Schola Missa de Angelis (2009) soprano & tenor solos, mixed choir and brass octet (or organ, or string orchestra)
- setting of the Latin Mass, incorporating Missa de Angelis plainsong (words in Latin and English)
- commissioned by the London Oratory School Schola
- Other versions: organ; string orchestra sccomp.; simplified congregational with organ
- Premiere will be on 7th May 2010 at St James' Church, Spanish Place, London
- Approx 20 mins
Two Poems by Wendy (2010) SSATBB
- Commissioned by Cork International Choral Festival
- Tongue-in-cheek settings of two Wendy Cope poems the homeless hammer and Some Rules
- Premiere 30th April 2010 with conductor Paul Hiller and the National Chamber Choir of Ireland
- Approx. 5 mins
All Shall be Well (2009) for double choir & solo 'cello
- Commissioned by the Exultate Singers for a concert marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- Setting of Julian of Norwich’s famous “All Shall be Well” chapter 32 from her “Divine Revelations”, combined with medieval Polish battle hymn “Bogurodzica”
- Premiere 8th November at Clifton Cathedral, conducted by David Ogden with ‘cellist Richard May.
Approx. 8 mins.
A summer wish (2008) for double choir & orchestra, or organ
- Commissioned by the Waynflete Singers, with an orchestration version of Spring (1997)
- Setting of poem by Christina Rosetti
- Premiere will be on 28th March 2009 with London Mozart Players, cond. Andrew Lumsden
- Approx. 7 – 8 mins
Wild Ways (2007) for Double choir and ji-nashi shakuhachi or flute or recorders
- Words: Ikkyū Sōyun (15th century Zen master, mostly in English with some Japanese)
- Commissioned and premiered by Kiku Day and the Nonsuch Singers
- First performed 13th March 2008 at St John’s Smith Square, London
- Approx. 20 mins
Stay with Me (2007) for Double Choir & organ
- Words: Padre Pio, trans. Stephen Macklow-Smith, adapted by Jessica Duchen
- Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation alongside other settings of the same prayer by Will Todd and James Macmillan
- Premiered at Westminster Cathedral with The Sixteen 3rd June 2008
- available on CD "Padre Pio: Prayer" on The Sixteen's CORO label
- Approx. 10 mins
This Paradise (2008) for male voices (AATTBB) & String Quartet
- (see Chamber/Instrumental page for details)
The Spirit of the Saints (2007) for upper voices & harp
- Words: Rumi
- Commissioned by Downe House Choral to celebrate the school's centenary
- Premiered by them with Anthony Cain (cond.) and Kate Milne (harp) on 1st November, 2007 at St Paul's Cathedral, London
- Approx 5 mins
So strong is his love (2007) for mixed choir and string quintet
- Words: from Psalm 110
- Commissioned by the Waltham Singers to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Andrew Fardell as their conductor.
- Premiere will be with the artsites above, accompanied by the Maggini Quartet (plus a double bass) on 1st March, 2008)
- Approx. 10 mins
Declare the Wonders (2007) SSAATTBB, organ
- Amalgamated texts from Book of Prayer and the Bible (Authorised Version)
- Commissioned by St Edmundsbury Cathedral
- Premiere 06.05.07
- 5 -6 mins
All in Tune (2005) for upper voices, organ + optional flute, tambourine & drum
- Christmas Carol (words: Anon)
- Commissioned by Newhall School Choir to be premiered by them at the Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Helen, Brentwood, Essex 9th December, 2005
- Approx. 3mins
Ave Maria (2004) for SSA & Organ
- Commissioned by & for Downe House Choral
- Latin text
- Approx. 4 minutes
Westminster Mass (1997) for treble or soprano solo, SSAATTBB choir, 2 harps, tubular bells and strings (also versions with organ accomp., and 1 harp, bells and organ).
- Commissioned by the John Studzinski Foundation for Westminster Cathedral Choir, on the occasion of Cardinal Basil Hume's 75th Birthday.
- First performance by Westminster Cathedral Choir and the City of London Sinfonia at Westminster Cathedral on 21st May 1998 (also with organ accompaniment; or one harp, tubular bells & organ)
- Recorded by Teldec/Warner Classics
- 28 minutes {N.B. also version with organ accompaniment)
Spring (1997) for SSAATTBB choir and organ or piano or orchestra
- Everything that spring symbolizes a riotous celebration of lush new life.
- Commissioned by the Royal Academy of Arts for the Summer Exhibition
- First performed by the choir of St. James's Church, Piccadilly, London 21st May 1997
- 8 minutes
Sleep, Little Jesus, Sleep (2000) for Soprano solo, SSAATTBB, organ OR sop.solo/small group, SATB, piano (2006)
- Arrangement of traditional Polish Christmas carol, Lulajze Jezuniu, for BBC Singers Christmas CD.
- Approx 3 minutes
Prayer (2000) for soprano solo & double choir
- Words by George Herbert
- Commissioned by the Festival of St Cecilia for combined choirs of Westminster Abbey, Westminster and St Paul's Cathedrals
- First performance St. Paul's Cathedral 22.11.00
- Approx 5 minutes
Undiscover'd Country (2000) for violin and SSAATTBB
- Commissioned by Madeleine Mitchell & The Joyful Company of Singers
- Based on Hamlet's "to be or not to be" soliloquoy
- Approx 9 minutes
Douai Missa Brevis (2001) for soprano solo, baritone solo, SSATBB choir
- Commissioned by and dedicated to Douai Abbey Choir
- Mass text in Latin - Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus & Benedictus, Agnus Dei - with optional acclamation and doxdology
- 14 minutes
The Sweet Spring (1999) SSA & piano
- Words: Thomas Nashe
- Commissioned by ABRSM publishing (ltd.)
- Approx 5 minutes
The Christmas Life (2002) soprano solo, baritone solo & SATB choir
- Commissioned by Worth School, Surrey
- First performance: 9th December, 2002
A Kind of Otherness (2005) for 12 solo voices (or choir) a cappella
- Words: Two Chorale-Preludes by Geoffrey Hill and Psalm 96(95) O Sing to the Lord verses 1 - 6
- Commissioned and premiered by Cappella Nova at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh 09.06.06
- Approx. 14 mins
Love Abide (2006) for Alto solo, baritone solo, SSAATTBB, organ, harp and string
- Words: 1 Corinthians 13 and Love is the Master by Rumi, trans. Andrew Harvey
- Commissioned and to be premiered by the Choral Arts Society, Philadelphia, USA on 24.03.07
- Approx. 20 mins
Deus, Deus Meus (from Westminster Mass 1997)
- 7 minutes for Treble or Soprano Solo and SSAATTBB a cappella choir
Angels Sing! (1998) for SATB or upper voices, orchestra or piano or keyboard accomp.
- Commissioned and performed by the Ealing youth choir and Ealing symphony orchestra 5th December 1998
- 12 minutes
Laughing Song (2000) for SSAATTBB
- Commissioned by the Vasari Singers for their 21st birthday celebration at St. John's, Smith Square (5.5.01)
- Approx 3 minutes
Hear a sample from Roxanna's "Angels Sing" CD - Spring
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Schola Missa de Angelis - angels will sing!
In what is thought to be the first new plainsong mass in over 60 years (since Duruflé's Requiem of 1947), Roxanna has used the famous Missa de Angelis as a basis for the London Oratory School Schola's new mass which will be premiered on 7th May 2010 at St James's Church, Spanish Place, London accompanied by brass octet. There will be two versions available - this choral (also in an organ version) and a congregational one which will be pared down to something everyone can sing at their weekly masses. Come and hear the angels - click here to buy tickets.
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