Choir Repertoire

Resources for St James' Choir

On this page you can see and hear some rehearsal aids for items in the St James’ choir repertoire. 

Training files marked Watch & Play are YouTube videos showing a play-along score of vocal parts. Other examples are provided for Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass where possible.

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Canticles [Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis]

Beach, Amy: Nunc Dimittis Multitude of Voices Watch&Play

Brewer: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F Magnificat(Southwell Minster) Nunc Dimittis (Laudate) Watch&Play

Dyson: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F Magnificat (Magnificat, St John’s CambrigeNunc Dimmittis (St Johns, Cambridge)

Forbes L’Estrange, Joanna: Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Kings College Services) Magnificat Nunc Dimittis

Ives, Grayston: Nunc Dimittis (Salisbury Festival Services) Nunc Dimittis (Emmanuel Episcopal Church)

Morley: faux bourdon Magnificat Nunc Dimittis (University Choir, Innsbruck)

Royse, Anthony: Appelby Canticles Watch&Play

Shephard: Song of Mary YouTube

Stanford: Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B flat Magnificat(Winchester) Nunc Dimittis (Winchester) Watch&Play

Stanford: Evening Canticles in C Magnificat (St Johns, Cambridge) Nunc Dimittis Watch&Play

Masses

Darke: Mass in E (Kyrie)

Thorne: Mass of St Thomas St Nicholas, Chislehurst

Anthems

Anon/Trad: Kontakion of the Dead – arr. D Hansell

Hymn to the Trinity (words Rev’d John Venus; arr. D Hansell)

Love is come again – trad, French carol arr. Hansell

This joyful Eastertide – Traditional Dutch melody  arr. Charles Wood

Aston, Peter: So they gave their bodies to the commonwealth Laudate Choir

Attwood, Thomas: Teach Me, O Lord Somerville College

Bainton: And I Saw a New Heaven  Kings College, Cambridge

Bennet, Richard Rodney: Out of your Sleep Polyphony

Berkeley, Lennox: I Sing of a Maiden Polyhymnia Consort

Bevan: There’s a wideness in God’s mercy Jesus, Cambridge

Britten: Hymn to the Virgin Voces8

A New Year Carol Cambridge Singers

Jubilate Deo +score

Rejoice in the Lamb King’s College +score

Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus The Sixteen

Call to Worship The Sixteen

Teach O Lord The Way of Thy Statutes Clare College

Bruckner: Locus Iste Voces8

Chilcott, Bob: God so loved the world BYU Singers

Be Thou My Vision Trinity College, Melbourne

Silent Night The Oxford Choir

Cornelius, P: The Three Kings Consortium +score

Elgar, E: Ave Verum Corpus St John’s, Cambridge

Darke: In the Bleak Mid-winter St John’s, Cambridge

Farrant: Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake Cambridge Singers +score

Hide Not Thy Face Westminster Abbey Watch & Play

Faure, G: Cantique de Jean Racine King’s College, Cambridge

Forbes L’Estrange, Joanna: The Mountains Shall Speak RSCM

Gibbons, O: Almighty and Everlasting God St John’s, Cambridge Watch&Play

Drop, Drop Slow Tears Cambridge Chorale Watch&Play

This Is the record of John King’s College, Cambridge Watch&Play

Gjeilo, Ola: Ubi Caritas CWU Chamber Choir Plainsong & translation

Goodall, H: The Lord’s My Shepherd Thamesis Chamber Choir 

Goss: If We Believe That Jesus Died St Andrews Choir Watch&Play

Greene, Maurice: Thou Visiteth the Earth New College, Oxford Watch&Play

Handel, GF: Zadok the Priest Academy of Ancient Music

Hansell, David: Fanfare For All Saints

Praised Be the God of Love

Where Is This Stupendous Stranger

The Oxen

Thou O God Art Praised in Zion

Harris, WH: Faire Is the Heaven King’s College, Cambridge

Come Down. O Love Divine  Norwich Cathedral

Holy is the True Light Cambridge Singers

Howells, Herbert: Like as the Hart Desireth the Water-brooks +score

Come Down, O Love Divine The Sixteen +score

Ireland, John: Greater Love Hath No Man Clare College, CambridgeWatch&Play

Ives, Grayston: Listen, Sweet Dove St Ninian’s, Perth

Joubert, John: O Lord, the Maker of all Things Somerville College, Oxford

There is no Rose King’s College, Cambridge

Lauridsen, Morten: O Nata Lux Voces8

Lloyd-Weber: Andrew Lovingly Remembered D-day

Lloyd, Richard: The Call Bishop Wandsworth School Watch&Play

Loosemore, Henry/Gibbons, Orlando: O Lord, Increase Our Faith Downing College, Cambridge

Matthias,William: Sir Christemas Christ Church, Victoria

Messiaen: O Sacrum Convivium Kosovov Philharmonic Choir

Mendelssohn, Felix: Above All Praise and Majesty St Alban’s Cathedral Watch&Play

Then Shall a Star From Jacob Come Forth Westminster Choir College Watch&Play

Moore: What Wondrous Love

Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus Vienna Boys Choir +score

Musson: Fill Us With Love

Ouseley: From the Rising of the Sun Anglica Episcopal, Stockholm Watch&Play

O Saviour of the World Magdalen College

Parry: I was glad UNT choir +score

Purcell,H: Thou Knowest, Lord The Sixteen Watch&Play

Ravenscroft, Thomas: Remember, O Thou Man The Sixteen

Redford: Rejoice in the Lord Alway King Solomon Singers

Rutter, John: For the Beauty of the Earth Cambridge Singers

Gaelic Blessing Cambridge Singers

I Will Sing with the Spirit Cambridge Singers

Love Came Down at Christmas Cambridge Singers

Of a Rose, a Lovely Rose Cambridge Singers

Sands: Sing of the Lord’s Goodness St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast

Schubert: Holy, Holy, Holy (from German Mass) Univ. of Pikeville Watch&Play

Schutz, Heinrich: We Sing of the Birth

Stainer: God So Loved the World Clare College, Cambridge Watch&Play

Shepherd: A New Commandment Ecclesium Choir

Stanford, CV: O, For a Closer Walk with Thee Manchester Chorale + score

Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem New College, Oxford +score

Stopford, Philip: For the Beauty of the Earth Truro Cathedral +score

Taize: Ubi Caritas Catholique de France

Tallis, Thomas: If You Love Me King’s Singers

O Nata Lux Tallis Scholars

Verily, Verily I Say unto You Tallis Scholars Watch&Play

Tchaikowsky: Holy, Holy, Holy Church of the Nativity, Lagos Watch&Play

Townend: How Deep Is the Father’s Love for Us Watch&Play

Tye: Laudate Nomen Domini Voices of Ascension Watch&Play

O Come Ye Servants Westmont College

Vaughan Williams, R: O Clap Your Hands Gloucester Cathedral

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing King’s College, Cambridge

O, Taste and See Cambridge Singers

The Call Apollo 5

Walford Davies: Requiem Aeternam (1916) Pembroke College

Warlock, Peter: Adam Lay Y’bounden St John’s, Cambridge

Wesley, SS: Ascribe Unto the Lord Ely Cathedral Watch&Play

Thou Will Keep Him In Perfect Peace Consordia Singers Watch&Play

Wash Me Throughly Manchester Cathedral +score

Wood: This Joyful Eastertide King’s College Cambridge

Psalms

How to sing Anglican Psalms Wikipedia

Anglican Chant Written-out example

 

Archer, Malcolm: Advent Wreath Prayer

Psalm 84: Parry,H: Trinity, Cambridge

Psalm 150: Stanford, CV: Trinity, Cambridge

Responses

Bramma: Preces and Responses

Sheppard: Pepenbury Responses

Hymns & Carols

New English Hymnal (NEH)  Wikipedia   including: A Crown of Roses – Tchaikowsky All Saints, Northampton Adam lay y’bounden A great and mighty wonder (NEH21) Christ Church, Sydney Alleluia sing to Jesus (NEH271) Chet Valley All for Jesus (NEH272) Chet Valley All my hope on God is founded (NEH333) And can it be that I should claim Angels from the realms of glory Angel voices, ever singing (NEH336) A solis ortus cardine Behold, a tiny tender babe (NEH 376) Be thou my guardian and my guide (NEH64) Be thou my vision (NEH339) Brightest and best (NEH49) Brother, sister let me serve you Christ is made the sure foundation (NEH205) Christ is the king (NEH345) Christ who art the light and day (NEH61) Come down O love divine (NEH137) Coventry Carol Father, in whom thy saints are one (NEH196/128) For all the saints (NEH197) Forth in the peace of Christ we go (NEH361) Forty days and forty nights (NEH67) From glory to glory advancing (NEH286) Gaudete Glory to Thee, my God, this night (NEH244) Good King Wenceslas Guide me of thou great redeemer (NEH368) Hark a herald voice is calling (NEH5) Hark the glad sound (NEH36) He who would valiant be (NEH372) Hills of the north (NEH39) How Shall I Sing That Majesty (NEH373) Trinity, Cambridge I heard the voice of Jesus (NEH376) Immortal love for ever full (NEH378) In the Bleak Mid-winter – Darke, H St Salvators Watch&Play I vow to thee my country Jesu, lover of my soul (NEH383) Jesus Christ is risen today (NEH110) Lead us heavenly Father, lead us (NEH393) Let all mortal flesh keep silence (NEH295) Let saints on earth in concert sing (NEH396) Light of the minds that know Him (NEH400) Lo He comes with clouds descending (NEH41) Long ago, prophets knew (NEH10) Lord for the years (NEH489) Lord of the dance (NEH375) Love divine all loves excelling (NEH408) Love’s redeeming work is done (NEH113) Lula, Lula, Lullay – Stopford, Philip Voces8 Now is eternal life (NEH114) My song is love unknown (NEH86) O Christ who art the light and day (NEH61) O come, all ye faithful (NEH30) O come, Emmanuel (NEH11) O come thou long-expected Jesus (NEH30) O for a closer walk with God (NEH414) O Holy Night – Adams BYU Singers O let the round world with songs rejoice (NEH214) On Jordan’s bank (NEH12) Only-begotten, Word of God eternal (NEH210) O praise our great and glorious Lord (NEH116/376) O praise ye the Lord (NEH427) O sacred head sore wounded (NEH90) O thou who camest from above (NEH431) Out of your Sleep – Nelson, Robin: Marlborough College O Valiant Hearts/The Supreme Sacrifice – Arkwright/Harris Past Three O’clock Personnent Hodie – Anon arr. Holst, G Praise to the holiest (NEH439) Sing praise to God who reigns above (NEH447) Teach me my God and King (NEH456) Tell out my soul (NEH186) The church’s one foundation (NEH167) The Cherry Tree Carol The Holly and the Ivy – Owens, Matthew The Oxford Choir The king of love my shepherd is (NEH457) The Lord at First Did Adam Make The Lord is my light (NEH There is a green hill (NEH92) The servant king The strife is over (NEH107) Thine be the glory (NEH120) This is the Truth Sent from Above – Vaughan Williams, R King’s Singers Through all the changing scenes of life (NEH467) Touch the Earth Lightly – Gibdon arr. Ogden Unto us a boy is born (NEH39) Veiled in Darkness – Rudolf Christ Church, Sydney Wake, O wake (NEH54) We sing the praise of Him who died (NEH94) What child is this (NEH40) When all thy mercies, O my God (NEH472) When I survey the wondrous cross (NEH95) When morning gilds the skies (NEH473/2) Ye choirs of new Jerusalem (NEH124) Ye watchers and ye holy ones (NEH478)

Weddings

Lennon & McCartney: All You Need Is Love arr. Alan Billingsley Carolyn Mawby Chorale

St. James’ is the perfect place for a wedding; your special service in a beautiful village church setting. Our Organist and Choir can offer wonderful music if you would like it.

The Abinger Hatch pub offers a fabulous reception venue and there is accommodation nearby.

We would love to talk to you more about ideas for your wedding.

Contact us about weddings

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