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Advent for Choirs (For Choirs Collections)

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This a very helpful collection to use during the season of advent (and many selections also apply to Christmas). It contains carols, anthems, motets and arrangements of hymns that span a wide variety of cultures, musical styles, and ability.

It should be noted that the authors are English, as is the publisher and yes, many of the selections, are English.The book is laid out very much like the books in the Carols for Choirs series, except that this collection contains many motets (there are hardly any in Carols for Choirs). Liturgical (especially Episcopalian and Anglican) and concert choirs will benefit greatly from this collection. Also helpful are antiphons for the lighting of the advent wreath and the great "O" antiphons.

A few things that deserve a place are missing including Gibbons' "This is the record of John" and Ord's "Adam lay ybounden." The editors say that it is easy to find these pieces, and therefore they don't need to include them, yet, no advent collection seems complete without them.

Highlights include:

"Canite Tuba"-Francisco Guerro

"Rejoice in the Lord alway"--Anonymous

Hymn arrangements by Malcolm Archer and Stephen Cleobury

"Tender Shoot"--Otto Goldschmitt

"There is a flow'r"--Paul Vann

"E'en so, Lord Jesus"--Paul Manz