Nico Muhly : Abidynge

Commissioned by Dartington Music Summer School & Festival - Summer 2021.

Nico Muhly : As Silver Is Tried

For the Reverend Graeme Napier, Rector of St John's in the Village, New York City, on the occasion of his Silver Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood, celebrated on 12 September 2021. Gift of the people of St John's in the Village.

Nico Muhly : Hymnus In Natale Martyrum

A gift to The Right Reverend Christopher Foster in thanksgiving for his ministry in Portsmouth as Bishop 2010-2021. Commissioned on behalf of Portsmouth Cathedral and sung by the Cathedral Choir at his Service of Farewell on 24th April 2021 in Portsmouth Cathedral.

For Gordon Hamilton and the Australian Voices. First performed on 4 December 2020 at St. Patrick's Church, Fortitude Valley, Queensland.

Arranger: Australian Voices Performed By: Australian Voices

Commissioned by the Reed Foundation for the Choirs of Merton College, Oxford. First performed by the Choirs of Merton College, Oxford directed by Benjamin Nicholas.

For mixed choir with organ this piece was commissioned by Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, with thanks to project patron Rosamond McKitterick, and sets Psalm 8 vv. 1, 3-5, 9.

This piece incorporates words by Thomas Cranmer. It was commissioned by The Cardinall's Musick for their 25th Anniversary in 2014, with the support of their friends. The first performance took place on 26 July 2014, conducted by Andrew Carwood at Wigmore Hall, London.

A short choral setting of Centuries of Meditations, no. 87, edited by Bertram Dobell (1908). Written for the Choirs of Magdalen, Christ Church and New College, Oxford, on the occasion of the Annual Conference of the Cathedral Organists' Association, 2023.

Written for the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Cecidit Flos is scored for SATB choir and organ and adapts words from Isaiah 40.

This work was premiered by Stile Antico on 27th November 2015 at Wigmore Hall, London. The text comes from William Shakespeare's Henry IV, and a full performance lasts around 5 and a half minutes.

Vocal score for Nico Muhly's God Will Be Their Light. Composed for AATTBB choir unaccompanied, includes texts from Revelation 22 vv.1-2 King James Version (1611) & Prayer for Compline (after Revelation 22 vv.3--4) Common Worship (2005). Commissioned by The Queen's Six and first performed on 4 April 2018 at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, USA. Duration: c. 3 minutes

How Soon? is a work by Nico Muhly for SSAA choir and ensemble. Commissioned by eighth blackbird, the Kennesaw State University School of Music, and the Anima-Young Singers of Greater Chicago, the piece is a setting of George Herbert's poem Mortification and lasts around 10 minutes.

This work was commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Foundation Hoffman, a Swiss grant-making foundation. The premiere took place on the October 14, 2016 at Wigmore Hall, where it was performed by the Cardinall's Musick, conducted by Andrew Carwood.

This work incorporates words by John Donne, paraphrasing Acts 2:1 Pentecost Antiphons.

Let All The World In Every Corner Sing was commissioned by Graham Ross and the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, and first performed on 27 May 2014 by them with Peter Harrison, Organ, and Benjamin Michaels, Cello. Rebecca Tavener, in the March 2015 issue of Organist's Review, states that Muhly has done more than merely set the text...it is an intriguing, fresh response.

This beautiful piece is a setting of an anonymous metrical version of Psalm 102:1-2, in which the speaker begs God to listen and hear his pleas. This work was first performed by The International Orange Chorus of San Francisco, conducted by Zane Fiala, in honour of their tenth anniversary.

Nico Muhly's Lord, Keep Us Modest When We Claim was commissioned by Eastman School of Music through its George W. Utech Congregational Hymnody Fund. First performed on 26 October 2016 as part of the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) Festival. Arranged for SATB and Organ this piece has a duration of approximately 3 minutes.

Nico Muhly's Malmesbury Motets arranged for SATB chorus and Viola da Gamba. Commissioned for the choir of Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire by Revd Canon Neill Archer (vicar) and Dr Annie Davis (Lay Precentor). First performed on 26 & 27 November 2016 at the Advent Carol Services at Malmesbury Abbey, by the Abbey Choir, directed by John Hughes and Rebecca Saunders. Duration approximately: 8 minutes.

Nico Muhly's Marrow composed for SATB choir unaccompanied with texts from Psalm 63 vv.13, 68 Book of Common Prayer (1662). Commissioned by the Netherlands Chamber Choir for the project 150 Psalms to be premiered by the Tallis Scholars during Utrecht EarlyMusic Festival, September 1st, 2017.

A Missa Brevis for mixed choir and organ. Muhlys version was commissioned by the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. First performed on 8 October 2023 at Magdalen College, conducted by Mark Williams, the organ played by Alexander Pott.

Commissioned by the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. A setting of Thomas Traherne from The Anticipation.

Commissioned by Gondwana Choirs and Lyn Williams, Artistic Director. The first performance was given on July 15th, 2019 at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.

Puer pacis (The Dulwich Peace Carol) has been jointly commissioned by Dulwich College and Dulwich College International, with the generous support of the Alvarez Family. First performed by the Choir of Dulwich College, directed by Richard Mayo, on 6 December 2019 at Southwark Cathedral.

Originally commissioned by The Tallis Scholars from the Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts and Lafayette College, the composition had its world premiere on the 15th November 2013. The piece is a unique setting of a Bible verse from Lamentations, and is as haunting as it is beautiful.

Rough Notes was commissioned and premiered by The Tallis Scholars in 2018 and sets text from the diary entries of Captain Robert Scott during the Terra Nova expedition to Antarctic.

Performed By: Tallis Scholars

In the Jewish tradition, the Song of Songs is associated with love and the coming of spring. This setting is a powerful example of the highly sensual and passionate love poetry. It has long been interpreted by both the Jewish and Christian traditions as an extended allegory for the relationship between God and God's people as well as between two people in love.

Sidney Grace is a short liturgical work in Latin for chorus a cappella and soprano soloist, composed for David Skinner and the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Sidney Responses is a work for chorus a cappella for David Skinner and the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. It was composed in 2023 as part of the composer's residency at the college.

Nico Muhly's Southwark Service is his sixth setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for Evensong. Subtitled 'Service in Fifths'this was written for Ian Keatley and the Choir of Southwark Cathedral, marking the retirement of The Very Revd Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark. The commission was made possible by generous donation of The Friends of Southwark Cathedral. First performed on Saturday 1st July 2023 by the Choir of Southwark Cathedral directed by Ian Keatley. Setting the text in English, this is scored for mixed choir and organ.

Nico Muhly's Southwark Service is his sixth setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for Evensong. Subtitled 'Service in Fifths'this was written for Ian Keatley and the Choir of Southwark Cathedral, marking the retirement of The Very Revd Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark. The commission was made possible by generous donation of The Friends of Southwark Cathedral. First performed on Saturday 1st July 2023 by the Choir of Southwark Cathedral directed by Ian Keatley. Setting the text in English, this is scored for mixed choir and organ.

The Beatitudes is a work by Nico Muhly, taken from the four-movement work Our Present Charter, commissioned by the Choir of the Temple Church, Mother-Church of the Common Law, to celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Sealing of Magna Carta on 15th June 1215. This vocal score is for SATB choir and organ accompaniment, and lasts around 4 minutes.

An arrangement by Nico Muhly of a story taken from the folk tale and nursery rhyme tradition.

Three Moon Songs, newly written for Chanticleer, highlights this trip over the moon where our strongest emotions take us. Each of the three songs sets a poem from Symbolist poet Albert Giraud's Pierrot Lunaire, translated by Gregory C. Richter.

Thy Kingdom Come, O God is a work by Nico Muhly, taken from the four-movement work Our Present Charter, commissioned by the Choir of the Temple Church, Mother-Church of the Common Law, to celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Sealing of Magna carta on 15th June 1215. This is the vocal score, scored for SATB choir and organ accompaniment, lasting around 4.5 minutes.

One of the world's exciting, young and creative composers, Nico Muhly has written a wonderful new choral piece that is perfect for a winter concert or any time. This work is a setting of Longfellow's poem Snow-Flakes. While the music reflects the delicacy of winter weather, both text and music hint at the anxiety that can accompany and announce the brutality of the season. Harp part available separately.