Link to playlist of selected upper voice pieces
Link to selected list with order of difficulty
Upper Voice concert suggestions (Newsletter 10)
Upper voice catalogue, divided into two sections:
a) Choral Suites and Extended works
b) Shorter Works
a) CHORAL SUITES AND EXTENDED WORKS (UPPER VOICES)
Anthology: The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs (2019)
A collection of music for a variety of flexible choral forces, edited by Alan Bullard and continuing a number of his pieces, which are all listed separately below
A Bunyan Garland (2000)
four songs for SSAA unaccompanied. Duration 5-6 minutes
At the turn of the year (1988)
three songs for young voices (in mostly two parts) and piano. Duration 7 minutes
Four Bird Songs (2018)
four short songs for any voices in two or four parts
Four Songs of William Blake (1970)
SSA unaccompanied Duration c.6 mins
Health and Safety (2015)
Three short light-hearted songs for SSA and piano. Duration 6 minutes
Moonshine and Mystery (1994)
four songs for young voices in two parts, optional descant recorders, and piano. Duration c. 6 minutes
Nobody’s Son (1993)
cantata for young people (unison voices) and piano. Duration c.15 minutes
Red Steven (1977)
cantata for young children – voices, piano, optional instruments. Duration c.15 minutes
Revolt! (1998)
cantata for narrator, children’s choir, youth choir (SAB), synthesiser, percussion and piano. Duration 30-35 minutes
The Golden Fish (1991)
cantata for young singers, young instrumentalists, youth orchestra, and narrator. Duration 55 mins.
Three Shakespeare Songs (2018)
Shakespeare settings for SA or SAB and piano – may be performed separately or as a set
Two cats, a ladybird and some lobsters (2000)
3 songs for SSAA and piano. Duration c.6 minutes
b) SHORTER WORKS (UPPER VOICES)
A Bell Chime (2019)
between 1 and 4 parts, any octave
A strange story (1994)
Young voices in two parts, optional recorder, and piano
Autumn (1988)
SSA(A) unaccompanied
Calm and deep peace / Simple Gifts (2018)
SA and piano
Celebrate! (2019)
Any voices in 4 parts, with body percussion
Christmas Grace / Festival Grace
Two-part or unison voices and piano (or brass quintet, or string quintet)
Fireworks (2011)
SA and piano
Four Bird Songs (2018)
any voices in two parts
Full Fathom Five (2018)
SA or SAB and piano
Hark, Hark, the Lark (2014)
SA (dividing occasionally) and piano
Health and Safety (2015)
Three short light-hearted songs for SSA and piano. Duration 6 minutes
Infant Joy (1970)
SSA unaccompanied (in Four Songs of William Blake)
Ladybird, Ladybird (2000)
SSAA and piano (from Two cats, a ladybird and some lobsters)
Love on my heart from heaven fell (2012)
SSAA and piano
Mind the Gap!
Upper voices in two parts and piano
My idea of heaven (2000)
Unison or two-part voices with piano
New Moon (2011)
SA and piano (from ‘Pictures of Night’)
O’er the waves let us go (2018)
S(A) and piano – arrangement of a Hebridean folk-song
One Voice for All (2022)
Unison voices with optional descant, and piano
Our World / Unsere Welt (2007)
young voices (optionally in two parts), optional instruments, and piano
Overheard on a Saltmarsh (1994)
Young voices in two parts, optional recorder, and piano
Running for the future (2000)
upper voices in two parts and piano
Seascape (2003)
unison voices, optional instruments (e.g. recorders) and piano
Snow (1988)
upper voices in two parts and piano (At the Turn of the Year, No. 2)
Song to the Moon (2018)
unison voices with optional descant, and piano
Spring is Sprung (2005)
Youth choir and piano (from Welcome May!)
Stocking and Shirt (1988)
children’s voices in two parts and piano (At the Turn of the Year, No. 1)
Sumer is icumen in (2018)
up to 6 voices with piano – arrangement of the mediaeval song
Sun, Moon, World (2000)
upper voices in two parts and piano
Sunset (2000)
SSAA (from A Bunyan Garland)
Sursum corda (1999)
SSAA unaccompanied
Sweet Music (2013)
SSAA and piano
The Awakening Age (2000)
Youth choir in two parts and piano
The Call (1974)
SSAA and cello
The Eagle (2018)
voices in two parts (from Four Bird Songs)
The Echoing Green (1970)
SSA unaccompanied (from Four Songs of William Blake)
The Gartan Mother’s Lullaby (2018)
S(A) and piano – arrangement of an Irish folk-song
The Hen (2000)
SSAA unaccompanied (from A Bunyan Garland)
The Honeysuckle and the Bee (2018)
S(A) with piano – arrangement of the music-hall song
The Lamb (1970)
SSA unaccompanied (from Four Songs of William Blake)
The Lobster Quadrille (2000)
SSAA and piano (from Two cats, a ladybird and some lobsters)
The Owl (2018)
voices in two parts (from Four Bird Songs)
The Place that no-one knows (2010)
Youth choir in two parts (second part optional) (from Travelling Tales)
The Robin (2018)
voices in two parts (from Four Bird Songs)
The Shepherd (1970)
SSA unaccompanied (from Four Songs of William Blake)
The Silver Swan (2018)
voices in two parts (from Four Bird Songs)
The Snail (2000)
SSAA unaccompanied (from A Bunyan Garland)
The Tiger (2018)
S(A) and piano
This is the key (2018)
unison voices, with optional second part, and piano
Tom’s gone to Hilo (2018)
SA and piano – arrangement of the traditional British sea-shanty
Travel Prayer (2010)
Unison voices and piano (from ‘Travelling Tales’)
Tread Softly (2010)
SSAA and piano
Two Cats (2000)
SSAA and piano (from Two cats, a ladybird and some lobsters)
Upon a Peal of Bells (2000)
SSAA (from A Bunyan Garland)
Why does he gallop? (2011)
Unison with optional second part, and piano (from ‘Pictures of Night’)
Wisselton, wasselton (1999)
upper voices in 2 or 3 parts and piano (At the turn of the year, No 3)
You spotted snakes (2018)
SA and piano