Description
for SATB and organ Archer's setting of Timothy Dudley-Smith's A sound of singing fills the air is joyful and uplifting, with a charming melody and warm harmonies. Heralding the birth of Jesus with its jubilant 'gloria' refrain, this carol will be a popular choice for concerts and services throughout the festive season.
About the Author
Malcolm Archer was educated at King Edward VII School, Lytham, the Royal College of Music, and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was organ scholar. He studied the organ with Ralph Downes, Gillian Weir, and Nicolas Kynaston, and composition with Herbert Sumsion and Alan Ridout. He is a prolific composer with well over 200 published works, which receive regular performances on BBC radio and TV. Archer was formerly Organist and Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral and is now Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College.
Reviews
Here are two tuneful carols that choirs will enjoy singing [this and Alan Bullard: Shepherds, guarding your flocks]. The texts may be unfamiliar, but are set in a most sensitive way, as you would expect from both these composers. It is particularly good to discover the poem by Timothy Dudley-Smith used in the Malcolm Archer piece. This gentle carol starts with sopranos in verse 1, four-part harmony unaccompanied in verse 2, tenors and basses in verse 3 and full choir, then descant and organ combine in the last verse reaching a fortissimo climax before the carol ends quietly. * James L Montgomery, www.rscm.com, December 2017 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193413887
Author Malcolm Archer
Page Count 12
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 27g
Dimensions(mm) 135mm * 179mm * 1mm
About the Author
Malcolm Archer was educated at King Edward VII School, Lytham, the Royal College of Music, and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was organ scholar. He studied the organ with Ralph Downes, Gillian Weir, and Nicolas Kynaston, and composition with Herbert Sumsion and Alan Ridout. He is a prolific composer with well over 200 published works, which receive regular performances on BBC radio and TV. Archer was formerly Organist and Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral and is now Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College.
Reviews
Here are two tuneful carols that choirs will enjoy singing [this and Alan Bullard: Shepherds, guarding your flocks]. The texts may be unfamiliar, but are set in a most sensitive way, as you would expect from both these composers. It is particularly good to discover the poem by Timothy Dudley-Smith used in the Malcolm Archer piece. This gentle carol starts with sopranos in verse 1, four-part harmony unaccompanied in verse 2, tenors and basses in verse 3 and full choir, then descant and organ combine in the last verse reaching a fortissimo climax before the carol ends quietly. * James L Montgomery, www.rscm.com, December 2017 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193413887
Author Malcolm Archer
Page Count 12
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 27g
Dimensions(mm) 135mm * 179mm * 1mm
