Setting a text by Marc Bratcher, I too shall walk to Bethlehem depicts a journey to the Bethlehem stable ‘where once a child was born’, recounting the strength, courage, and heart acquired from the encounters along the way. Unison passages in upper and lower voices move seamlessly into warm homophonic harmonies, with brief moments of divisi. A… Read more »
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Christ the Lord is risen today
Christ the Lord is risen today is an arrangement of the Easter hymn tune ‘Lyra Davidica’. Not to be confused with Rutter’s own composition, Christ the Lord is risen again, published as part of the John Rutter Anniversary Edition. With an exciting introductory fanfare composed by Rutter, this uplifting anthem provides a powerful ending to… Read more »
Church and Composers
Thoughts about composing music for Christian communities today.
Out today: I Sing of a Maiden
Five new Christmas carols are out today! Find ‘I Sing of a Maiden’ across all major digital streaming platforms.
Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (ed. John Rutter)
Bach’s motets are essential pillars of the choral repertory, and the irresistibly joyful Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (Praise ye the Lord, all ye Gentiles) is a wonderful introduction to them for choirs unfamiliar with the works of Bach. It features concise contrapuntal writing and a sophisticated harmonic language, yet the vocal lines are not… Read more »
Using music legally
For requests relating to permission to use John’s sheet music, please visit Publishers’ Licensing Services Ltd. (www.plsclear.com). Good information about various uses of copyright material is also available from John’s publisher: Oxford University Press – Music Rights, or for questions not answered by either of the above sites you can email music.permissions.uk@oup.com. For permission… Read more »
Questions to John Rutter: Advice for young composers
Today’s young composers could probably give me advice…
What’s in a name?
Thoughts on the anniversary of the death of Italian composer Francesco Durante (1684-1755).
Be thou my vision
Gathered from across the Collegium catalogue, Be thou my vision includes all of the sacred choral pieces for which Rutter is justly famous, representing for the first time a handy compendium of the best-loved Rutter works in their definitive performances by the Cambridge Singers, directed by the composer.
Choralosophy Podcast
John was recently a guest on the Choralosophy Podcast: Finding Your Niche, hosted by Chris Munce.