Bob Chilcott Songbook Vocal score

for SATB choir, unaccompanied and with piano Nine classic Chilcott songs including original pieces and arrangements of traditional material. The varied nature of the collection highlights Chilcott's prodigious gifts. Some of the pieces are published here for the first time. Orchestral arrangements for Ar Hyd y Nos (fl, ob, hn, hp, str), O Danny boy (2.2.2.2-2.0.0.0-hp-str), and The Skye Boat Song (2.2.2.2-0.0.3.1-hp-str) are available on hire.

Aka-Tonbo; Ar Hyd y Nos; Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802; Dance in the Street; O Danny boy; Over the Wave; The Lily and the Rose; The Runner; The Skye Boat Song

Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.