2024

Spring 2024


Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands

1 The Dance All| Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas
2 False Love All | Sop| Alt | Ten| Bas
3 Lullaby All | Sop | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2
4 AspirationAll | Sop | Alt | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2
5 On the Alm All | Sop | Alt | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2
6 The Marksman All | Sop1 | Sop2 | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2

Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands YouTube

Stanford – Songs of the Fleet

1 Sailing at DawnAll | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
2 Song of SouWesterAll | Sop | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten | Bas1 | Bas2 |
3 Middle WatchAll | Sop1 | Sop2 | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2 |
4 Little AdmiralAll | Sop | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2 |
5 FarewellAll | Sop1 | Sop2 | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2 |

Stanford – Songs of the FleetYouTube

Vaughan Williams – 5 Mystical Songs

1 EasterAll | Sop1 | Sop2 | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2 |
2 I Got Me FlowersAll | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
3 Love Bade Me WelcomeAll | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
5 AntiphonAll | Sop | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas |

Vaughan Williams – 5 Mystical SongsYouTube



Summer 2024 – Madrigals & Sonnets

From the Oxford Book of English Madrigals

YouTube –  the timings are found in the expanded video description

  • Page 24 – April is in my mistress’ face – Morley – YouTube
  • Page 42 – Come away, sweet love – GreavesYouTube
  • Page 106 – Fair Phyllis I saw – FarmerYouTube
  • Page 310 – The Silver Swan – GibbonsYouTube
  • Page 373 – Weep, O mine eyes – BennetYouTube

April is in my mistress face All | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
Come away sweet love All | Sop1 | Sop2 | Alt | Ten | Bas |
Fair Phyllis All | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
Silver Swan All | Sop | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2 |
Weep O mine eyes All | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |


Songs and Sonnets – George Shearing

08 Live with me and be my love –  All | Sop1 | Sop2 | Alt | Ten | Bas1 | Bas2 |
09 When Daffodils Begin –  All Sop1 | Sop2 Alt1 Alt2 Ten1 Ten2 Bas1 | Bas2 
11 Spring – All Sop1 | Sop2 Alt1 Alt2 Ten1 Ten2 Bas1 | Bas2 
12 Who is Silvia –  All Sop | Alt Ten1 Ten2 Bas1 | Bas2 |
13 Fie on Sinful Fantasy –  All Sop | Alt Ten |  Bas |
14 Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain –  All Sop1 | Sop2 Alt Ten Bas1 | Bas2 
17 It was a lover and his lass –  All Sop1 | Sop2 Alt Ten Bas1 | Bas2 

YouTube – Playlist


Birthday Madrigals – Sir John Rutter

Come live with me –  All Sop1 | Sop2 Alt1 Alt2 Ten1 Ten2 Bas1 | Bas2 
Daisies –  All Sop1 | Sop2 Alt1 Alt2 Ten Bas1 | Bas2 
Draw on sweet night –  All Sop1 | Sop2 Alt1 Alt2 Ten1 Ten2 Bas1 | Bas2 
It was a lover and his lass –  All Sop | Alt Ten Bas1 | Bas2 
My true love –  All Sop1 | Sop2 Alt1 Alt2 Ten1 Ten2 Bas1 | Bas2 

Listen to a performance:-

  • 08 Live with me and be my love –  MP3
  • 09 When Daffodils Begin to Peer –  MP3
  • 11 Spring –  MP3
  • 12 Who is Silvia –  MP3
  • 13 Fie on Sinful Fantasy –  MP3
  • 14 Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain –  MP3
  • 17 It was a lover and his lass –  MP3


Autumn 2024 – Workshops – Handel Choruses

Ed had kindly prepared a YouTube Playlist for us – Click Here
The Vocal Scores are here – 5.1 MB – 38 pages

Rehearsal Tracks are listed below

Thick darkness All | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
All we like sheep All | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
Endless Pleasure All | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
Happy we All | Sop | Alt | Ten | Bas |
He gave them hailstones All | Sop1 | Sop2 | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2 |
He spake All | Sop1 | Sop2 | Alt1 | Alt2 | Ten1 | Ten2 | Bas1 | Bas2 |