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Ref.	Title	Description	Price
6004- 6006 SATB chorus and piano	A space trilogy ***	Based on poems by Judith Nicholls, A space trilogy is a sequence of three atmospheric poems that capture the excitement and adventure of space, but also the loneliness and yearning of human beings far from home in the vastness. Music by Sheena Phillips. They are written for full youth choir (SATB) and piano. See individual titles for details approx 5m 00s 6004 Andromeda approx. 1'00 more... A 6005 Moonscape approx. 1'30 more... B 6006 Ballad approx. 1'45 more... B	Individual price bands as shown Set of 3: C
5001 SATB	Aurora rutilat (Dawn glows red) ***	'Aurora rutilat lucis prenuncia...' ('Dawn glows red, heralding daylight'). Atmospheric and soaring setting of a text honouring the 6th century Scottish St Columba, based on a Medieval plainchant. Music by Sheena Phillips. approx 3m 20s more... full pronunciation guide included	C
5013 SATB & children	Aurora rutilat (Dawn glows red) ***	As above, set for SATB adult and two part children's chorus. approx 3m 20s more... full pronunciation guide included	A
5019 S solo	Ave Verum Corpus & Ave Maria **	(Words in Latin) Two beautiful motets by Philip Wood for solo soprano voice. approx 2m 00s and 1m 30s resp. more...	A
3030 SATB chorus & drum	Boat of silver ***	'There is no boatman can net the morning, there is no boatman can net the day'. A simply beautiful song by US poet JB Goodenough, set for mixed choir by Sheena Phillips. approx 3m 0s more...	C
3019 SATB chorus & violin & flute	Chinese crane song ***	A soaring flight over China taking in all the life down below. Words by Edwina Towson, set for SATB chorus with violin and flute accompaniment by Sheena Phillips. approx 3m 45s Also available for SSA children's chorus with piano and flute - see under 'Young voices' below. more...	C
3031 SSAATBB	Colour poems ***	An atmospheric depiction of colours and moods by a new name in the Canasg catalogue, composer Richard Nye. Based on words by Charlotta Skule, and first performed by the Cheltenham Bach Choir in 2006, under Stephen Jackson's direction. approx 5m 30s more...	D
3018 SATB	Cool **	A song about the inner strength you find when a relationship is finally over: the antidote to those interminable choral numbers about unrequited love. Words by Peter Hill, cool music by Frances Cockburn. approx 1m 30s more...	B
4001 SATB	Dies natalis invicti solis (birthday of the undefeated sun) **	(Words in English). 'holly and mistletoe, ivy and yew, a wreath for the old year, a flame for the new...' A vigorous pagan carol celebrating the pre-Christian origins of the mid-winter festival. Great for adding a touch of misrule to your Christmas concert. Words: Peter Hill, music: Sheena Phillips. approx 2m 00s more...	B
3020 SATB	Do not stand at my grave and weep **	'I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow...' A positive and uplifting celebration of the human spirit that will never die. Words anon. music: Frances Cockburn approx 1m 00s more...	A
3021 SATB	The earth is turning ***	A mesmeric depiction of the ceaseless rhythm of the earth's journey through space, based on a chant of unknown origin. Music: Sheena Phillips. approx 4m 00s more...	B
3022 SATB	Fairy song **	A spell-binding fairy charm and lullaby from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, for unaccompanied SATB chorus. Set to music by Sheena Phillips. approx 1m 30s more...	B
3023 SSA	Full fathom five ***	A magical setting by Philip Wood of the famous song from Shakespeare's The Tempest, for piano and female voices. approx 2m 00s more...	B
3002 SATB	He wishes for the cloths of heaven **	A quiet, simple and beautiful original setting of Yeats' wonderful love poem. Music by Frances Cockburn. approx 2m 0s more...	B
3003 SATB	Holy Thursday **	A poem of human injustice by William Blake (1757-1827), still relevant today. A very moving setting by Sheena Phillips. approx 2m 30s more...	B
3004 SATB & violin	I hope... *	'I hope you are kissed as I would kiss you'. A simple yet beautiful song by Peter Hill. Sop solo with SATB jazz vocal accomp. and (optional) solo violin part - approx 1m 30s more...	B
4002 SATB	In the bleak midwinter **	A swirling and utterly bleak new setting by Sheena Phillips of Christina Rossetti's famous Christmas poem. approx 3m 30s more...	B
4003 SATB & piano	In the bleak midwinter **	As above, arrangement with piano. approx 3m 30s more...	C
4004 SABar & piano	In the bleak midwinter **	As above, arranged for Soprano, Alto and Baritone with piano. approx 3m 30s more...	C
3001 SATB	An Indian summer Sunday **	'With the first star of the evening, think of me sometime'. A dreamy late summer afternoon by Loch Faskally. A jazz arrangement by Sheena Phillips of song by Peter Hill. approx 2m 30s more...	B
3005 SATB	I shall light a candle ***	(Words in Bengali and English). A lilting (in 7/8 time) and loosely woven blend of a Bengali song about 'the way of life' with an Apocryphal text. 'I shall light a candle of understanding in thine heart, which shall not be put out'. By Sheena Phillips. SATB unacc and divisi. approx 3m 00s more... full pronunciation guide included	C
3006 SATB	La vie est breve *	(Words in French). Un peu d'esprit, un peu d'espoir, un peu d'amour, et puis bonsoir! - A little spirit, a little hope, a little love, and then 'goodnight'! An ideal concert finisher or encore. Words anon. music by Peter Hill. approx 1m 30s more... full pronunciation guide included	B
3014 SATB	Love **	'Without love nothing in this world would have life'. A short and somewhat startling piece that conveys how sudden and surprising love can be. Words taken from a 13th century Persian poem by Jalaluddin Rumi, music by Michael Buck. approx 1m 10s more... full pronunciation guide included	B
2020 SATB	A Manx lullaby **	A warmly harmonised setting by Frances Cockburn of trad. Manx words, featuring three-part female and male verses coming together in a rich SATB finish. approx 2m 30s more...	B
4005 SSATB	Noël ***	An antiphon heralding the arrival of Christmas with bell-like sonority. Particularly effective when sung by a small group of singers (4-8 singers). The perfect opener to a Christmas concert. Music by Sheena Phillips. approx 1m 10s more...	C
3016 SATB	The optimists' song (Dum spiro spero) **	A bright, uplifting song for all those who know it will all work out right in the end. Words: Peter Hill, music: Sheena Phillips. approx 2m 00s more...	B
5002 SATB	Regina coeli **	(Words in Latin) 'Queen of Heaven, rejoice. Alleluia!' Music by Michael Buck. approx 1m 30s more... full pronunciation guide included	B
3015 SATB	Seed ***	'From star to star, from sun and spring and leaf, and almost audible flowers whose sound is silence, and in the common meadows, springs the seed of life'. Poem by Kathleen Raine, Music by Marg Hall. approx 2m 00s more...	B
3007- 3011 SATB	Songs of love and longing ***	Sheena Phillips' settings of five exquisite poems by Emily Dickinson. See individual titles for details approx 5m 00s 3007 The moon approx. 1'20 more... A 3008 It's like the light approx. 0'50 more... A 3009 Winter afternoons approx. 1'10 more... A 3010 I went to heaven approx. 1'10 more... A 3011 Wild nights approx. 0'45 more... A	Individual price bands as shown Set of 5: E
3012 SSAAA	Sweet sleep ***	'Sweet smiles, in the night, hover over my delight...' A mother tenderly wishes sweet dreams for her happy child. Words by William Blake from 'A Cradle Song', lilting 5/4 arrangement by Sheena Phillips. approx 3m 00s more...	C
3024 SATB	The sweet of the year **	A lively and passionate spring song from Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, for unaccompanied SATB chorus. Set to music by Sheena Phillips. approx 1m 30s more...	B
3027- 3029 SATB	Three Old English Partsongs **	A delightfully contrasting set of pieces by Philip Wood: a joyful opening number, a quiet and reverent centrepiece and a dancelike finish, in musical styles which nicely reflect those of the words. All the pieces can also stand alone. See individual titles for details approx 8m 00s 3027 Welcome, maids of honour approx. 1'45 more... B 3028 To the queen of heaven approx. 1'30 more... B 3029 Yet once again... approx. 2'45 more... B	Individual price bands as shown Set of 3: D
3017 SATB	Under de stora träden (Under the tall trees) **	(Words in Swedish). 'Let my shadow disappear into yours. Let me lose myself under the tall trees,'...the magical and sensuous moment of twilight, when everything seems to soften and fade into everything else. Poem by Pär Lagerkvist, set to music by Sheena Phillips. approx 1m 20s   more... full pronunciation guide included	B
3013 SATB	Wedding song **	'Take my hand and we'll walk on together...' A wedding song with a difference, looking to the strength that can come from going through bad times as well as good times. Words: Peter Hill, music: Sheena Phillips. approx 2m 55s more...	B
1018 SATB	When day is done **	'Sorrow remembers us...it sits in its old chair, gently rocking.' Poem by Ian Crichton Smith, setting by Michael Buck. approx 2m 00s more...	B

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