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Choral Music

To see samples of the scores click on the composer's names.

Three Choral Works by Nigel Butterley

What Shall I Render to the Lord? SATB
1965, revised 1997. Psalm 116.
 
Exultate Domino SATB
1961, revised 1997. Psalm 100.
 
Prayer During Sickness SATB
1960, revised 1989. Text by Robert Herrick (1591-1674).
 
Note: These three pieces are NOT intended to be performed as one work.

The True Samaritan by Nigel Butterley SATB 1958, revised 1998. Edited by Prue Ashurst.

1 Morning Fanfare William Austin
 
2 The True Samaritan Anon.
 
3 My Wishes Anon.
 
4 Surrexit Dominus William Dunbar
 

Note: The composer is very happy for the motets to be performed separately or together in any combination. However, if all four are performed they should be in the order given.

The Image of the Cross by Meta Overman (1907-1993) SATB, Speaking Voice, Two Pianos* 

Composed in Albany, Western Australia, 1953. Text by John Joseph Jones.
First Performance: The Melba Hall, Melbourne, Saturday, 22 November 1958, by the Oriana Madrigal Choir, conducted by Leonard Fullard, with duo-pianists Pamela Page and Max Olding.
Broadcast on ABC radio 3 March 1959. Original manuscript is 33 pages (310 bars). Estimated performance time is 12.5 minutes. Publication in progress.

"... where eucalypts green-tip the sky" by Margaret Dylan Jones SABar, speaking voices, piano.* Due to be published in early 2005.

Thirteen poems by seven Australian writers:
 
See the WEGTTS page for much more detail and links to samples, including the texts.
Estimated performance time is 20 minutes. All the poems are also available as a separate publication. The composer is currently making other versions.

* asterisk indicates titles in progress (some available in draft form). For more detail, including programme notes and sample .gifs, see the links from each composer's page.

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