Here are some songs that have been arranged for community choirs. In some cases I can provide the full score while in others you can see the score and a number of recordings as well. One recording is of all the parts sung together. Each of the others brings one of the parts to prominence (though you can hear the other parts in the background to give context).
You are welcome to use these songs with your choirs but please let me know if you do. Like any parent I’m very interested to know where my children end up!
Green Grows The Holly
This carol is sung each year in the pubs of Bradford on Avon as part of the village carol sings in the run up to Christmas. The tune and arrangement are by me while the words are reputedly by Henry VIII.
Click here for the full score of Green Grows the Holly as a PDF.
I Don’t Need You
Here is a song about springtime, wanderlust and escape.
Click here for the full score of I Don’t Need You as a PDF.
Lantern of the West
The lantern of the West is an old nickname for Bath Abbey. The church has many windows and before streetlighting it served to illuminate the surrounding streets at night.
Click here for the full score of Lantern of the West as a PDF.
Orchard Wassail
Written originally for the wassail ceremony in an orchard in Bradford on Avon but can be used for any orchard. Feel free to adjust the words of the last verse for the name of your local orchard.
Click here for the full score of Orchard Wassail as a PDF.
Peaceful Harbour
A song of seeking, but for what perhaps we’ll never know.
Click here for the full score of Peaceful Harbour as a PDF.
All In Harmony
This song seems particularly suitable for choirs with its refrain of “All creation will lift their voices / from the lands and waters all in harmony”. One of my most treasured possessions is a letter from Pete Seeger he wrote to tell me how much he liked the song.
Click here for the full score of All In Harmony as a PDF.
All parts sung together:
Tune:
Alto:
Tenor:
Bass:
Watch and listen to Anne sing all parts together:
This Time Again
Though it was written some years ago this song feels quite appropriate in a time of coronavirus. We found in our own performances that the song suits slow counterpoint very well so if you feel inventive and want to add some then go for it!
Click here for the full score of This Time Again as a PDF.
All parts sung together:
Tune:
Alto:
Tenor:
Bass:
Watch and listen to Anne sing all parts together:
When I Come Home
A song that’s good fun to sing and tells of the joy of coming home after a long time away. The last verse and a half was written by my husband Chris.
Click here for the full score of When I Come Home as a PDF.
