Choral Scores is an anthology of music exemplifying distinctive choral repertoire by the most noteworthy composers throughout the history of Western music. A companion volume to Denis Shrock's Choral Repertoire (Oxford 2009), it presents works of salient importance to the development of choral music in Western culture, representing the music of the composers, eras, and movements discussed most prominently in that volume. Including 132 compositions by 124 different composers, each presented unabridged and in full score, and spanning the entirety of Western music history, from the medieval era through the twentieth century, and into the twenty-first, Choral Scores is the most thorough, and up-to-date collection of choral music available. Complete with an appendix offering literal translations of texts, as well as composer and genre indices, Choral Scores is an essential reference for choral scholars, teachers, and students alike.

Howard Goodall's Christmas Cantata brings together seven of the composer's most renowned festive choral works to form a new, inspiring narrative. It seeks to address the powerful universal messages of the nativity story with the theme of mother and child in search of refuge at the heart of each movement. The words and music celebrate the joy of hope in overcoming hardship, fragile circumstances and grief, a message ever more present in the world today. Through Goodall's engaging and accessible style, this cantata provides a stunning celebration of Christmas choral music that you will return to year after year. The full score is for soprano solo, SATB choir, organ and chamber orchestra, here the vocal score includes a piano reduction for rehearsal. The entire work lasts approximately 45 mins.