{"id":154,"date":"2014-08-24T02:02:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T02:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2018-12-18T19:01:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T19:01:23","slug":"major-choral-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/?page_id=154","title":{"rendered":"Major Choral Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christ is born<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A Christmas cantata, which can either be performed as a continuous work or with interpolated biblical readings
\n(45 mins)
\nSATB chorus, soprano solo and organ (or piano)
\n(also available orch: 2,1,2,1; 2,2,0,0; timp+1 perc, strings)
\nFull score and orchestral material available for rental<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lorenz
\nVocal Score: CC 122
\nRecording: CA 90<\/p>\n

\n

Come rejoicing<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>A Christmas sequence,either for continuous musical performance or with added readings
\n(30 mins)
\nSATB chorus and organ (or piano) with optional brass (3 tpts, 2 tbns \u2013 order no. PP355)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lorenz
\nVocal score: CC130
\nRecording: CA110<\/p>\n

\n

Festival of Lessons and Carols<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Festival<\/a>A sequence of new settings of familiar Christmas carols
\n(40 mins)
\nSATB chorus, soprano solo and organ (or piano)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lorenz
\nVocal score: 65\/1957R
\nRecording: 99\/1769R<\/p>\n

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From Darkness to Light<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u2018A Requiem of Hope\u2019<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"FromThis work combines the traditional Latin words of the Requiem Mass with contemporary poetry by Ryland Baldwin
\n(26 mins)
\nSATB chorus, baritone solo, brass (4tpts, horn, 2tbns, tuba), timpani, 2 perc and organ.
\nAlternative orch: 2,2,2,2; 4,2,3,1; timp+2perc, strings<\/p>\n

Publisher: MorningStar Music
\nVocal score: MSM-70-006
\nRecording: RES8048
\nCommissioned by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Oratorio Chorus, first performed March 2003.<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Gloria<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Gloria<\/a>A vibrant setting in three contrasting movements of the Latin \u2018Gloria\u2019 text
\n(18 mins)
\nSATB chorus, brass (2tpts, horn, trbn, tuba), timp+2 perc, organ
\nAlternative orch: 2,2,2,1; 2,2,2,1; timp+2perc, strings<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lorenz
\nVocal score: 65\/1932R
\nBrass\/percussion: 30\/1685
\nOrchestral: 30\/1686
\nRecording: PRCD 770
\nCommissioned by Appleton West HS, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA, first performed 6th February 2001<\/i><\/p>\n

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A Great and Glorious Victory<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"GGV\"<\/a>Written to mark the bicentenary of the battle of Trafalgar, this work has a broader universal message of the triumph of humanity in times of adversity. Text is drawn from contemporary accounts of Trafalgar, hymns, the Book of Common Prayer and the Latin Requiem Mass \u2013 a perfect match with Haydn \u2013 Nelson Mass
\n<\/i>(33 mins)
\nSATB chorus, tenor solo and orchestra<\/p>\n

(3 tpts, timp, 1 perc, strings, organ)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Prime Music (distributed in USA\/Canada by MorningStar
\nA Great and Glorious Victory Sample Pages<\/a>
\nVocal score: PMVS108
\nRecording: PRCD 877
\n<\/span>Commissioned by Portsmouth Choral Union, first performed Nov 5<\/i>th<\/i> 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Great is the Glory<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Great<\/a>A three-movement work, setting text from the Psalms
\n(41 mins)
\nSATB chorus, tenor solo and orchestra (2\/1,2,2,2; 4,2,3,1; timp+1 perc, organ(ad lib) strings)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Oxford University Press
\nVocal score: ISBN 0-19-338733-6
\nRecording: 2nd movt (The Lord is my shepherd) PRCD 877<\/p>\n

Commissioned by the Chichester Festivities, first performed on 6<\/i>th<\/i> July 1991<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

In Praise of Singing<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"In<\/a>Three contrasting movements, setting text by Longfellow, Whitman and from the Psalms (22 mins)<\/span><\/p>\n

SATB chorus, soprano and baritone solos,<\/p>\n

orchestra (2,2,2,2; 4,2,3,1; timp, perc, organ, strings)
\nAlternative orchestration: 1,1,1,1; 1,0,0,0; timp\/perc, solo strg 5tet, organ<\/p>\n

Publisher: Prime Music
\nVocal score: PMVS 119
\nCommissioned by The Really Big Chorus, first performed 13<\/i>th<\/i> July 2014 in Royal Albert Hall, London<\/i><\/p>\n

In Praise of Singing excerpts from vocal score<\/a><\/p>\n\nhttp:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/In-Praise-of-Singing-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Movt 1 – The Singers<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/In-Praise-of-Singing-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Movt 2 – That music all around me<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/In-Praise-of-Singing-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Movt 3 – Let us sing!<\/p>\n

\n

Lux Perpetua<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Lux<\/a>Peace and unity \u2013 texts drawn from a wide range of sources, with the compelling theme of the futility of conflict and the power of unity for mankind
\n(30 mins)
\nSATB chorus and orchestra (2,1,2,1; 2,2,0,0; timp + 2 perc, harp, strings
\n(small solos from within the chorus)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Oxford University Press
\nVocal score: ISBN 0-19-338742-5
\nRecording: PRCD 770
\nCommissioned by Hinsdale Township High School District, Chicago, first performed 23<\/i>rd<\/i> March 1999<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Magnificat<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>A setting in five contrasting movements of the Latin \u2018Magnificat\u2019 with two additional fifteenth century English texts in praise of Mary
\n(21 mins)
\nSATB chorus, soprano solo, brass (4 tpts, 3 tbns, tuba), timp + 2 perc and organ
\nAlternative orchestration: 2,1,2,1;2,2,0,0; timp+2 perc, strings<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lorenz
\nVocal score: 65\/1861R
\nRecording: PRCD 668
\nCommissioned by the Hickory Choral Society, North Carolina, USA, first performed 14<\/i>th<\/i> June 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

My God and King<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>A vibrant and celebratory setting of words by George Herbert.
\n(14 Mins)
\nSATB chorus and orchestra (2,2,2,2; 4,2,3,1; timp+2 perc, strings)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Prime Music
\nVocal score:
\nCommissioned by the Salisbury Musical Society, first performed 14<\/i>th<\/i> December 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

My Hope is in Thee<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>A reflective and sensitive setting of the Latin \u2018Ave verum corpus,\u2019<\/i> interpolating the words of John XXII
\n(14 mins)
\nSATB chorus, soprano and tenor solos and strings (or organ)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Prime Music
\nVocal score: PMVS 109
\nRecording: PRCD 887
\nCommissioned by the Portsmouth Grammar School, first performed November 2003<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

On This Day, Rejoice<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>A Christmas sequence of English carols, which may be performed as a continuous musical composition or with readings interpolated
\n(25 mins)
\nSATB chorus (opt. Soprano solo) and organ
\nOptional flute\/clarinet parts available<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lorenz
\nVocal score: 65\/1027S
\nRecording: 99\/1057S<\/p>\n

\n

Riddle of the World<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Texts are drawn from Shakespeare, Milton, Shirley and the Bible, the theme of the work being the relationship of Man with his Maker
\n(28 mins)
\nSATB chorus, tenor and baritone solos, orchestra (2,2,2,2; 2,2,0,0; timp and strings<\/p>\n

Publisher: Oxford University Press
\nVocal score: ISBN 0-19-338737-9
\nCommissioned by the Bedford Musical Society, first performed on 8<\/i>th<\/i> November 1986<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Ring ye the bels<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Ring<\/a>The text is adapted from the 16th century Epithalamion by Edmund Spenser, a colourful celebration of the power of music
\n(12 mins)
\nSATB chorus and orchestra (0,2,0,1; 0,2,0,0; timp+1 perc, strings)
\nRecording: PRCD 770<\/p>\n

Publisher: Prime Music
\nVocal score: PMVS 103
\nRecording: PRCD 770
\nCommissioned by the Maidenhead Chamber Choir, first performed on 20<\/i>th<\/i> January 2001<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Sing Choirs of Heaven<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Sing<\/a>An Easter sequence of music with optional readings from biblical and other sources
\n(35 mins)
\nSATB chorus and organ (or piano)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lorenz
\nVocal score: 55\/1059S
\nRecording: CA110
\nCommissioned by the combined choirs of the Octagon, West Sussex, first performed 16<\/i>th<\/i> April 2000<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Sing Praises<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>A vibrant setting in three contrasting movements of texts drawn from the Psalms
\n(18 mins)
\nSATB chorus, brass (4 tpts, 3 tbns, tuba) timp+1 perc, organ
\nAlternative orchestration: 2,2,2,2; 4,2,3,1; timp+1 perc, strings (or organ alone)<\/p>\n

Publisher: Oxford University Press
\nVocal score: ISBN 0-19-338739-5
\nRecording: PRCD 641
\nCommissioned by the London Bach Choir, first performed on 18<\/i>th<\/i> December 1994<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

The Risen Christ<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"An Easter sequence of music and readings in the same tradition as Christmas lessons and carols
\n(41 mins)
\nSATB chorus and organ<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lorenz
\nVocal score: 55\/1099R
\nRecording: 99\/1928R<\/p>\n

\n

The Song of Mary<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"Texts drawn from the Bible and poetry from the 16th and 19th centuries. Appropriate both for the Christmas season or for more general performance.   (24 mins)<\/p>\n

SATB chorus, soprano solo and orchestra (full orchestra 2,2,2,2; 2,2,0,0; timp, stgs or chamber ensemble 1,1,1,1; 1,0,0,0; timp, stgs) View sample pages of Vocal Score<\/a><\/p>\n

Publisher: Prime Music,                                                                                                                          Vocal Score: PMVS 120                                                                                                                    Recording: to be issued by Priory Records in November 2018<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/01-Track-01-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Movt 1 – Sing a hymn to Mary<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Song-of-Mary-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Movt 2 – Ave Maria<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Song-of-Mary-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Movt 3 – Of a rose, a lovely rose<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Song-of-Mary-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Movt 4 – There is no rose of such virtue<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.jonathanwillcocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Song-of-Mary-5.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Movt 5 – Blessed be that Maid Mary<\/p>\n

Commissioned by the Royal Free Singers (Musical Director Ben Gunner), first performed on    December 2nd 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Voices of Time<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>A work in six movements, with \u2018voices\u2019 from the Bible, medieval Anglo-Saxon, Spenser, Blake and Byron
\n(23 mins)
\nSATB chorus, baritone solo and orchestra (2,2,2,2; 2,2,0,0; timp\/perc, strings<\/p>\n

Publisher: Oxford University Press
\nVocal score: ISBN 0-19-338735-2
\nCommissioned by Portsmouth Choral Union, first performed on 18<\/i>th<\/i> October 1980<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Worcester Mass<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Worcester<\/a>A setting of the \u2018Missa Brevis\u2019 for use within the church service or as a concert piece
\n(25 mins)
\nSATB choir and organ<\/p>\n

Publisher: Oxford University Press
\nVocal score: ISBN 0-19-351673-X<\/p>\n

Commissioned by Worcester Cathedral Choir Association for the <\/em>Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, first performed 19th August 1990<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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