This collection from the RSCM brings together an exciting group of recent works for upper-voice church and school choirs. The English anthem tradition has blossomed in the last 30 years, as composers have reacted, in a wide variety of styles, to the stimulus of fine texts, old and new. They have also responded to the health and vigour of upper-voice choirs. Here are twenty-two first-rate anthems, at varying levels of difficulty. They come from some of the most distinguished composers in the field, and are chosen to cover a broad range of occasions.

This collection from the RSCM is an important resource for all church choirs from competent parish to cathedral level. The last 20-30 years have seen a considerable creative flowering among the top rank of English composers, stimulated by the liturgical developments of the period and by the challende of writing for both singers and audiences in an accessible but non-trivial way. The items included, some with organ, some unaccompanied, have been selected to display a wide range of styles and to cover a variety of occasions.