Encores for Choirs: 24 Show-Stopping Concert Pieces

Chorus directors are always on the look-out for approachable show-stopping concert pieces guaranteed to evoke cries of 'Encore '. In this anthology for mixed voices are 24 such numbers ranging in character from classic, sentimental leave-taking items, through humorous or quirky pieces, to exciting fast-moving numbers that are sure to delight singers and audiences alike. There's an excellent mix of unaccompanied items (all with piano reductions) and accompanied pieces. Contents: Banquet Fugue John Rutter; Christopher Robin is saying his prayers Andrew Carter; Drunken sailor Jonathan Willcocks; Geographical Fugue Ernest Toch; The Gosling Frederick Bridge; Home is a special kind of feeling Bob Chilcott; I do like to be beside the seaside Andrew Carter; Irish Blessing Bob Chilcott; Italian Salad C. E. Rowley; Let's begin again John Rutter; Londonderry Air Bob Chilcott; The Lost Chord Peter Gritton; The Mermaid John Whitworth; Name that tune Grayston Ives; Old McDonald had a farm George Mitchell; Quick We have but a second Charles V. Stanford; Rejection John Gardner; Sourwood mountain John Rutter; Steal away Bob Chilcott; The Teddy Bears' Picnic Andrew Carter; Tequila Samba Guy Turner; Two for the price of one Andrew Carter; Viva la musica Ivan Erod.