Repertoire

The choir has an extensive repertoire, ranging from major works from the classical repertoire, to more popular songs and contemporary works.  A sample of recent repertoire is given below.  We hope there's something for everyone - plenty of challenge, and some fun music, too!

Major Works

Bach - Magnificat
Brahms - Alto Rhapsody
Britten - Ceremony of Carols
Jenkins - Mass for the Armed Man
Schubert - German Mass
Stainer - Crucifixion
Stanford - Songs of the Fleet
Vivaldi - Gloria
Faure - Messe Basse; Requiem

Christmas

Adam - O Holy Night
Ballard & Silvestri - God Bless Us, Everyone
Berlioz - The Shepherd's Farewell
Darke - In the Bleak Midwinter
Davis - The Little Drummer Boy
Graham - Christmas Pipes
Gritton - Follow that Star
Leontovich - Ring Christmas Bells
arr. Martin - The Rose Tree Carol
Mason - Joy to the World
arr. Mooney - Suantraí na Maighdine
Raney - How Quietly / Away in a Manger
Rutter - Rejoice and be Merry; Silent Night; 
     Candlelight Carol
Trad. - The Wexford Carol; Don oíche úd i mBeithil
arr. Thornett - Rise up, Shepherd and Follow
arr. Vaughan Williams - Gloucester Wassail; 
     O Little Town of Bethlehem
arr. Willcocks - The First Nowell; Jingle Bells;
     O Come all ye Faithful; Sussex Carol
Wilson - It's beginning to look like Christmas
arr. Wood - Past three a' clock

Irish / Folk settings

arr. Kelly - A Stór, A Stór, A Ghrá
Chilcott - Irish Blessing
Roberton - The Old Woman
arr. Rowley - The Lark in the Clear Air
Rutter - A Prayer of St Patrick; Gaelic Blessing
arr. Schram - All through the Night
Stanford - I bind unto myself; The Blue Bird
Trad. - Be Thou my Vision
Trad. - Bí Íosa im' Chroíse
arr. Vine - Down by the Salley Gardens

Opera / Classical Choruses

Bizet - Habanera from Carmen
Gluck - Vieni a' Regni from Orfeo ed Euridice
Mascagni - Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana
Orff - O Fortuna from Carmina Burana
Strauss - Nun's Chorus from Casanova
Verdi - Va Pensiero from Nabucco; Anvil Chorus
     from Il Trovatore; Brindisi from La Traviata

Popular / Contemporary

Beatles - Medley
arr. Carter - The Teddy Bear's Picnic
Chilcott - The Echoing Green; Irish Blessing
Cohen - Hallelujah
arr. Gritton - Tea for Two
Gjeilo - The Ground; Tundra
Keen - Homeward Bound
Lauridsen - Sure on this Shining Night; 
     O Magnum Mysterium
Lloyd-Webber - Amigos para Siempre
Loewe - Ascot Gavotte
Lovland - You Raise me Up
Mancini - Moon River
McLean - And I Love You So
Morricone - Nella Fantasia 
Phillips - California Dreamin'
Rogers - You'll never walk alone
Sumner - Fields of Gold
Weiss & Thiele - What a Wonderful World

Sacred / Spiritual

Adams - The Holy City
Brahms - How lovely are thy dwellings
Bruckner - Locus Iste
Casals - Nigra Sum
Elgar - Doubt not thy Father's Care
Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine
Handel - Zadok the Priest
Haydn - Sanctus from "Creation" Mass; Achieved is 
     the Glorious Work from Creation
Mozart - Laudate Dominum
Monteverdi - Cantate Domino
arr. Roberton - Standin' in the need of Prayer; 
     Steal Away to Jesus
Rutter - A Clare Benediction; A Gaelic Blessing; 
     All things bright and beautiful; For the beauty of 
     the Earth; I will sing with the Spirit
Schubert - Gott ist mein Hirt
arr. Smith - Ride the Chariot
Stanford - Justorum Animae
arr. Trant - Deep River
arr. Wilkinson - Nobody knows de trouble I see