Christmas Spirituals for Choirs

ISBN-13: 9780193435414 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 124 str.

UK Oxfor UK Oxford Univ. iversity

Opis

for SATB accompanied and unaccompanied
Christmas Spirituals for Choirs is a fresh and inspiring collection of 12 new spiritual arrangements and original pieces in a gospel style for SATB groups of every size and ability. All the best-loved spirituals are here whilst the new songs are sure to become tomorrow's 'classics'.

Recenzje

Since Ken Burton and Bob Chilcott have both been involved in writing and arranging music for this book, it is no wonder that the result is a collection of fresh and exciting songs . . . Any choir looking for something lively, challenging and a bit different this Christmas should definitely take a look at this collection of songs. Highly recommended.

O autorze

Bob Chilcott has been involved with choral music all his life, first as a Chorister and then a Choral Scholar at King's College, Cambridge. Later, he sang and composed music for 12 years with the King's Singers. His experiences with that group, his passionate commitment to young and amateur choirs, and his profound belief that music can unite people, have inspired him both to compose full-time and, through proactive workshopping, to promote choral music worldwide. Ken Burton is an international conductor, performer, composer and educator. He us currently musical director of AVE (Adventist Vocal Ensemble), Croydon SDA Gospel Choir and principal conductor of the London Adventist Chorale. As a workshop leader for groups of all levels of experience, Burton makes regular visits to schools, churches and choral groups all over the world, often working with hundreds of voices. Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.