Christmas music by
Sheena Phillips
To purchase unpublished music please email me (sheenaphillips at gmail.com). For most scores there is a modest fee per singer for permission to copy from a licensed PDF file.
NEW or FEATURED
A Christmas Carol
SATB a cappella
Setting of a poem by G.K.Chesterton
Commissioned by the Lancaster Chorale, Ohio, 2006
Published by Santa Barbara Music Press
Recording by the Lancaster Chorale, Ohio, dir. Robert Trocchia, 2007
Video extract by Glasgow University Chapel Choir, dir. Katy Lavinia Cooper, 2018
En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa (Not Power or Glory, but Peace on Earth)
SATB, folk fiddle
Setting of a popular Finnish Christmas text
Performance by VocalEssence, Minneapolis, dir. Philip Brunelle, with Sara Pajunen, fiddle, 2014
Love Came Down At Christmas
SATB, alto and baritone soloists, guitar
Arrangement of the traditional tune, with words by Christina Rossetti
Published by Canasg Music
Recording by the Magpie Consort, Ohio, from the album The Garden
Not So Silent Night
SATB, piano
An aleatoric treatment of the traditional carol Silent Night in which a silent night is interrupted by some very noisy angels (who in the original German version ’sounded forth loudly far and near’)
Published by CoMA
Performance by CoMA Singers, London and The Michael Singers, University College London, 2018
Patapan
SATB, recorder, drum
Traditional French (in English
translation)
Published by Canasg Music
Recording by the Magpie Consort, Ohio, from the album All hayle to the days
The Christmas Bird
SATB, flute
Setting of lyrics by Katharine Tynan
Winner of the 2012 Welcome Christmas Carol Contest sponsored by VocalEssence (Minneapolis) and the American Composers Forum
Premiered by VocalEssence, dir. Philip Brunelle, with Michele Antonello Frisch, flute, December 2012
Recording of the premiere (extract)
Recording by the Gesualdo Consort, 2021
Published by Multitude of Voyces in Volume 3 of Sacred Music by Women Composers, 2021
Wassail! Short introit for any voices with hand bells or other tuned percussion Published by Canasg Music
Recording by CoMA Singers and the Michael Singers (UCL), 2018 We’ve Been A While A-Wandering SATB a cappella (with optional hand-held percussion and audience participation) Based on two traditional Yorkshire wassail songs Published by Canasg Music
Performance by Belsize Community Choir (and audience), December 2018
What Child Is This? SATB Commissioned by the Lancaster
Chorale, dir. Robert Trocchia, 2003 Published by Canasg Music
Recording
by the Lancaster Chorale, Ohio, dir. Robert Trocchia OTHER TITLES
A Song of December SATB a cappella Setting of a poem by Katharine Tynan Shortlisted for the 2012 Hazel Renshaw Composition Prize adjudicated by Judith Weir and Patrick Russill Published by Boosey & Hawkes
Christe Redemptor SATB Concert setting of the Christmas
plainchant hymn Written for the Magpie Consort,
Columbus, Ohio, 2004 Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus SATB choir, handbell choir, organ,
string quartet (or solo violin) and optional congregation Commissioned and first performed by
Worthington United Methodist Church, Ohio, dir. Maurice Casey, in Advent 2004 Dies Natalis Invicti Solis (the birthday of the
undefeated sun) SATB Words by Peter Hill Published by Canasg Music
Recording
by Rudsambee Company of Singers from the album Dies natalis invicti solis Duan Nollaig (New Year) SAT/B Traditional Gaelic Published by Canasg Music
Entre le Boeuf et l'Ane Gris (In the cattle stall) 2 part treble voices and piano Traditional French Commissioned by the Knox Choraliers, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 2006 Published by Canasg Music
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice SATB Published by Canasg Music
Recording
by Rudsambee Company of Singers from the album Out of the Christmas Flame The Great Nativity SSAATB Based on traditional Gaelic
Christmas sayings, in English translation He is Born SATB Based on the two carols Il est né
le Divin Enfant and Infant Holy, Infant Lowly First performed by choir of
Worthington United Methodist Church, Ohio, dir. Maurice Casey, Christmas 2003 In Dulci Jubilo SATB, brass quintet (2 tr., hn., tbn., tuba) Performed by Koninklijke Fanfare Kempenbloei-Achel (Belgium), 2016 In the Bleak Midwinter SATB Setting of Christina
Rossetti's famous carol Published by Canasg Music
Recorded on Rudsambee company of singers' CD Dies natalis invicti solis Innocent's Song SATB Words by Charles Causley First performed by Rudsambee company
of singers Permission is required from the
copyright holders to perform this song Jazz Dulci SATB Close harmony arrangement of In
dulci jubilo Noel SSAB or TTBB Published by Canasg Music in both SSAB and TTBB voicings
Recorded on the Magpie Consort's CD All hayle to the days O Come O Come Emmanuel SATB divisi a cappella Concert setting of the plainchant
hymn First performed by the South Bend
Chamber Singers, dir. Nancy Menk, December 2004 Published by Lorenz
Performance by EMBER, Vocal Ensemble of Schola Cantorum on Hudson, USA, 2018
Of The Father’s Love Begotten unison voices, brass quintet (2 tr., hn., tbn., tuba) Performed by Koninklijke Fanfare Kempenbloei-Achel (Belgium), 2016 Quand Dieu Naquit (When God was born) SATB, guitar (guitar part realised
by Eugene Braig) Traditional French Published by Canasg Music
Recording
by the Magpie Consort, Ohio, from the album All hayle to the days The Sans Day Carol (Now the holly bears a
berry) SATB, guitar (guitar part realised
by Eugene Braig) Traditional Cornish Published by Canasg Music
Recording
by the Magpie Consort, Ohio, from the album All hayle to the days Song of the Star Child Arrangement of a song by Edwina Towson; words by Glenn Watson Susanni SATB, folk harp Based on two German carols from the
Oxford Book of Carols Published by Canasg Music
Recording
by the Magpie Consort, Ohio, from the album All hayle to the days Taladh Chriosda (lullaby to the Christ Child) SAB Arrangement of the traditional Gaelic lullaby Published by Canasg Music
Recording
by Rudsambee Company of Singers from the album Dies natalis invicti solis Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day SATB, cello Traditional English Two Welsh Carols (Awake they were only and The best of mornings) TTB Published by Canasg Music
Venez Divin Messie SATB, soprano recorder, violin, violincello Arrangement of the traditional French carol Recording
by the Magpie Consort, Ohio, from the album The Garden