Light a Candle

SATB choir and organ

Duration

3'

Year of Composition

2012

Purchase

Composers Edition

Duration

3'

Year of Composition

2012

Purchase

Composers Edition

A note from the composer...

Commissioned by Faith and Spirituality, University of the West of England. First performed at the University of the West of England Carol Service by the University Singers, conductor Ian Holmes, Bristol Cathedral, 13 December 2012.

Words by Jennifer Henderson.

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Brass
Brass Band
Chamber
Choral
Instrumental
Orchestral
Vocal
Wind

12 Pieces for Organ

Organ (with optional pedal)

12 Pieces for Organ

Organ (with optional pedal)

A Hymn to the Virgin

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

A Hymn to the Virgin

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

A different kind of living

SATB choir and bass clarinet

A different kind of living

SATB choir and bass clarinet

Adam Lay YBounden

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

Adam Lay YBounden

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

Anniversary Fanfare

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba and 3 optional percussion

Anniversary Fanfare

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba and 3 optional percussion

Antiphonary (brass band ensemble)

Brass band ensemble

Antiphonary (brass band ensemble)

Brass band ensemble

Antiphonary (brass band)

Brass band

Antiphonary (brass band)

Brass band

Antiphonary (brass ensemble)

Brass ensemble

Antiphonary (brass ensemble)

Brass ensemble

Antiphonary (symphonic brass)

Symphonic brass ensemble

Antiphonary (symphonic brass)

Symphonic brass ensemble

Antiphonary (wind dectet and piano)

Wind dectet and piano

Antiphonary (wind dectet and piano)

Wind dectet and piano

Ballad

Piano

Ballad

Piano

Beyond the Light

Brass band

Beyond the Light

Brass band

Bright Lights

Trombone quartet

Bright Lights

Trombone quartet

Call

Trumpet, Horn and Trombone

Call

Trumpet, Horn and Trombone

Canzon à 8

Trombone octet

Canzon à 8

Trombone octet

Chameleon

Solo oboe or flute

Chameleon

Solo oboe or flute

Cloud Colours

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba

Cloud Colours

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba

Counting Stars

Trombone and Piano

Counting Stars

Trombone and Piano

Descent by Hot Air

Piano

Descent by Hot Air

Piano

Diamond Fanfare

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare II

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare II

Brass band

Emerald Waltz

Massed harps (or 3 harps) with optional lever harp(s)

Emerald Waltz

Massed harps (or 3 harps) with optional lever harp(s)

FDNC Fanfare

Brass ensemble

FDNC Fanfare

Brass ensemble

Fanfair

Brass Quintet

Fanfair

Brass Quintet

Friends for all Seasons

8 part female and male voices barbershop

Friends for all Seasons

8 part female and male voices barbershop

Hall of Memory

Wind band

Hall of Memory

Wind band

Holding the Hill

2 fl/picc | ob | cor | clar | clar/bass clar | 2 hns | 2 trpts | 3 perc | strings

Holding the Hill

2 fl/picc | ob | cor | clar | clar/bass clar | 2 hns | 2 trpts | 3 perc | strings

Hymn to the Cross (from Holding the Hill)

Brass band

Hymn to the Cross (from Holding the Hill)

Brass band

I Have Heard Tell

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

I Have Heard Tell

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

In Flanders Fields

Anthem for unaccompanied SATB solo voices (or choir)

In Flanders Fields

Anthem for unaccompanied SATB solo voices (or choir)

Innovation 216

Brass band with optional training bands and SATB choir

Innovation 216

Brass band with optional training bands and SATB choir

Light a Candle

SATB choir and organ

Light a Candle

SATB choir and organ

Linear Lines

Solo Horn

Linear Lines

Solo Horn

Mirage: A Spanish Summer

String quintet, piano, percussion

Mirage: A Spanish Summer

String quintet, piano, percussion

Modular 20

Brass band + optional parts for beginners and more advanced players

Modular 20

Brass band + optional parts for beginners and more advanced players

My Star

Unaccompanied SATB choir or female voice quartet

My Star

Unaccompanied SATB choir or female voice quartet

Old Stones Remember

Children's voices, flute, bassoon, cello and harp

Old Stones Remember

Children's voices, flute, bassoon, cello and harp

On That Night

SATB choir and organ

On That Night

SATB choir and organ

Recitative and Aria

String Orchestra

Recitative and Aria

String Orchestra

Recitative and Aria

String quartet

Recitative and Aria

String quartet

Red Sky at Night

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

Red Sky at Night

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Rhythm of Light

Brass band

River of Time / Rainbow River

Brass band

River of Time / Rainbow River

Brass band

Robin Robin (brass band)

Euphonium and brass band

Robin Robin (brass band)

Euphonium and brass band

Robin Robin (euph and piano)

for euphonium and piano

Robin Robin (euph and piano)

for euphonium and piano

Robin Robin (soprano)

for soprano and piano

Robin Robin (soprano)

for soprano and piano

Seaside Odyssey

Brass band

Seaside Odyssey

Brass band

Secret Flowers

Soprano and piano

Secret Flowers

Soprano and piano

Serenata

Trombone quartet

Serenata

Trombone quartet

Serenata

Brass band

Serenata

Brass band

Shadow cast by the sun from Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Shadow cast by the sun from Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Silver Rose

Brass band and soprano

Silver Rose

Brass band and soprano

Silver Rose

Brass band and narrator

Silver Rose

Brass band and narrator

Silver Rose

Brass band, narrator and baritone horn

Silver Rose

Brass band, narrator and baritone horn

Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet and piano or Eb soprano cornet and piano

Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet and piano or Eb soprano cornet and piano

Somewhere Unknown

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Somewhere Unknown

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Spirit of Africa

SATB Choir, Soprano Soloist and Chamber Orchestra

Spirit of Africa

SATB Choir, Soprano Soloist and Chamber Orchestra

Spirit of Africa

Soprano Soloist, SATB Choir, Piano and optional 3 Percussion

Spirit of Africa

Soprano Soloist, SATB Choir, Piano and optional 3 Percussion

Stars are not too far

Cornet solo and brass band

Stars are not too far

Cornet solo and brass band

Tactus

Harpsichord

Tactus

Harpsichord

The Alban Prayer

SATB choir, optional children's choir and organ

The Alban Prayer

SATB choir, optional children's choir and organ

The Awakening

Brass band

The Awakening

Brass band

The Eagle

Cornet and Piano

The Eagle

Cornet and Piano

The Flower

Mezzo soprano, piano and flute

The Flower

Mezzo soprano, piano and flute

The Grand Union Waltz

Brass band

The Grand Union Waltz

Brass band

The Magi

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir with optional semi-chorus and 4 solo violins

The Magi

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir with optional semi-chorus and 4 solo violins

The Wayfarers

Baritone and piano

The Wayfarers

Baritone and piano

Though We Are Many

Anthem for unaccompanied SATB choir (or solo SATB)

Though We Are Many

Anthem for unaccompanied SATB choir (or solo SATB)

Three Trinities

Organ (with optional pedal)

Three Trinities

Organ (with optional pedal)

Tide and Time

Brass band

Tide and Time

Brass band

Time Travel

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Time Travel

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Waltz

Piano

Waltz

Piano

Waterloo Bridge

Tenor voice and piano

Waterloo Bridge

Tenor voice and piano

Who is this boy?

Two part voices and organ

Who is this boy?

Two part voices and organ

Why Cats Sit on Doorsteps in the Sun

Wind dectet, piano and optional narrator and/or dancers

Why Cats Sit on Doorsteps in the Sun

Wind dectet, piano and optional narrator and/or dancers

Words, Wide Night

Tenor voice, piano and string quartet

Words, Wide Night

Tenor voice, piano and string quartet

​Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet solo and brass band

​Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet solo and brass band

​Their Songs of Freedom

Brass band and narrator

​Their Songs of Freedom

Brass band and narrator

Anniversary Fanfare

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba and 3 optional percussion

Anniversary Fanfare

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba and 3 optional percussion

Antiphonary (brass band ensemble)

Brass band ensemble

Antiphonary (brass band ensemble)

Brass band ensemble

Antiphonary (brass band)

Brass band

Antiphonary (brass band)

Brass band

Antiphonary (brass ensemble)

Brass ensemble

Antiphonary (brass ensemble)

Brass ensemble

Antiphonary (symphonic brass)

Symphonic brass ensemble

Antiphonary (symphonic brass)

Symphonic brass ensemble

Beyond the Light

Brass band

Beyond the Light

Brass band

Bright Lights

Trombone quartet

Bright Lights

Trombone quartet

Call

Trumpet, Horn and Trombone

Call

Trumpet, Horn and Trombone

Cloud Colours

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba

Cloud Colours

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba

Counting Stars

Trombone and Piano

Counting Stars

Trombone and Piano

Diamond Fanfare

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare II

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare II

Brass band

FDNC Fanfare

Brass ensemble

FDNC Fanfare

Brass ensemble

Fanfair

Brass Quintet

Fanfair

Brass Quintet

Hymn to the Cross (from Holding the Hill)

Brass band

Hymn to the Cross (from Holding the Hill)

Brass band

Innovation 216

Brass band with optional training bands and SATB choir

Innovation 216

Brass band with optional training bands and SATB choir

Linear Lines

Solo Horn

Linear Lines

Solo Horn

Modular 20

Brass band + optional parts for beginners and more advanced players

Modular 20

Brass band + optional parts for beginners and more advanced players

Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Rhythm of Light

Brass band

River of Time / Rainbow River

Brass band

River of Time / Rainbow River

Brass band

Robin Robin (brass band)

Euphonium and brass band

Robin Robin (brass band)

Euphonium and brass band

Robin Robin (euph and piano)

for euphonium and piano

Robin Robin (euph and piano)

for euphonium and piano

Seaside Odyssey

Brass band

Seaside Odyssey

Brass band

Serenata

Trombone quartet

Serenata

Trombone quartet

Serenata

Brass band

Serenata

Brass band

Shadow cast by the sun from Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Shadow cast by the sun from Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Silver Rose

Brass band and soprano

Silver Rose

Brass band and soprano

Silver Rose

Brass band and narrator

Silver Rose

Brass band and narrator

Silver Rose

Brass band, narrator and baritone horn

Silver Rose

Brass band, narrator and baritone horn

Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet and piano or Eb soprano cornet and piano

Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet and piano or Eb soprano cornet and piano

Stars are not too far

Cornet solo and brass band

Stars are not too far

Cornet solo and brass band

The Awakening

Brass band

The Awakening

Brass band

The Eagle

Cornet and Piano

The Eagle

Cornet and Piano

The Grand Union Waltz

Brass band

The Grand Union Waltz

Brass band

Tide and Time

Brass band

Tide and Time

Brass band

​Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet solo and brass band

​Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet solo and brass band

​Their Songs of Freedom

Brass band and narrator

​Their Songs of Freedom

Brass band and narrator

Antiphonary (brass band ensemble)

Brass band ensemble

Antiphonary (brass band ensemble)

Brass band ensemble

Antiphonary (brass band)

Brass band

Antiphonary (brass band)

Brass band

Beyond the Light

Brass band

Beyond the Light

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare II

Brass band

Diamond Fanfare II

Brass band

Hymn to the Cross (from Holding the Hill)

Brass band

Hymn to the Cross (from Holding the Hill)

Brass band

Innovation 216

Brass band with optional training bands and SATB choir

Innovation 216

Brass band with optional training bands and SATB choir

Modular 20

Brass band + optional parts for beginners and more advanced players

Modular 20

Brass band + optional parts for beginners and more advanced players

Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Rhythm of Light

Brass band

River of Time / Rainbow River

Brass band

River of Time / Rainbow River

Brass band

Robin Robin (brass band)

Euphonium and brass band

Robin Robin (brass band)

Euphonium and brass band

Seaside Odyssey

Brass band

Seaside Odyssey

Brass band

Serenata

Brass band

Serenata

Brass band

Shadow cast by the sun from Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Shadow cast by the sun from Rhythm of Light

Brass band

Silver Rose

Brass band and soprano

Silver Rose

Brass band and soprano

Silver Rose

Brass band and narrator

Silver Rose

Brass band and narrator

Silver Rose

Brass band, narrator and baritone horn

Silver Rose

Brass band, narrator and baritone horn

Stars are not too far

Cornet solo and brass band

Stars are not too far

Cornet solo and brass band

The Awakening

Brass band

The Awakening

Brass band

The Grand Union Waltz

Brass band

The Grand Union Waltz

Brass band

Tide and Time

Brass band

Tide and Time

Brass band

​Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet solo and brass band

​Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet solo and brass band

Emerald Waltz

Massed harps (or 3 harps) with optional lever harp(s)

Emerald Waltz

Massed harps (or 3 harps) with optional lever harp(s)

Mirage: A Spanish Summer

String quintet, piano, percussion

Mirage: A Spanish Summer

String quintet, piano, percussion

Recitative and Aria

String Orchestra

Recitative and Aria

String Orchestra

Recitative and Aria

String quartet

Recitative and Aria

String quartet

A Hymn to the Virgin

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

A Hymn to the Virgin

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

A different kind of living

SATB choir and bass clarinet

A different kind of living

SATB choir and bass clarinet

Adam Lay YBounden

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

Adam Lay YBounden

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

In Flanders Fields

Anthem for unaccompanied SATB solo voices (or choir)

In Flanders Fields

Anthem for unaccompanied SATB solo voices (or choir)

Innovation 216

Brass band with optional training bands and SATB choir

Innovation 216

Brass band with optional training bands and SATB choir

Light a Candle

SATB choir and organ

Light a Candle

SATB choir and organ

Old Stones Remember

Children's voices, flute, bassoon, cello and harp

Old Stones Remember

Children's voices, flute, bassoon, cello and harp

On That Night

SATB choir and organ

On That Night

SATB choir and organ

Red Sky at Night

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

Red Sky at Night

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir

Spirit of Africa

SATB Choir, Soprano Soloist and Chamber Orchestra

Spirit of Africa

SATB Choir, Soprano Soloist and Chamber Orchestra

Spirit of Africa

Soprano Soloist, SATB Choir, Piano and optional 3 Percussion

Spirit of Africa

Soprano Soloist, SATB Choir, Piano and optional 3 Percussion

The Alban Prayer

SATB choir, optional children's choir and organ

The Alban Prayer

SATB choir, optional children's choir and organ

The Magi

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir with optional semi-chorus and 4 solo violins

The Magi

Carol for unaccompanied SATB choir with optional semi-chorus and 4 solo violins

Though We Are Many

Anthem for unaccompanied SATB choir (or solo SATB)

Though We Are Many

Anthem for unaccompanied SATB choir (or solo SATB)

Who is this boy?

Two part voices and organ

Who is this boy?

Two part voices and organ

12 Pieces for Organ

Organ (with optional pedal)

12 Pieces for Organ

Organ (with optional pedal)

A different kind of living

SATB choir and bass clarinet

A different kind of living

SATB choir and bass clarinet

Antiphonary (wind dectet and piano)

Wind dectet and piano

Antiphonary (wind dectet and piano)

Wind dectet and piano

Ballad

Piano

Ballad

Piano

Chameleon

Solo oboe or flute

Chameleon

Solo oboe or flute

Counting Stars

Trombone and Piano

Counting Stars

Trombone and Piano

Descent by Hot Air

Piano

Descent by Hot Air

Piano

Emerald Waltz

Massed harps (or 3 harps) with optional lever harp(s)

Emerald Waltz

Massed harps (or 3 harps) with optional lever harp(s)

Linear Lines

Solo Horn

Linear Lines

Solo Horn

Robin Robin (euph and piano)

for euphonium and piano

Robin Robin (euph and piano)

for euphonium and piano

Robin Robin (soprano)

for soprano and piano

Robin Robin (soprano)

for soprano and piano

Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet and piano or Eb soprano cornet and piano

Slate, Sea and Sky

Cornet and piano or Eb soprano cornet and piano

Tactus

Harpsichord

Tactus

Harpsichord

The Eagle

Cornet and Piano

The Eagle

Cornet and Piano

The Flower

Mezzo soprano, piano and flute

The Flower

Mezzo soprano, piano and flute

The Wayfarers

Baritone and piano

The Wayfarers

Baritone and piano

Three Trinities

Organ (with optional pedal)

Three Trinities

Organ (with optional pedal)

Waltz

Piano

Waltz

Piano

Waterloo Bridge

Tenor voice and piano

Waterloo Bridge

Tenor voice and piano

Why Cats Sit on Doorsteps in the Sun

Wind dectet, piano and optional narrator and/or dancers

Why Cats Sit on Doorsteps in the Sun

Wind dectet, piano and optional narrator and/or dancers

Words, Wide Night

Tenor voice, piano and string quartet

Words, Wide Night

Tenor voice, piano and string quartet

Holding the Hill

2 fl/picc | ob | cor | clar | clar/bass clar | 2 hns | 2 trpts | 3 perc | strings

Holding the Hill

2 fl/picc | ob | cor | clar | clar/bass clar | 2 hns | 2 trpts | 3 perc | strings

I Have Heard Tell

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

I Have Heard Tell

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Recitative and Aria

String Orchestra

Recitative and Aria

String Orchestra

Somewhere Unknown

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Somewhere Unknown

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Time Travel

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Time Travel

(2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1. / 2 Perc. Timp / Hp. Strings)

Friends for all Seasons

8 part female and male voices barbershop

Friends for all Seasons

8 part female and male voices barbershop

My Star

Unaccompanied SATB choir or female voice quartet

My Star

Unaccompanied SATB choir or female voice quartet

Robin Robin (soprano)

for soprano and piano

Robin Robin (soprano)

for soprano and piano

Secret Flowers

Soprano and piano

Secret Flowers

Soprano and piano

The Flower

Mezzo soprano, piano and flute

The Flower

Mezzo soprano, piano and flute

The Wayfarers

Baritone and piano

The Wayfarers

Baritone and piano

Waterloo Bridge

Tenor voice and piano

Waterloo Bridge

Tenor voice and piano

Words, Wide Night

Tenor voice, piano and string quartet

Words, Wide Night

Tenor voice, piano and string quartet

Antiphonary (wind dectet and piano)

Wind dectet and piano

Antiphonary (wind dectet and piano)

Wind dectet and piano

Hall of Memory

Wind band

Hall of Memory

Wind band

Why Cats Sit on Doorsteps in the Sun

Wind dectet, piano and optional narrator and/or dancers

Why Cats Sit on Doorsteps in the Sun

Wind dectet, piano and optional narrator and/or dancers
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