[This article is a summary of a series that was first posted on my blog Chorus of aproval] Step 1 - Write it! A friend and I have written a Christmas song for choir. It all started from a throw away comment by a choir member just befor...

To celebrate the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton on 29th April 2011 international award winning a cappella group VOCES8 recorded a commemorative single. 'This Marriage' is written by Ed Rex and is a setting of text by the 1...  moreTo celebrate the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton on 29th April 2011 international award winning a cappella group VOCES8 recorded a commemorative single. 'This Marriage' is written by Ed Rex and is a setting of text by the 13th-Century poet Rumi, in which blessings are wished on the married couple.  

This piece was written as a little “thank you” to el Coro de Cámara del Instituto French de Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, and their conductor, Marcelo Valva. The choir had recently given the first South American (and second overall) performance of my “Al...  moreThis piece was written as a little “thank you” to el Coro de Cámara del Instituto French de Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, and their conductor, Marcelo Valva. The choir had recently given the first South American (and second overall) performance of my “Alleluia! O virga mediatrix”. Along the way I'd been chatting with a choir member about Pope Francis' Argentine heritage – a setting of text from an Argentine translation of the Bible seemed especially fitting. I'm happy to share the sheet music free of charge – please contact me for the PDF. • Facebook: david.basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com  less

Sheet Music available from www.anuna.ie Download from https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/illumination/id534355477 "Illumination" written by Michael McGlynn with solo by Andrea Delaney.

The song Dúlamán - written by Michael McGlynn and performed by Anúna as part of "Celtic Origins" - www.anuna.ie - soloist is Ian Curran.

The first of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be consid...  moreThe first of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and whether they were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from them. A Syriac manuscript containing the text of most of the Odes was discovered in 1909 by the English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and other partial texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. Some fragments are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. For these choral settings, I selected text from four of the Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used comes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less

In Swahili. Disputed authorship. Could be Kenyan. Probably Tanzanian folk song with added words written in 1940s with extra verses added in late 1950s. Made famous by Miriam Makeba in early 1960s. The young man sings: "Angel, I love you. What should I ...  moreIn Swahili. Disputed authorship. Could be Kenyan. Probably Tanzanian folk song with added words written in 1940s with extra verses added in late 1950s. Made famous by Miriam Makeba in early 1960s. The young man sings: "Angel, I love you. What should I do? I don't have any money. I would marry you if I did." This outdoor performance was the culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all songs are taught and learnt by ear. Usually eight songs are learnt in six two-hour sessions and in the summer are performed outdoors near Ipswich. http://chrisrowbury.com  less

Arrangement for: Unison Upper Voices with Piano or Organ written by Tim Knight for the Accessible Choral Library Series (for smaller choirs) this is a useful piece for memorial or remembrance services for Unison Upper voices with Piano or Organ acc...

From the Anúna album "Sensation", and written by Michael McGlynn. Filmed in Wicklow and Co. Monaghan on a Sony HDR FX1. http://www.anuna.ie

This was written as an ironic parody response to that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer song we sing every year! (Rudolphus Rubrinasus syndrome!) (Note: the score has a slightly more ornamented piano part than this performance)