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 Decemeber 2001, this piece was showcased in the November 2008 edition of Organists’ Review. A performance by the Giltspur Singers can be heard on YouTube. |
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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.
Words by the composer. First performed by the The Giltspur Singers in St Clement Danes, Strand, London. There is also a version for Unison Voices and Piano. |
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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. A performance by the Giltspur Singers can be heard on YouTube. 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. A performance by the Giltspur Singers can be heard on YouTube. |
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All and some
Nowell sing we (2008) |
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The Jolly Shepherd
Can I not sing but Hoy? (2009) 
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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. A performance by the Giltspur Singers can be heard on YouTube. 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 and can be heard on YouTube. |
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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) |
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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. This performance may be heard on YouTube. 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. The première performance may be heard on YouTube, and so may a performance by the Giltspur Singers, given two days later. |
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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. The première performance (by the Giltspur Singers) may be heard here. |
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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. The performance can be heard HERE. |
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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. The performance can be heard HERE. |
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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. |
