Small mixed choirs – SABar or ATB

Works for SAB or SABar choirs

Secular pieces

New! “Statue Songs”, a song cycle for SABar choir and piano, about 20 minutes long, written for Dingwall Choral Society. This was premiered in December 2019. Download a sample copy here (first few pages of each movement, plus a couple of my favourite pages). Email me if you’d like to see a full perusal copy. The piece is also available for SAB (with the bass part rewritten so as to stay below D – there are a couple of Dbs and the remainder is at or below middle C) – again, email me for a perusal copy. Hear the final movement below:

If The World Were Ours is for SABar choir (also available for ATB, TBarB or SSA) and is part of #ChoirsForClimate. It has homophonic block harmonies and is ideal for a cappella and outdoor singing. The words are about the need for long-term planning rather than short-term gains, and it would also be suitable for religious occasions relating to stewardship of the Earth or similar subjects (although the words are not explicitly religious). It’s available for free under a #CreativeCommons license for climate-related fundraising or campaigning.

A 2-part setting of Adam Lay Ybounden for your next service of 9 Lessons & Carols. Suitable for SA, TB or mixed choirs. (Can be performed as S/B, S/AB or ST/B.)

We Are One Voice is available for SABar choirs, with an optional middle section for more advanced choirs. Also available for TBarB, SSA, flexible 2-part or other choirs. Purchase from MusicSpoke.

A piece for which you can pay as much (or as little) as you want! It’s a 3-part round called “A Bicycle Wheel”, should be suitable for any level of choir. Free to choirs who work for charities.

In The Bleak Midwinter (a new setting, not an arrangement) – available for SMezABar choir, fairly easy, 4′. Hear Glasgow University Madrigirls (SMezAB version). Single copies £1.50/$2.50, PDF £25/$40.

See the #choirsagainstracism page for a three-part setting of “No Man Is An Island” (available for SABar, SSA or TBarB), and for “I Was Listening…” for piano, unison voices and spoken chorus.

Carmina Gadelica

These three pieces are available individually or as a complete set. All three are available for SABar, SSA, ATB or TBarB choirs. Please email me to order copies (£15 each or £30 for all three, to print as many copies as you need, or £1 per single printed copy).

  • God To Enfold Me – for three part choir. Lyrics from “Carmina Gadelica”, a translation of an ancient Gaelic song. Hear a recording on SoundCloud. Available for SSA, SABar, ATB or TTB choirs! Preview score
  • Come I This Day To The Father – for three part choir (SSA, SABar, ATB or TBarB). Hear a recording on SoundCloud. Also part of “Carmina Gadelica” and available as a set. Preview score
  • The Peace of God – for three-part choir (SSA, SABar, ATB or TBarB). The last part of “Carmina Gadelica”. Preview score

Arrangements for small mixed choir

Please email me to order copies of any of the arrangements below (£10 each to print as many copies as you need, £20 for 3 or £30 for all five, or £1 per single printed copy). Heritage Masterworks Chorale have sung the first three as a set in concert, and they’ve been performed by several other choirs.

  • A Red Red Rose for 3-part choir (SABar) – STB or ATB arrangement on request. 3 minutes.
  • Jock O’ Hazeldean for three part choir – SAB or STB. Quite easy, but will also be a rewarding light piece for more experienced choirs. 4 minutes.
  • Afton Water for three part choir, SABar – easy to medium difficulty (the version in the Spartan Press set is a tone lower than the score you see here). 3 minutes. Hear a recording on YouTube.
  • A Highland Lad (The White Cockade) for three-part choir – SAB or SABar. 3 minutes.
  • Duncan Gray for three part choir, SAB – medium difficulty due to frequent key changes. 3 minutes.