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.
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 Cambrige) Nunc 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
Darke: Mass in E (Kyrie)
Thorne: Mass of St Thomas St Nicholas, Chislehurst
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
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
Bramma: Preces and Responses
Sheppard: Pepenbury Responses
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
Before the ending of the day
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)
All You Need Is Love: Lennon & McCartney arr. Alan Billingsley Carolyn Mawby Chorale
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