A collection of 11 of John Rutter's finest and most popular pieces. With the inclusion of so many 'classics' covering a dazzling variety of texts, styles, and scoring, this anthology will prove a treasured addition to any choir library.

Few will need any introduction to the music of . . . John Rutter, and we can rest assured that all of the contents will be approachable and superbly crafted.

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John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world.John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs. In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador.John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and was awarded a CBE for services to music in 2007.

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A collection of 11 of John Rutter's finest and most popular pieces. With the inclusion of so many 'classics' covering a dazzling variety of texts, styles, and scoring, this anthology will prove a treasured addition to any choir library.

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• A Choral Amen

• A Clare Benediction

• A prayer of Saint Patrick

• All things bright and beautiful

• For the beauty of the earth

• Go forth into the world in peace

• God be in my head

• I will sing with the spirit

• Look at the world

• The Lord bless you and keep you

• The Peace of God