for SSATB unaccompanied
Rajasekar has drawn on the melodic and rhythmic grammar of both traditions of Indian classical music, Hindustani and Carnatic, to create a unique choral celebration of springtime. The meaning of the title, Bahaari Baarish, is twofold, translating as 'spring rains' as well as 'downpour of Bahaar', the Hindustani raag on the which the piece is based. This piece was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Northern College of Music, and the premiere was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in June 2023. A video guide filmed by the composer to introduce the...

for SSATB unaccompanied
This glorious, heartfelt, and at times agonizing work sets a prescient text by Nicholas Andreas Vrenios, a victim of the Lockerbie bombing in 1988. McDowall employs vocal embellishments, harmonic dissonances, and references to musical material from the final chorale of Bach's Cantata BWV 78 to create a haunting sound-world that serves as a poignant memorial to a tragic event.

for SSAATTBB unaccompanied
This exciting concert piece sets Latin words from the mass orders of the Catholic Church and the Book of Isaiah to form a versatile text that is suitable for both Christmas and for general use throughout the year. The choral divisi and additional solo lines give a deep richness to the sound in the sustained passages, which contrast with a lively and robust central section featuring catchy syncopations, before a majestic closing Amen.

for SATB, organ, and optional brass
This is a lyrical and tonally rich setting of the Latin Mass, composed to commemorate the 900th anniversary of The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great. The work, scored for SATB, organ, and optional brass, is appropriate for both church services and concerts. There are recordings available from the choirs of The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great and Royal Holloway, University of London. This work has two accompaniment options: organ only (using the vocal score) or organ and brass (using the materials available to purchase as a digital...

for soprano solo, SSATB, two trumpets, and organ
The patron saint of music is honoured in Cecilia McDowall's exuberant setting of Kate Wakeling's lyrics based on 'The Life of Saint Cecilia' in Jacobus de Voragine's 1275 The Golden Legend or Lives Of The Saints, translated by William Caxton in 1483. The work's outer sections are fast-paced and lively, with heraldic trumpets, while the reflective central section, for mezzo soprano, is introduced by the timely reminder 'For the hearing of melody is a pricking of the soul, where the clay of the spirit is raised to gold.' The closing section...

for SSAATTBB unaccompanied
Written to celebrate the 950th anniversary of St Mary Magdalen Church, Oxford, this compelling double-choir setting of the Missa brevis is suitable for both liturgical and concert settings. The work opens with a contemplative Kyrie, soars through the Sanctus, and offers up praises in the Gloria and Agnus Dei. Listeners will find the music both beautiful and healing, as is fitting for a tribute to Mary Magdalen, who herself found healing and hope through her relationship with Christ.