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Howard Goodall Choral Series

Howard Goodall is an EMMY, BRIT, Gramophone and BAFTA -winning composer of choral music, stage musicals, film and TV scores, is well known as a TV and Radio broadcaster and is a leading spokesperson for music education in the UK. His best-known themes & scores include Into the Storm, The Gathering Storm, The Borrowers, Red Dwarf, The Catherine Tate Show, Q.I., Mr Bean, Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, Mr Bean's Holiday, Blackadder, and The Vicar of Dibley.

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A Cappella Folios

Series Collections

SA

Howard Goodall: The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Theme from The Vicar of Dibley

Review: The Lord Is My Shepherd is best known as the theme tune to the award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley. Warm and melodious, Goodall's setting of Psalm 23 is deservedly well loved by choirs and congregations everywhere. This arrangement for unaccompanied mixed voices was first performed in March 2014 in the State Apartments of St James's Palace in the presence of HRH the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.

Howard Goodall: Winter Lullabies

Review: Winter Lullabies by Howard Goodall is a beautiful cycle of six loosely interwoven movements of various languages (English, Gaelic, German, Spanish) arranged for solo harp/piano and upper voices. Although the story of the nativity lies at the core of the work - celebrating motherhood and the different moods that might be embraced by a lullaby - it also explores associated secular issues of homelessness, displacement and flight, showing the relevance that this timeless story continues to have for our modern lives.

Individual Folios

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Howard Goodall : Crossing The Border from Winter Lullabies

Composer: Howard Goodall

Howard Goodall : Joyful Lullaby from Winter Lullabies

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Howard Goodall : Lullaby Of Winter from Winter Lullabies

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Howard Goodall : Now Winter Nights Enlarge from Winter Lullabies

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Howard Goodall : O Little Town of Bethlehem from Enchanted Carols

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 2:56

Composer: Howard Goodall

Howard Goodall : Psalm 139: tu cognovisti Thou walkest with me

Mary Sidney (1561-1621) penned an English version of Psalm 139 which is set here for soprano solo, SA chorus, and keyboard. The piece begins with a haunting, almost talismanic setting of the text "Thou dost know when I sit down and rise up," but it is set in Latin, and will return later as an accompaniment beneath the English text which is set to a beautiful, almost folk-like melody, albeit a bit more angular in spots. Yet the angularity suits the text perfectly and is comfortable. The result is a perfect anthem about God's all-knowing and ever-present care. Duration: 6:00

Composer: Howard Goodall