Post-Romantic
George butterworth (1885 - 1916)
In the Highlands - SSA & Piano
as recorded on First Impressions (World premiere recording)YOUTUBE
Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Four Part Songs Op. 53

1. There is Sweet Music - SSAA/TTBB2. Deep in My Soul - SATB3. Owls (An Epitaph) - SATB4. O Wild West Wind SSAATTBB
1. as recorded on of Saints and Seers2. as recorded on of Saints and Seers3. as recorded on of Saints and Seers4. as recorded on of Saints and Seers
GERALD FINZI (1901 - 1956)
Fear No More the Heat of the Sun - arr. Kempster
This arrangement for SATB voices will be available in 2026
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Percy Grainger (1882 - 1961)
  1. Australian Up-Country Song - SATBarB
  2. Brigg Fair - Solo T/SATBarB
3. The Lonely Desert-Man Sees the Tents of the Happy Tribes *
4. Morning Song in the Jungle - SSAATTBarBarBB
5. Shallow Brown - Women's & Men's voices plus instruments
* arr. for Alto saxophone/Male and Female voices/Piano by Kempster)
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Ivor Gurney (1890 - 1937)
  Black Stitchel (arr. Kempster) - SATBarB
  The Trumpet (ed. Kempster) - SSATB
MP3 piano renditionfrom First Impressions - UNH Concert Choir/Arlene Kies
Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)

Three Festival Choruses Op. 36a

1. Let all mortal flesh keep silence - SATB & Piano/Organ
2. Turn back, O man - SATB & Piano/Organ
3. A Festival Chime - SATB & Piano/Organ
Live performance: UNH Concert Choir/Paul MerrillLive performance: UNH Concert Choir/Paul MerrillLive performance: UNH Concert Choir/Paul Merrill
In the Bleak Midwinter
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Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931)

Three Motets Op. 55

  1. Afflictus sum - ATTB
  1. Afflictus sum arr. for SATB *
  2. Dominus regit me - SATB
  3. Benedictus Dominus - SATB
  * this version retains the same pitch with some re-voicings
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Hubert Parry (1848 - 1918)

Songs of Farewell

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  Jerusalem (arr. for SATB Choir and orchestra by WK)
Includes full parts set and a choir/organ reduced score.
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Simulated performance
  Hear my words, ye people - SATB (plus soloiss) & Organ
King's College Cambridge/Cleobury
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël

1. O magnum mysterium
2. Quem vidistis pastore
3. Videntes stellam
These Poulenc works are in the Public Domain in Canada.
This edition will be in the Public Domain globally in 2033.
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Roger quilter (1877 - 1953)

Five Lyrics of Robert Herrick Op. 7 (SATB)

1. Cupid
2. A Dirge
3. Morning Song
1. as recorded on First Impressions (World Premiere recording)2. as recorded on First Impressions (World Premiere recording)3. as recorded on First Impressions (World Premiere recording)4. as recorded on First Impressions (World Premiere recording)5. as recorded on First Impressions (World Premiere recording)
SerGei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)

All Night Vigil Op. 37

  1. Priidite, poklonimsya
2. Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Gospoda
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MAURICE RAVEL (1875 - 1937)
  Il est bon, l'enfant, il est sage - SATB
from L'Enfant et les Sortilèges arr. William Kempster
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KARol Szymanowsky (1882 - 1937)
  Six Kurpian Songs
  

This is a six-movement work in Polish (transliterated by William Kempster), scored for mixed voices unaccompanied. Voicings range up to SSAATTBB and the work is difficult (but hugely rewarding).
Recordings of each movement via the streaming links immediately to the right.

Originally recorded on of Saints and Seers.
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Fac me tecum pie flere from Stabat Mater
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872 - 1958)
  Valiant for Truth - SATB
  Edition will be available in 2028 (recording legally published in Canada in 2020)
  
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  Bushes and Briars (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams for TTBB)
  This arrangement was published in 1908 and is in the Public Domin
  
  Bushes and Briars (arr. RVW and modified for SSAA by WK)
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