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Available for the first time as a single octavo, Rutter’s arrangement of this buoyant Cornish carol is sure to continue to delight choirs and audiences alike. Recognising the frequency with which this popular piece is performed with organ accompaniment, the composer has taken the opportunity of this anniversary edition to make an organ reduction of… Read more »
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The gift of each day
Originally published as the fifth movement in the large-scale work The Gift of Life, this is a pleasingly optimistic anthem in Rutter’s gloriously uplifting style. The words by the composer capture a thankfulness for the world’s creation, along with a sense of excitement and anticipation for the future to come. Rutter skillfully mirrors the varying… Read more »
The Quest
This poignant anthem was written in memory of the Revd Dr John Hughes (1978-2014), Dean of Jesus College, Cambridge. The text combines the nineteenth-century poet and Christian minister George MacDonald’s emotive poem Lost and Found with the In paradisum antiphon from the Burial Service in the Liber Usualis. The music is at times ethereal, melancholic,… Read more »
Psalm 150
An exuberant festival psalm setting, commissioned for the Golden Jubilee service in June 2002 and first performed in St Paul’s Cathedral. The sense of celebration and dancing rhythms of the main choir contrast with the reflective, ethereal sections for the three solo sopranos, positioned in the dome at the first performance, to create a work… Read more »
Sacred Choruses
This latest volume of the Oxford Choral Classics series includes renowned oratorio choruses by such acknowledged masters as Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, and Brahms, complete short choral works such as Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Parry’s I was glad, and some choral discoveries – all in carefully researched editions, with orchestral scores and parts available to… Read more »
Christ our Emmanuel
A lilting 3/4 metre carries the listener through this familiar Christmas story, beautifully depicted in a text by the composer. Rutter employs artful word-painting throughout, and the verse-refrain structure enables the compelling melody to soon become as familiar as any traditional carol of the season. Christ our Emmanuel may be accompanied by piano or organ,… Read more »
Première performance of new John Rutter composition
The Purcell Singers are absolutely thrilled to be returning to live singing, with their first concert in over 18 months. This programme is dedicated to the forces of nature, with pieces inspired by traditional folk songs, poetry, and prose. This concert will feature the world première performance of John Rutter’s Three Shakespeare Songs, three new pieces based on texts from Twelfth Night, The Tempest, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Musica Dei donum (vocal score)
A choral song in praise of the power of music, for unaccompanied mixed choir and solo flute. The flute introduces and comments on the phrases sung by the choir.
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 »
Twelve Christmas Carols Set 1
Six Christmas carols arranged by John Rutter. Here we come a-wassailing The infant king Shepherds’ Noël Quittez, pasteurs Stille Nacht O come, O come Immanuel Orchestral material is available to hire at the OUP link below. The following pieces are also available separately, as eBooks: The infant King Shepherds’ Noël Quittez, pasteurs Stille Nacht O… Read more »