online list of commissioned musical works by Paul Ayres
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commissioned musical works by Paul Ayres, in reverse chronological order, showing the title of each piece (click for more information), scoring, and commission/dedication line
2023
piano pieces for grade exams
commissioned by Trinity College London - publication details to follow
2022
folksong arrangements for grade exams
commissioned by Trinity College London - publication details to follow
Covidea III
new arrangement for violin and organ
privately commissioned
how are you
unaccompanied vocal duet
commissioned by Avivimus
Touching all things with her alchemy
new scoring for soprano, oboe and piano
privately commissioned
2021
Wassail wassail
choir and piano
commissioned by Twyford Singers (Berkshire)
Estrellitas
new scoring for choir, saxophone, piano and double bass
commissioned by Exultate Singers
2020
Reasons for Singing
choir and piano
commissioned by Concordia Voices
Cry me a River
new version for tenor and bass voices
commissioned by Harrow Apollo Male Voice Choir
The throngers croon in May
mixed choir unaccompanied
commissioned by Harrow Choral Society
Beyond the Barrier
music for silent film
commissioned by Access Contemporary Music Chicago
2019
Nursery Rhyme Medley
children's voices and piano
commissioned by Golden-Oldies (Goldies Cymru) for Primary Schools intergenerational project "Back to School"
Listen to the River
musical for primary schools
commissioned by Herne Hill Music Festival
Did you see me coming
Home and Dry
I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
A different point of view
choral arrangements of four Pet Shop Boys songs
privately commissioned for wedding service
Santa Baby
All I want for Christmas is You
a cappella arrangements of Christmas hits
commissioned by Hark the Herald Carollers
A Christmas Round
new accompaniment scoring for brass ensemble
commissioned by Singing City Choir Philadelphia
My spirit longs for thee
anthem for choir and organ
commissioned by Skaneateles First Presbyterian Church New York
The spacious firmament
for tenor solo, choir and piano
commissioned by First Congregational Church Lebanon New Hampshire
2018
I would rather die than hate you
choral setting of words by Martin Luther King
commissioned by University of California Berkeley Alumni Chorus
The White Cliffs of Dover
new scoring of existing arrangement for upper-voices and piano
commissioned by She Sings! Toronto
One Day Like This
new orchestration of exiting arrangement of the Elbow song
commissioned by St Edmund's College Ware
Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers
Mademoiselle from Armentières
arrangements of two songs from World War I
commissioned by the Lenborough Singers
2017
This life is not righteousness
choral setting of words by Martin Luther
commissioned by University of California Berkeley Alumni Chorus
Danket dem Herren denn er ist sehr freundlich
organ
commissioned by David Blumlein and Don Kennedy for the Orgelbüchlein project
Messyah
eight new movements, thus completing the entire project to re-write every movement of Handel's Messiah
commissioned by Sanford Dole Ensemble San Francisco
Ring Out Wild Bells
new arrangement of the composition by Granville Bantock
commissioned by City Chorus
The very first blessing
Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake
arrangements of two seasonal songs
commissioned by the Lenborough Singers
One Day Like This
new scoring for tenors and basses
commissioned by Wycombe Orpheus Male Voice Choir
2016
O laud the Lord
choir and wind orchestra
commissioned by Savannah River Winds South Carolina
The quality of mercy is not strained
upper voices and piano
commissioned by Badger State Girl Choir Wisconsin
Storm and Tide
Remembrance anthem for choir and organ
privately commissioned
It's Raining Men
a cappella arrangement
commissioned by Les Sirenes, Glasgow
Driving Home for Christmas
choral arrangement
commissioned by Hong Kong Women's Choir
None of the Above
choral arrangement
commissioned by London Humanist Choir
Funiculi Funicula Finale
organ
privately commissioned
Fantasy-Sonata Over the Rainbow
organ
commissioned by Glenview Community Church Illinois
Nothing's gonna stop us now
arrangement of Starship song
privately commissioned for wedding service
2015
In my life
choral arrangement of the Beatles song
privately commissioned for memorial service
The Singers
choir SATB and piano
commissioned by Association of Music in International Schools (AMIS) Europe
Abba Yitkadash Shemakh
choir SATB and solo viola/clarinet
commissioned by Walla Walla University
Bless This House
arrangement of the Mary Brahe song for choir SATB and piano
privately commissioned
The Harmony of Heaven and Earth
three-movement work for choir SATB, piano and handbells
commissioned by Marquette Choral Society
The Light Walking
song-cycle for tenor or soprano and piano
privately commissioned
Not for that city
Graphite Publishing Women's Choir Commissioning Consortium
2014
Grant O God thy protection (Druid's Prayer)
upper voices (1-7 parts) and organ
privately commissioned
All the world's a stage
unison voices and piano
commissioned by Magdalen College School Oxford
I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger
arrangement for voices and piano
commissioned for American Choral Directors' Association North Central regional conference
God looks on nature with a glorious eye
choir and organ
commissioned by All Saints East Kilda Australia
2013
Let my music be
sequence of pieces for young voices
commissioned by Pittsburgh Eastern Area Youth Chorale
What it feels like for a girl
arrangement of the Madonna song
commissioned by Hong Kong Women's Choir
Stronger
arrangement of the Kelly Clarkson song
commissioned by Hong Kong Women's Choir
That Lonesome Road
arrangement/transcription of the James Taylor song
commissioned by The ManualAires of Emmerich Manual High School Indianapolis
2012
Nosferatu
choral score to complement improvised music of ambient-rock quartet Minima, for live accompaniment of silent film
commissioned by East End Film Festival
On this mountain
for choir SATB and organ
commissioned by the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Thirty Days hath November
Holy Trinity Prayerchildren’s voices and piano
commissioned by Holy Trinity Primary School Northwood
Darius and Alexander
children's songs - a mini-musical
commissioned by Fairholme Primary School
Zum Mahl des Lammes schreiten wir
chorale-motet for SATB choir and organ
commissioned for publication by Carus Verlag
Santa Claus is comin' to town
arrangement of the classic Coots/Gillespie song for unaccompanied choir SSATB
orchestral accompaniment commissioned by Buxton Musical Society
2011
As I went out one May morning
arrangement of the English folksong for choir SATB and piano or harp
commissioned by Trinity College Music Society Cambridge
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs
for choir SSATB
commissioned by Concordia Voices, Hampton, Middlesex
Suite for Eric
for solo organ
commissioned by Jane Tyson
2010
Ariston men hudor
for unaccompanied choir S S A T Bar B
commissioned by Thames Valley University Faculty of the Arts Creative Campus Initiative
This is the day
Look well to this day
for choir SSA (with optional solos and/or baritone part) unaccompanied
commissioned by Voices (The City of Derby Girls' Choir) & Derby Youth Choir
2009
Nick a ting nock a ting
for women's voices SSSSAAAA
commissioned by Opus 44 women's choir
Make we merry
carol for SATB choir, brass quintet and audience
commissioned by Harrow Choral Society
Mass for Five Voices
for choir SSATB unaccompanied
commissioned by St George’s Church Hanover Square, London
2008
Morning Star
for SATB choir and wind orchestra
And the glory of the Lord
for choir SATB and piano (optional string bass and drum kit): a re-working of Handel's music
Zacharias' Song
for choir SSAA and piano
Deilig er den himmel blå / Beautiful the azure sky
for choir SSAATTBB
Christ, whose glory fills the skies
for men's voices T Bar B and piano
Estrellitas
for choir SATB or SSAB with trumpet, marimba, double bass and percussion
six pieces commissioned by Wartburg College Iowa
The Other
for choir SSAB and piano
commissioned by St James Academy, Lenexa, Kansas
2007
When you see millions of the mouthless dead
for choir SATBdiv
commissioned by the BBC Singers
In the stillness
for choir SATB and string trio
commissioned by London Pro Arte Choir
Just So Songs
for children’s voices, piano and (optional) percussion
commissioned by Farnham Music Festival
2006
Brethren
for men's voices (tenor, baritone, bass), organ and 3 cellos (or organ alone)
commissioned by Wheaton College Illinois
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
a cappella choral arrangement of the Andrew Lloyd Webber / Tim Rice show
commissioned by The Walbrook Singers
Maybe we still have time / Tal vez tenemos tiempo aún
for double choir SATBSATB
commissioned by The Esoterics, Seattle
Rejoice in the Lord alway
for soprano (or tenor) and organ
commissioned by Brian Blandford
2005
The Art of Music
for choir SATB and marimba
commissioned by Texas Lutheran University Choir
This sceptr’d isle
for choir SATBdiv
commissioned by Exmoor Singers of London
Te lucis ante terminum
for choir SSATB
commissioned by London Festival of Contemporary Church Music
Sink or Swim
incidental music for Mike Kenny’s play
commissioned by Quicksilver Theatre
Diamonds are Forever
new (re-)arrangement of the John Barry / Don Black song for unaccompanied voices
commissioned by Harrow School
Holding out for a Hero
arrangement of the Jim Steinman & Dean Pitchford song for unaccompanied women's voices SSAA
commissioned by Heartbeat Chorus Manchester
Royal David's Fanfare
for trumpet and organ
commissioned by Look Good... Feel Better...
2004
Daisies
for children's choir (SS) and piano
Icicles
for choir SATB and piano
two pieces commissioned by Alexandria Choral Society
Carols Fantasia
for flute and piano
commissioned by Carol Baxter
The Stolen Moon
children’s opera
commissioned by Gallions Primary School
I'll tell you a tale of the olden time
carol for choir SATB, children's choir and piano
commissioned by London Pro Arte Choir
2003
The Players ask for a Blessing
for choir SSA unaccompanied
commissioned by Concordia Youth Chorale, New Jersey
Artemisia
song-cycle for mezzo-soprano and string trio
commissioned by Figur’d Shade
Music to hear
song for high voices (two-part) and accompaniment
commissioned by Gallions Primary School
Waterloo
arrangement of the ABBA song for choir SATB
commissioned by Andante Andante Choir, Sydney, Australia
Diademata Fanfare
for trumpet and organ
commissioned by Chris Wickenden
Past Song
for choir SSA and piano
commissioned by Hull Ladies’ Musical Union
2002
The Best-Beloved
song for high voice (soprano or tenor) and piano
commissioned by Bernadette Thompson
Three Minuets
for (beginner) violins and cellos
commissioned by Gallions Primary School
Cry Mayday
children's opera
commissioned by Essex Music Service
He to Her; She to Him
two songs for soprano and viola d'amore
commissioned by Figur’d Shade
Navajo Wedding Blessing
for solo bass-baritone and piano
commissioned by Stuart Walton
2001
Touching all things with her alchemy
for soprano voice, clarinet and piano
commissioned by Figur’d Shade
The Christ
oratorio for choir, soloists, narrator and ensemble
commissioned by Paul Joachim
That's Amore
arrangement of the Brooks/Warren song for string quartet
commissioned by Marks & Spencer
Words
arrangement of the Bee Gees song for choir SATB and piano
commissioned by Voices in Harmony West Midlands
King's Hall Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
for choir SSA and organ
commissioned by King's Hall Prep School
Scheherezade
children's musical, based on some of the stories in the Tales of 1001 Nights
commissioned by Gallions Primary School
2000
Poor Fish
humorous song for voice and piano
commissioned by Robin Bailey
Chapel Royal Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
for choir SSA unaccompanied
commissioned by the choir of the Chapel Royal St James' Palace
1999
New Heidelberg Music
for violin, cello, clarinet and piano
commissioned by Synchronia, St Louis, Missouri
3 Songs of Henry VIII
for SS(A) choir and piano
commissioned by Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir
Jubilate
for choir SATB and organ
commissioned by Paul Joachim
The School Boy
for high voice (soprano or tenor) and piano
commissioned by Lyn Parkyns
Nature and Man
for choir SATB divisi and narrator
commissioned by Brian Edwards
1998
The Path of Childhood
for choir SSATB
commissioned by Tara Crisp
1997
Seasoning
for ocarina quartet
commissioned by Ocarina Workshop, Nottinghamshire
Pastrio
for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone and organ
commissioned by Air Concertante Denmark
Now is the month of maying
madrigal for double choir SATBSATB
commissioned by Ickenham Music Festival
1996
Strengthen for Service
for choir SATB
commissioned by the choir of St Barnabas Church, Dulwich, London
1993
Clifton Lodge Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
for choir S(S)ATB and organ
commissioned by David Blumlein
1992
Memoriamley
for two organs
commissioned by John Miley
Motivations
for piano
commissioned by Margrit Kensbock