TB, TBB & TTBB holiday & winter
Auld lang syne
new release 2025 TTBB, piano & flute, now available from the composer
SATB, piano & flute, Boosey & Hawkes HL 48019697
SSA, piano & flute, Boosey & Hawkes HL 48023947
A moving setting of the wonderful Burns words to the original version of the Scottish air (different that the one often heard!) This is the perfect conclusion to a holiday concert, and also appropriate for graduation and other times of farewell. Fl, ob, vl, db, piano version available from the composer. See score & listen YouTube ChoralTracks
Christmas in Carrick
TBB, fiddle or flute, spoons or bodhan, Cypress Choral Music CP1920
SSA, Cypress Choral Music CP1921
SATB, Cypress Choral Music CP1912
I lively Celtic celebration of the holiday season…Pass the punch around the table, Christmas comes but once a year! See score & listen YouTube
Dans les chantiers
TBB & piano, Boosey & Hawkes M051-47808-8
A wonderfully boisterous Québecois lumberjack song written for the Cantabile Young Men! This ballad, supported by an inventive piano accompaniment, recounts the trials of a young man in the Canadian woods in winter. See score & listen YouTube
Dear Old Ireland
TBB & piano, Boosey & Hawkes M051-48095-1
A rollicking Irish-Canadian lumberjack jig tells the tale of Irish lads, who face hardships in the Canadian woods but long for the Emerald Isle. Lively and full of humour. See score & listen YouTube ChoralTracks
new release 2022 Huron Carol
TTBB a cappella Carus 7.518/20 available for digital download
SSAA a cappella Carus 7.518/10 available for digital download
SATB a cappella, Christmas Carols of the World and Weinachtslider aus aller Welt ed. Volker Hempflig, Carus Verlag Carus 3.297/90, also available for digital download 3.297/90
The new choral anthology Christmas carols of the world will enrich the Christmas repertoire for choirs, with lots of exciting choral arrangements of a selection of 85 international Christmas carols. Composers include John Rutter, John Høybye, Mark Sirett, Wolfram Buchenberg, Matti Hyökki and Fredo Jung. Available separately: See score YouTube Listen to the SATB version
qitiraliq
TTBB & percussion, Boosey & Hawkes 48019901
An imaginative and haunting soundscape that portrays an Inuit hunting expedition in the Arctic: the cold, moon, ice, snow, and the northern lights are captured in special vocal effects. Commissioned and premiered by the Amabile Men’s Chorus, London ON, Carol Beynon and Ken Fleet, directors. A challenging and rewarding work. See score & listen YouTube
Responsibility
TTBB & piano, Hal Leonard HL 01169204
SATB & piano, Hal Leonard HL 00357218
SSA & piano, Hal Leonard HL 00357220
Jewish leader and scholar, Hillel the Elder, captures the tension between the need for healthy self-care and the importance of caring for others. Canadian composer Mark Sirett combines the ancient Hebrew text with modern English to create an elegant and folk-like setting. Suitable for Hanukkah See score & listen Choral Tracks
Silence, Frost & Snow A Winter Triptych
TTBB & piano. Optional Flute, Violin, Clarinet, Hn in F, Vc and Db, Boosey & Hawkes M051484751, Instrumental parts: HL 48024409
Commissioned for the 35th anniversary of the Vancouver Men’s Chorus, this three movement work celebrates the diverse beauty of the winter season. It can be performed with piano only but the optional instrumental accompaniment for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, bass and percussion make this a winter concert centrepiece.
1. The Frost That Stings Choral Tracks
2. In Snow Time Choral Tracks
3. Before the Snow
new release 2025 The Skating Rink
David Francey arr. M. Sirett
TTBB & piano – CP 2458
SATB & piano – CP 2456
SSAA & piano – CP 2457
In The Skating Rink, David Francey paints the poignant scene of winter, one that is deeply familiar and undeniably Canadian. David writes, ‘The songs on (the CD) Skating Rink are drawn from various stages of my life. Most were finally written down at the kitchen table where, if you look out the window, you can see the lights of the skating rink throwing at least a small part of the world into sharp relief.’ These accessible arrangements are suitable for youth and community choirs and a great selection for winter concerts. See & listen
Sparrow
TTBB & piano, violin or flute, CP 1890
SATB & piano, violin or flute, CP 1610
SSA & piano, violin or flute, CP 1607
This beautiful winter song is the creation of the Canada’s beloved Raylene Rankin and Susan Crowe. The text expresses the concern for the environment and would be an ideal number for winter concerts or Earth Day. See score & listen YouTube
Sunny Bank
SA (or TB) & piano, Hinshaw Music HMC1939
This is a joyful, contemporary setting of the traditional English carol text. The work won First Prize in the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto Carol Competition. Imaginative piano writing, spirited rhythms, plus whistling make this an engaging work for young voices. See score & listen YouTube TB version on YouTube ChoralTracks
Thou Shalt Know Him Collection
SATB a cappella, Augsburg/Fortress Press 0-8006-5520-6
SATB a cappella, The Church Music Society (OUP 978-0-19-395397-0)
SSAA a cappella Augsburg/Fortress Press 0800675304S
TTBB a cappella Augsburg/Fortress Press 9798889831228
Erkennen wirst ihn (SATB a cappella German) Augsburg/Fortress 9798889831242
Vous le saurez quand il vient (SATB a cappella French) Augsburg/Fortress 9798889831235
Lo conocerás cuando vieniere (SATB a cappella Spanish) Augsburg/Fortress 9798889831259
Du förstår när han är här (SATB a cappella Swedish) Gehrmans Musickförlag SKG 10083
A stunning text complimented by a soaring melody and expressive harmonies are found in this popular a cappella motet. This work has been frequently recorded and broadcast by professional and amateur choirs worldwide including Vocalessence, the National Lutheran Choir and heard on CBC and NPR. See collection YouTube or YouTube or YouTube ChoralTracks
When Christ Was Born of Mary Free
SA (or TB) & piano, Hinshaw Music HMC1978
Particularly effective for young voices, a lilting melody gathers momentum and bursts into a joyous “Gloria in excelsis”. A First Prize winner in the Amadeus Choir Carol Competition, this is an excellent concert and festival selection and Carol concert. See score & listen YouTube ChoralTracks
The Wren Song
TBB, bodhrán & body percussion
A high-spirited ‘St. Stephen’s Day’ carol about the capturing of the wren to bring good luck. This humorous number is available directly from the composer; please send an email to request a perusal copy. YouTube