Christmas music by
Sheena Phillips
The birth
(i) SATB
(ii) SATB piano
(iii) SA piano
Words by Jean Kenward
Published by Canasg Music
(www.canasg.com)
Christe Redemptor
SATB
Concert setting of the Christmas
plainchant hymn
Written for the Magpie Consort,
Columbus, Ohio, 2004
A Christmas Carol
SATB a cappella
Setting of a poem by G K Chesterton
Commisioned by the Lancaster Chorale, Ohio, 2006
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
(www.canasg.com)
from Rudsambee company of singers' album Dies natalis invicti solis
Duan Nollaig (New Year)
SAT/B
Traditional Gaelic
Published by Canasg Music
(www.canasg.com)
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
Good Christian friends, rejoice (The Sussex carol)
SATB
Published by Canasg Music
(www.canasg.com)
from Rudsambee Company of Singers' Christmas CD Out of the Christmas Flame
The Great Nativity
SSAATB
Setting of traditional Gaelic
Christmas sayings, in English translation.
First performed by The Magpie
Consort, Columbus, Ohio, 2004
He is born
SATB
Based on the two carols ÔIl est nŽ
le Divin EnfantÕ and ÔInfant Holy, Infant LowlyÕ
First performed by choir of
Worthington United Methodist Church, Ohio, dir. Maurice Casey, Christmas 2003
In the bleak midwinter
(i) SATB
(ii) SATB piano
A new setting of Christina
RossettiÕs famous carol
Published by Canasg Music
(www.canasg.com)
Recorded on Rudsambee company of singers' CD Dies natalis invicti solis
InnocentÕs 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 ÔIn
dulci jubiloÕ
Noel
(i) SSAB
(ii) TTTB
Published by Canasg Music
(www.canasg.com)
Recorded on the Magpie Consort's CD All hayle to the days
O come O come Emmanuel
SSATB
Concert setting of the plainchant
hymn
First performed by the South Bend
Chamber Singers, dir. Nancy Menk, December 2004
Published by Roger Dean music
(search on title at www.lorenz.com)
Patapan
SATB, recorder, drum
Traditional French (in English
translation)
First performed by the Magpie
Consort, Columbus, Ohio
from The Magpie Consort's Christmas CD All Hayle to the Days
Quand Dieu naquit (When God was born)
SATB, guitar (guitar part realised
by Eugene Braig)
Traditional French
Recorded on the Magpie Consort's CD 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
(www.canasg.com)
Recorded on the Magpie Consort's CD All hayle to the days
Susanni
SATB, folk harp
Based on two German carols from the
Oxford Book of Carols
Published by Canasg Music
(www.canasg.com)
Recorded on the Magpie Consort's CD All hayle to the days
Taladh Chriosda (lullaby to the Christ Child)
SAB
Arrangement of the traditional Gaelic lullaby
Published by Canasg Music
(www.canasg.com)
from Rudsambee company of singers' album Dies natalis invicti solis
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
SATB, cello
Traditional English
What child is this?
SATB
First performed by the Lancaster
Chorale, dir. Robert Trocchia, 2003
Published by Canasg Music
(www.canasg.com)
from a performance by the Lancaster Chorale