Oxford University Press Voiceworks at Christmas: 30 Seasonal Songs - Hunt - Book/CD

Author: Peter Hunt
Format: Book and CD
Voicing: Unison to 4pt, for schools and choirs

A vast range of exciting repertoire: plainsong and early music, spirituals, folk pieces, carols in jazz style.

An inspired collection of pieces for Christmas, Voiceworks at Christmas meets the needs of all choral groups and overflows with festive cheer.

• 30 fabulous carols and songs, from unison to four-part harmony and beyond
• Pieces for all occasions: school concerts, Advent and Christmas services, carol-singing
• Ideal for youth and community choirs, school groups (Key Stage 2 upwards), choral societies, church choirs, and choral groups of all ages and experience
• Vast range of repertoire: plainsong and early music, spirituals, folk pieces, carols in jazz style
• Introduces carols from the West Gallery and Sacred Harp traditions
• Well-known carols in fresh arrangements and new songs by living composers
• Tips and hints for warming up and preparing to rehearse
• A complete lesson or rehearsal plan for each song
• Photocopiable pages
• CD with performances of all the songs and some backing tracks

Peter Hunt is the inspiration behind OUP's highly successful Voiceworks series, author of four of its titles, and series editor. He is a highly skilled teacher with extensive experience as a choral animateur, clinician, workshop leader, conductor, and arranger. He regularly conducts children's choirs and organises large-scale singing events with young people. The wealth of eclectic material in the Voiceworks series, and the useful teaching notes have made the series a significant contributor to the recent revival of singing and the development of confident singing leaders in the UK. Peter has delivered workshops and Inset training all over the UK, Ireland, Australia, and the USA, and has a reputation for lively, stimulating and highly informative sessions born of real practical experience in the classroom. Peter is Deputy Head of Berkshire Maestros - the young musicians' trust - the Hub which is delivering music education for young people across the county of Berkshire, UK.

Table of Contents:

• Away in a manger (Herbert Chappell)
• Away in a manger (Peter Hunt)
• Behold that star
• Christmas-tide
• Creator of the stars of night
• Ding dong! merrily on high
• En! natus est Emanuel
• Gaudete!
• Holy Child
• I saw three ships
• Kings came riding
• Mad World
• Mary's Lullaby
• Nol let us sing
• Poor li'l Jesus
• Radiance
• Ring out the bells
• Ring the bells
• Rudolf, the red-nosed reindeer
• Sans Day carol
• Scots Nativity
• Silent night
• Sing high, sing low
• The First Christmas
• When the sun's reborn
• While shepherds watched (John Foster)
• While shepherds watched (Thomas Clark)
• Winter Solstice
• Ye nations all, on you I call
• Zion hears the watchmen's voices