Christmas Music
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Let Christians all with joyful mirth
(1999) |
SATB, organ.
First performed by the Elizabethan Singers of London in St James’s Church, Piccadilly in December 2001, this piece was showcased in the November 2008 edition of Organists’ Review. |
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Shakespeare’s Song of Winter
When icicles hang by the wall (secular) (2003) |
SATB.
Words: Shakespeare. First performed by the Giltspur Singers in Newham General Hospital. |
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Hurry to Bethlehem
(2005) |
SATB, organ upper voices, piano
Words by the composer. First performed by the The Giltspur Singers in St Clement Danes, Strand, London. |
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The Oxen
Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock (secular) (2005) |
SATB.
Words: Thomas Hardy. First performed by The Giltspur Singers in The Temple Church, London. Note: this piece is also listed under Secular Choral Music. |
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Blake's Cradle Song
Sweet dreams, form a shade (2008) |
SATB with divisions.
Words: Blake. First performed by the Giltspur Singers. |
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All and some
Nowell sing we (2008) |
SATB.
Composed for the 2008 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, London. The premiere performance was given by a choir formed of members of the church congregation plus some guests. |
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The Jolly Shepherd
Can I not sing but Hoy? (2009) |
SATB, solos, organ.
Commissioned by Duncan Atkinson for the choir of St Margaret’s, Lee, and premièred by them in December 2009. The piece has been performed by various other choirs, including the City of London Chamber Choir, and broadcast on BBC Radio from Derby Cathedral. The choir of St Margaret's Lee recorded the piece on their 2014 disc The Road to Bethlehem, with Simon Daniels at the organ. |
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With merry heart
(2009) |
SATB.
Composed for the 2009 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew’s, Bethnal Green, London. The première performance was given by a choir formed of members of the church congregation plus some guests. |
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Rorate Coeli
(2010) |
SATB (with divisions).
Words: William Dunbar (c.1465-1530). First performed by the Giltspur Singers in St Clement Danes, Strand, London in December 2010. |
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A little child there is yborn
(2010) |
SATB.
Composed for the 2010 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew’s, Bethnal Green, London. The première performance was given by a choir formed of members of the church congregation plus some guests. |
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Benedictus
(2012) |
SATB, baritone solo, organ.
Words: Book of Common Prayer. Composed for the 2012 Carol Service at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green. Note: this piece is also listed under Sacred Music / Morning Canticles. |
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Ad Cantus Leticie
(2013) |
SATB.
Composed for the 2013 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew’s, Bethnal Green, London. |
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I Sing of a Maiden
(2014) |
SATB.
Composed for the 2014 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew's Bethnal Green, London. |
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The Song of Anna
So God is made man (2015) |
SATB.
Words: Adey Grummet. Composed for the 2015 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, London. |
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Gloria!
Some shepherds on the hills one night (2015) |
Unison voices, piano.
Words by the composer. |
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The Darkest Midnight
(2016) |
SATB.
Words: adapted from Fr. William Devereux (fl. 1728) Composed for the 2016 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, London. |
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Hark! hark! glad tidings charm our ears
(2017) |
SATB, organ.
Words: derived from an American hymn (pre-1813) and the Benedicite. Composed for the 2017 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, London. |
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The Linden Tree Carol (arrangement)
(2017) |
SATB.
Arrangement of an old German tune Words: G. R. Woodward Composed for the 2017 Giltspur Singers Christmas Concert. |
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The World's Desire
The Christ-Child lay on Mary's lap (2018) |
SATB.
Words: G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) Composed for the 2018 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, London. |
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Love Came Down at Christmas
(2019) |
SATB, organ.
Words: Christina Rosetti (1830-1894) Composed for the 2019 Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew's Bethnal Green, London. |
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Moonless Darkness
(2019) |
SATB.
Words: Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) Composed for the 2019 Giltspur Singers Christmas Concert. |
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Virga Jesse floruit
(2020) |
SATB.
Words: Latin Composed for the 2020 Service of Lessons and Music for Advent at St Matthew's Bethnal Green, London. |
