Edited by Malcolm Archer and Stephen Cleobury Indhold/Contents: Philip Ledger: Adam lay ybounden Cleobury: Advent Antiphons (English) Berry: Advent Antiphons (Latin) Cleobury: Advent Prose (English) Cleobury: Advent Prose (Latin) Archer: Advent Wreath Prayers Anon: Alma redemptoris mater (Medieval English) Archer: The Angel Gabriel Carter: Angelus ad Virginem Goldschmidt: A tender shoot Archer: Ave Maria Stanford: Benedictus in C Pärt: Bogoroditsye Dyevo Guerrero ed. Morris: Canite tuba Cleobury: The Cherry Tree Carol Cleobury: Come, thou Redeemer of the earth Archer: Creator of the stars of night Lloyd: Drop down, ye heavens Handl ed. Morris: Ecce concipies Manz: E'en So Lord Jesus, Quickly Come Cashmore and Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Palestrina ed. Morris: Fuit homo missus a Deo Stainer: How beautiful upon the mountains Mendelssohn ed. Archer: How lovely are the messengers Jackson: I look from afar L. Berkeley: I sing of a maiden Darlington: Jacob's Ladder Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Cleobury: Let all mortal flesh keep silence Archer: The Linden Tree Carol Archer: Long ago, prophets knew Moore: Magnificat in B flat ed. Cleobury: Man, assay Palestrina ed. Cleobury: Matin Responsory Jackson: Matin Responsory Shephard: Never weather-beaten sail Chilcott: Nova! nova! arr. Rutter: O come, O come Immanuel arr. Archer: On Jordan's bank Wood: O thou, the central orb arr. Ferguson: People look East Archer: Prayer for the Blessing of Light ed. Le Huray: Rejoice in the Lord alway Ravenscroft: Remember, O thou man arr. Archer: The Angel Gabriel arr. Cleobury: The Cherry Tree Carol Archer: The Linden Tree Carol Vann: There is a flow'r sprung of a tree Near: There is no rose G. Ives: This is the record of John arr. Vaughan Williams: This is the truth sent from above Jackson: Tomorrow go ye forth Rudolph: Veiled in darkness Palestrina arr. Ledger: Vesper Responsory Jackson: Vesper Responsory Bruckner ed. Rutter: Virga Jesse floruit Bach arr. Nicolai: Wachet auf! Bach ed. Archer: Wie soll ich dich empfangen arr. Guest: Zion, at thy shining gates This unique collection approaches Advent afresh, drawing together 52 beautiful and accessible pieces that span the whole gamut of periods, styles, and traditions. Advent for Choirs is the perfect musical and liturgical resource for all church , cathedral, and concert choirs and includes approachable new settings, unjustly neglected music, and works not easily available elsewhere.