Originally conceived for the ensemble Enchanted Voices, these carols for SSA voices and organ (or piano) represent the composer's desire for the tunes and texts to be heard in a new and fresh way. Largely contemplative, sometimes set against a gently-undulating foundation, these work well for concert and church use. Sometimes ethereal, sometimes other-worldly, the pieces succeed in bringing together the ancient purity of the medieval past and the here and now. Duration 3:27

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Originally conceived for the ensemble Enchanted Voices, these carols for SSA voices and organ (or piano) represent the composer's desire for the tunes and texts to be heard in a new and fresh way. Largely contemplative, sometimes set against a gently-undulating foundation, these work well for concert and church use. Sometimes ethereal, sometimes other-worldly, the pieces succeed in bringing together the ancient purity of the medieval past and the here and now. Duration 5:54

Composer: Howard Goodall

For SSAA voices with a soloist (to which voices add gradually,) the text is as if someone is speaking to their long-dead ancestors. They granted a gift of life and hope for those who came after. Their "names and faiths survive." And just as those in the past were faced with decisions and made them for the benefit of those who follow, we now have the same responsibility. The music is mostly in unison and remains on one staff even when it divides into multiple parts (which it does in only 14 of the 89 measures). This is a singable piece with an easy but supportive piano part, which could be useful for many ensembles in many situations.

Composer: Howard Goodall

Arranged for SATB choir, two keyboards, strings, and optional harp, with soprano, tenor (optional) and baritone soloists, this fresh and unorthodox interpretation reflects on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. This movement is entirely in Latin and is a beautiful SATB setting (with accompaniment) of the "Agnus Dei" text. A tenor or baritone soloist is featured. Sweet and flowing, this movement makes a perfect stand-alone anthem for your choir. Duration 4:29

Composer: Howard Goodall

The often-quoted Charles Wesley text is set here using the congregation as a central element of the music. First the phrases they sing are modeled by a soloist (or soprano section,)  then supported by the soprano line, but eventually the congregation is left on its own to hold a note now and then while the choir moves on. Emotional and compelling, the piece is written with several accompanimental options: Piano can be used, playing from the choral score. The full score shows an optional handbell part (5 bells in a 2-oct. range), a separate organ part, and a special piano part to be used only if done with organ.

Composer: Howard Goodall

Originally conceived for the ensemble Enchanted Voices, these carols for SSA voices and organ (or piano) represent the composer's desire for the tunes and texts to be heard in a new and fresh way. Largely contemplative, sometimes set against a gently-undulating foundation, these work well for concert and church use. Sometimes ethereal, sometimes other-worldly, the pieces succeed in bringing together the ancient purity of the medieval past and the here and now. Duration 5:27

Composer: Howard Goodall

Originally conceived for the ensemble Enchanted Voices, these carols for SSA voices and organ (or piano) represent the composer's desire for the tunes and texts to be heard in a new and fresh way. Largely contemplative, sometimes set against a gently-undulating foundation, these work well for concert and church use. Sometimes ethereal, sometimes other-worldly, the pieces succeed in bringing together the ancient purity of the medieval past and the here and now. Duration 6:52

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For soprano solo and women's chorus (mostly SSA but with a few SSAA passages), organ, cello, synthesizer, and handbells, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. "Beati" can be taken as a sort of "Blessed are they" prefix for the movements which are not direct quotes from the Beatitudes. In this case the only English text is at the beginning and end, sung by the soprano soloist. The rest is a Latin setting of Lamentations 1:2 ("Weeping, she hath wept in the night") and John 14:18 ("I will not leave you orphans"). Duration 7:12

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For soprano solo and SSA voices, cello, organ, and synthesizer, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. "Beati" can be taken as a sort of "Blessed are they" prefix for the movements which are not direct quotes from the Beatitudes. This is piece is a Latin setting of Luke 10:33 ("A certain Samaritan being on his journey came near him") and Isaiah 66:13 ("As one whom the mother caresses, I will comfort you"). Quick, florid, and leaping passages begin in the solo voice as the chorus comments and then repeats those passages. After that the piece is basically a duet structure with only two measures where the sopranos divide. Duration 4:44

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For Solo and SS divisi, a cappella, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. "Beati" can be taken as a sort of "Blessed are they" prefix for the movements which are not direct quotes from the Beatitudes. This movement is a unison, chant-like setting of the Latin texts for Genesis 20:13 ("Thou shalt do me this kindness...") and Numbers 11:17 ("And I will take of thy spirit"). The soloist begins and sometimes takes over from the choral voices. Mostly unison except for about ten measures (out of the 69) in two-part texture and four measures in three parts. Duration 4:39

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For soprano solo and SSAA chorus, organ, cello, synthesizer, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. "Beati" can be taken as a sort of "Blessed are they" prefix for the movements which are not direct quotes from the Beatitudes. This movement begins with the soloist singing in English ("Blessed are the stateless; blessed are the homeless"). Next the chorus sings Latin settings of Isaiah 4:6 ("And there shall be a tabernacle") and Psalms 31:7 ("Thou art my refuge"). The Latin is set in a sort of mantra-like declamatory style, moving through unison into two-part and finally three. All voice return to the opening theme in English originally sung by the soloist. Then the two concepts are overlaid, the solo motif with the declamatory Latin. The choral voices recap the unison-through-three part declamatory section, the soloist briefly re

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For two soprano soloists and SA treble chorus (marked Soprano I and Soprano II in the score), cello, organ, and synthesizer, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. The Beatitudes text is set here entirely in Latin. Beginning in a meditative chant-like style, the music moves to a sort of dialogue duet, sometimes between the two soprano sections and sometimes between the two soloists. The music is sweet, lyrical, and calm. Duration 4:10

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For two soloists and treble chorus (SS,) organ, cello, synthesizer, and handbells, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. The text is set entirely in Latin in a chant-like style, first by the soloist with all voices joining as the piece progresses. Marked by rhapsodic melismas, the music is meditative but joyful. Duration 6:43

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For two-part treble chorus, cello, organ, and handbells, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. The piece begins in unison on a lyrical theme, which the cello echoes next in a 30-measure solo. The voices enter again with the theme, expanded to two parts. After brief restatement in the cello, the piece returns to a quiet, unison ending.

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For soprano solo and SS chorus, organ, cello, and handbells, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. The text is entirely in Latin and begins with a chant-like melody in unison. The cello begins to dialogue with this melody offset by a measure. The soloist is heard next in music that also dialogues with the cello, both a bit more complex than the beginning. All voices take up the solo passage, the cello commenting. The voices go into canon at the half measure, the cello continues with its own melody. The piece returns to unison and ends quietly. Duration 7:10

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For soprano solo and SS chorus (there are two measures of SSA divisi), organ, and handbells, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. The cello begins on a chant-like melody which the soloist repeats. Then all voices take up the melody. The length of the perhaps unfamiliar Latin text is offset by the simplicity of the beautiful vocal line. Duration 6:04

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For SS chorus, organ, cello, and handbells, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. Set entirely in Latin, the music is a flowing, melismatic chant melody sung largely in unison. Two-thirds of the way through, the vocal texture goes into two parts, the cello doubling the lower vocal line at first. The vocal parts return to unison for the final melisma. Duration 3:09

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For solo and unison voices, cello, and organ, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. The text is in Latin. Appropriately for the title, this movement has the simplest construction of any of the Beatitude pieces. An angular but comfortable vocal line is sung first by the soloist and then by an increasing number of voices. The organ and muted cello accompany with a sustained, almost cantus-firmus-like line. Peaceful, legato, and sublime. Duration 4:30

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the Enchanted Voices CD, this is one of many settings of texts either from the Beatitudes (or springing from them) available from this composer. For soloist, SS chorus (divisi), organ, cello, and handbells, the music has a light, ethereal feeling. A unison chant-line begins the piece unaccompanied. The organ enters with a drone as the chant continues. At the text "vocabuntur (called)" the voices split into three parts in a beautiful moment of radiance. There is a cello solo (13 measures) which restates the chant melody. The voice enter wordlessly as the cello continues. Finally, the chant melody reappears in the voices, in canon, as the music ends. Duration 5:58

Composer: Howard Goodall

This mass setting was commissioned by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and first performed on Ascension Sunday, 1994. Suitable for both church and concert use, the music is both lyrical and dramatic. The "Benedictus" is for SATB divisi and begins with a short 6/8 declamation, then moves into a section where the rhythmic idea is set in a sort of off-the-beat fashion, with all parts divisi playing against each other. A unison section with the off-the-beat motif follows. A majestic "Hosanna" follows. The "Agnus Dei" is set in a rubato triple meter in a homophonic style with close chords (also divisi.) At the "miserere," the choir 1/choir 2 call and response motif from the "Gloria" returns. That same motif continues into the "dona nobis pacem," as the movement (and the entire Mass) ends with a long decrescendo into a quiet call, "Pacem." Duration 7:33

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Invictus: A Passion addresses one of the world's most powerful stories through the lens of the modern world. The texts, written or inspired by women, describe not only human suffering and persecution but also the human capacity for love and humility in the face of tyranny. Composer Howard Goodall is uniquely suited to bring these texts to life with music of emotional clarity and sweeping force. This excerpt is scored for SATB (divisi) choir and piano. A text by aemelia Lanyer (nee Bassano) ("Why should unlawful actions use the Light?") is set as a homophonic chorale with a supportive accompaniment. Duration 3:32

Composer: Howard Goodall

Invictus: A Passion addresses one of the world's most powerful stories through the lens of the modern world. The texts, written or inspired by women, describe not only human suffering and persecution but also the human capacity for love and humility in the face of tyranny. Composer Howard Goodall is uniquely suited to bring these texts to life with music of emotional clarity and sweeping force. This excerpt is scored for soprano solo, SATB choir and piano. This fourth movement of the larger work is inspired by the extraordinary story of Irena Sendler nee Krzy anowska, a Polish nurse and head of egota, the Polish Council to Aid Jews in the Second World War, whose personal interventions saved the lives of approximately 2,500 Jewish children in the Warsaw Ghetto, smuggling them to safety, acts of humanitarian bravery that eventually caused her arrest and torture by the Gestapo. She is honoured as Righteous Amongst the Nations at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. The Latin texts of this movement are

Composer: Howard Goodall

This mass setting was commissioned by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and first performed on Ascension Sunday, 1994. Suitable for both church and concert use, the music is both lyrical and dramatic. The mood of the text is faithfully represented in the setting, yet with a lot of originality. The setting is sometimes declamatory, sometimes mysterious, with a "Crucifixus" which is hushed and reverent. Material from the "Kyrie" returns at "Et resurrexit." Sections of this movement are in eight parts. Duration 7:16

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Arranged for SATB choir, two keyboards, strings, and optional harp, with soprano, tenor (optional) and baritone soloists, this fresh and unorthodox interpretation reflects on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. This movement has no soprano part, it is soloist above and ATB below, giving a rich, dark quality to the music. The tenors and basses (divisi) begin this movement, declaiming "Dies irae, dies illa." Two soloists begin in the "Flanders fields" text above. There is an option for three soloists as the piece evolves. (Soprano, tenor and baritone, the composer gives some options for this.) Soon the choir takes up the poem, yet the Latin text occasionally appears and continues, moving toward a climax on the text "We are the Dead, Short days ago We lived." As the music descends from the high point, the English poem continues, with the choir very softly commenting "Dies irae" as the movement ends. Duration 5:36

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Originally conceived for the ensemble Enchanted Voices, these carols for SSA voices and organ (or piano) represent the composer's desire for the tunes and texts to be heard in a new and fresh way. Largely contemplative, sometimes set against a gently-undulating foundation, these work well for concert and church use. Sometimes ethereal, sometimes other-worldly, the pieces succeed in bringing together the ancient purity of the medieval past and the here and now. Duration 2:23

Composer: Howard Goodall

This mass setting was commissioned by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and first performed on Ascension Sunday, 1994. Suitable for both church and concert use, the music is both lyrical and dramatic. The "Gloria" is set for SATB divisi (all parts divide) in a quick and rhythmic mixed meter. The movement begins with a sort of call and response where Choir 1 states a motif and Choir 2 responds with the same motif (sometimes at a different pitch level.) A soloist begins the middle section, Piu Allegro ("Qui tollis") and the first material returns, but in unison this time, at "Jesu Christe." Duration 5:30

Composer: Howard Goodall

Arranged for SATB choir, two keyboards, strings, and optional harp, with soprano, tenor (optional) and baritone soloists, this fresh and unorthodox interpretation reflects on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. This movement is a nicely accompanied, homophonic choral setting of the English text by John Henry Newman (1833). Anthem-like and entirely self-sufficient, it is ideal to perform separately apart from the entire work. Duration 2:14

Composer: Howard Goodall

I am Christmas day has all the hallmarks of Goodall's well-loved style: inspiring melodies, beautiful harmonies and well-crafted, accessible parts. In this delightful Christmas carol, the melody weaves between different lines and textures, all underpinned by a flowing accompaniment. Duration: 4:00

Composer: Howard Goodall

First performed at the inaugural National Holocaust Memorial concert and broadcast. The text is from Graffiti found on a cell wall in Cologne, where Jews had been hiding before deportation to a concentration camp, 1941.

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Originally conceived for the ensemble Enchanted Voices, these carols for SSA voices and organ (or piano) represent the composer's desire for the tunes and texts to be heard in a new and fresh way. Largely contemplative, sometimes set against a gently-undulating foundation, these work well for concert and church use. Sometimes ethereal, sometimes other-worldly, the pieces succeed in bringing together the ancient purity of the medieval past and the here and now. Duration 2:57

Composer: Howard Goodall

In Memoriam Anne Frank was written by Howard GoodallÊto commemorate the 50th anniversary of Anne Frank's death in a Nazi concentration camp. This moving choral tribute for accompanied SATB choir is elegiac in mood but, like Anne's inspirational diary, also exudes warmth and gentleness.

The Faber New Choral Works SeriesÊsets out to introduce a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series aims to draw in a rich diversity of living composers and will include both lighter and more challenging contemporary works, offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

Composer: Howard Goodall

Arranged for SATB choir, two keyboards, strings, and optional harp, with soprano, tenor (optional) and baritone soloists, this fresh and unorthodox interpretation reflects on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. This final movement of the Requiem is set for SATB chorus and two or three soloists. Lilting triads begin the movement. The "Lux Aeterna" is set for soloists with choir accompaniment. There is a restatement of "Lead, Kindly Light" from movement 4, transformed a bit, for soloist with choir accompanying, then the choir sings this material in unison in a powerful, climactic passage. "Requiem aeternum" from the first movement is heard again here with a gently pulsing accompaniment, and the work ends quietly "Luceat eis." Duration 8:59

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Composer: Howard Goodall

Written for the St. David's Cathedral Festival, Jubilate Deo by Howard Goodall, arranged for SATB choir with organ accompaniment, is an appropriately exuberant and joyful setting.

Composer: Howard Goodall

Despite the subtitle "A song for Christmas," this lyrical piece touches on the entire life of Christ that follows, and concludes with a message of love, hope, and peace. The piano accompaniment is of moderate difficulty, the choral parts are moderately easy. Available in SAB and SATB voicings.

Composer: Howard Goodall

This mass setting was commissioned by the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and first performed on Ascension Sunday, 1994. Suitable for both church and concert use, the music is both lyrical and dramatic. The "Kyrie" is for SATB (altos divisi throughout) and is 31 measures of a slow but lilting 6/8 meter in which the basses have a very prominent role. Duration 1:47

Composer: Howard Goodall

Arranged for SATB choir, two keyboards, strings, and optional harp, with soprano, tenor (optional) and baritone soloists, this fresh and unorthodox interpretation reflects on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. A baritone solo on the English text begins the movement ("Do not stand at my grave and weep...) and soon the choir enters to accompany the soloist chordally on the "Lacrymosa, dies illa" text. That's the extent of the Latin used in this movement, and the baritone over choir setup continues until the end. Somber and reflective, the choir never sings above mezzo piano. Duration 3:03

Composer: Howard Goodall

Invictus: A Passion addresses one of the world's most powerful stories through the lens of the modern world. The texts, written or inspired by women, describe not only human suffering and persecution but also the human capacity for love and humility in the face of tyranny. Composer Howard Goodall is uniquely suited to bring these texts to life with music of emotional clarity and sweeping force. This movement, scored for soprano solo, SATB choir and piano, expresses the unimaginable pain felt by a mother seeing her child torn away from her at a slave auction. To this harrowing account are appended the words of William Wilberforce, spoken in the House of Commons on 18th April 1791, "You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know." Duration 6:47

Composer: Howard Goodall

Arranged for SATB choir, two keyboards, strings, and optional harp, with soprano, tenor (optional) and baritone soloists, this fresh and unorthodox interpretation reflects on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. Set entirely for a soloist (soprano, tenor, or baritone) above choir accompaniment, this movement has no Latin text; the English text is a poem by Ann Thorp ("I have to believe That you still exist Somewhere"). This movement stands entirely on its own as a beautiful anthem of comfort and assurance. Duration 3:07

Composer: Howard Goodall

Howard Goodall'sÊLove DivineÊfor accompanied SSAA choir was commissioned by the Choir Schools' Association to celebrate the new millenium. This best-selling piece is set to a beautiful, poetic text by Charles Welsey and has been a choral favorite all over the world for the past 15 years.

Composer: Howard Goodall

Originally conceived for the ensemble Enchanted Voices, these carols for SSA voices and organ (or piano) represent the composer's desire for the tunes and texts to be heard in a new and fresh way. Largely contemplative, sometimes set against a gently-undulating foundation, these work well for concert and church use. Sometimes ethereal, sometimes other-worldly, the pieces succeed in bringing together the ancient purity of the medieval past and the here and now. Duration 5:15

Composer: Howard Goodall