas, on 1 July 2007

Thou whose birth

3 mins

for trebles and organ

Text by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909)
First performed by Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, directed by Benjamin Nicholas, on 22 January 2007

Nowell sing we

2 mins

for SATB unaccompanied

Text: Anonymous (15th century)

Commissioned by Truro Cathedral for the 2006 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
First performed by Truro Cathedral Choir, directed by Robert Sharpe, on 23 December 2006

The Magi

4 mins

for SATB and organ

Texts: Matthew 2: 1-2 and WB Yeats (1865-1939)

Commissioned by Harrow School
First performed by the choirs of Harrow School, directed by David Woodcock, on 6 December 2006