Synopses & Reviews
Chorus directors are always on the look-out for approachable show-stopping concert pieces guaranteed to evoke cries of 'Encore!'. In this anthology for mixed voices are 24 such numbers ranging in character from classic, sentimental leave-taking items, through humorous or quirky pieces, to exciting fast-moving numbers that are sure to delight singers and audiences alike. There's an excellent mix of unaccompanied items (all with piano reductions) and accompanied pieces.
Contents: Banquet Fugue John Rutter; Christopher Robin is saying his prayers Andrew Carter; Drunken sailor Jonathan Willcocks; Geographical Fugue Ernest Toch; The Gosling Frederick Bridge; Home is a special kind of feeling Bob Chilcott; I do like to be beside the seaside Andrew Carter; Irish Blessing Bob Chilcott; Italian Salad C. E. Rowley; Let's begin again John Rutter; Londonderry Air Bob Chilcott; The Lost Chord Peter Gritton; The Mermaid John Whitworth; Name that tune Grayston Ives; Old McDonald had a farm George Mitchell; Quick! We have but a second Charles V. Stanford; Rejection John Gardner; Sourwood mountain John Rutter; Steal away Bob Chilcott; The Teddy Bears' Picnic Andrew Carter; Tequila Samba Guy Turner; Two for the price of one Andrew Carter; Viva la musica Ivan Erod
Synopsis
Chorus directors are always on the look-out for approachable show-stopping concert pieces guaranteed to evoke cries of 'Encore!'. In this anthology for mixed voices are 24 such numbers ranging in character from classic, sentimental leave-taking items, through humorous or quirky pieces, to exciting fast-moving numbers that are sure to delight singers and audiences alike. There's an excellent mix of unaccompanied items (all with piano reductions) and accompanied pieces.
Table of Contents
Banquet Fugue John Rutter
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers Andrew Carter
Drunken sailor Jonathan Willcocks
Geographical Fugue Ernest Toch
The Gosling Frederick Bridge
Home is a special kind of feeling Bob Chilcott
I do like to be beside the seaside Andrew Carter
Irish Blessing Bob Chilcot
Italian Salad C. E. Rowley
Let's begin again John Rutter
Londonderry Air Bob Chilcott
The Lost Chord Peter Gritton
The Mermaid John Whitworth
Name that tune Grayston Ives
OldMcDonald had a farm George Mitchell
Quick! We have but a second Charles V. Stanford
Rejection John Gardner
Sourwood mountain John Rutter
Steal away Bob Chilcott
The Teddy Bears' Picnic Andrew Carter
Tequila Samba Guy Turner
Two for the price of one Andrew Carter
Viva la musica Ivan Erod
Banquet Fugue, John Rutter
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers, Andrew Carter
Drunken sailor, Jonathan Willcocks
Geographical Fugue, Ernest Toch
The Gosling, Frederick Bridge
Home is a special kind of feeling, Bob Chilcott
I do like to be beside the seaside, Andrew Carter
Irish Blessing, Bob Chilcott
Italian Salad, C. E. Rowley
Let's begin again, John Rutter
Londonderry Air, Bob Chilcott
The Lost Chord, Peter Gritton
The Mermaid, John Whitworth
Name that tune, Grayston Ives
Old McDonald had a farm, George Mitchell
Quick! We have but a second, Charles V. Stanford
Rejection, John Gardner
Sourwood mountain, John Rutter
Steal away, Bob Chilcott
The Teddy Bears' Picnic, Andrew Carter
Tequila Samba, Guy Turner
Two for the price of one, Andrew Carter
Viva la musica, Ivan Erod