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earlymusic
| Amor Vittorioso Gastoldi (1555-1622) arr. Neaum
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| Full Fathom Five Johnson (?-1634) arr. Neaum
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| Gaudete Medieval trad. arr. Neaum |
| Good Neighbours All (2 pieces) J S Bach (1685-1750) arr. Neaum |
| The Nightingale Weelkes (1575-1623) arr. Neaum |
| Pastime With Good Company Henry VIII (1491-1547) arr.Neaum |
| Pavane 15th century
Anon arr. Neaum
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| Rest, Sweet Nymphs Pilkington (1562-1638) arr. Neaum
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| The Silver Swan Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Venus And Adonis (excerpt) Blow (1649-1708) arr. Neaum
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| What If I Never Speed? Dowland (1562-1626) arr. Neaum
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| What Then Is Love But Mourning? Rosseter (1575-1623) arr. Neaum
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classical&romantic
| 4 Pieces Brahms (1833-97) (with horn & harp) |
| The Blue Danube Johann Strauss (1804-49) |
| Gruss Mendelssohn (1809-47) |
| Hail Smiling Morn Reginald Spofforth (1770-1821) |
| The Last Spring Grieg (1843-1907) arr. Neaum |
| Lied Schumann (1810-56) |
| Lullaby Mozart (1756-91) |
| Lullaby Brahms (1833-97) |
| La Carita; La Fede; La Speranza Rossini (1792-1868) |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream Mendelssohn (1809-47) |
| Nanie Schumann (1810-56) |
| Nocturnes Mozart (1756-91) Luci Care, Luci Belle Due Pupille, Amabili Ecco Quell Fiero Istante |
| Sonntag Brahms (1832-97) |
| Standchen Schubert (1797-1828) |
| Der Wassermann Schumann (1810-56) |
| Zigeunerleben Schumann |
folksongs
| A Bunch Of Thyme (English) arr. Neaum
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| The Butterfly (Bulgarian) arr. Pipkov |
| Calino Custore Me (Irish) arr. Neaum |
| Dance To Your Daddy (English) arr. Neaum |
| Danny Boy (Irish) arr. Neaum |
| Dolina (Polish)
arr. Neaum
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| Folk Song Suite (with harp) - arr. Neaum |
| 3 Folk Songs (French)
arr. Neaum J'ai Descendu Dans Mon Jardin O Ma Tendre Musette Quand J'étais Chez Mon Pere |
| 2 Folk Songs (Hungarian) arr. Neaum Szilvas Falu Alazatos Szolgaja |
| 2 Folk Songs (Spanish) arr. Neaum
A La Rurro Nino Bolero |
| 3 Folk Songs (Welsh) arr. Bryn Williams In The Wheatfield The Lazy Woman Sian, Take Heed |
| Hava Nageela (Israeli) arr. Goldman |
| I Gave My Love A Cherry (American)
arr. Neaum
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| John’s Gone To Hilo (Irish) arr. Neaum |
| The Last Rose Of Summer
(Irish) arr. Neaum
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| Long Time Ago (American) arr. Neaum |
| Lullaby (African) arr. Neaum
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| My Bonny Lad / The Keel Row (English) arr. Neaum |
| My Lagan Love (Irish) arr. Neaum |
| Psarapoula (Greek) arr. Neaum |
| Sakura (Japanese) arr. Neaum |
| The Stuttering Lovers (Irish)
arr. Neaum
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| Tantsui (Czech) arr. Neaum |
| Tece, voda tece (Czech) arr. Neaum |
| Tiree Love Song (Scottish) arr. Neaum
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| Tsipor Shnya (Israeli) arr. Mischa Sigal |
| The Water of Tyne (English) arr. Neaum |
| Will Ye Go Lassie, Go? (Scottish) arr. Neaum |
ballads&standards
| Cavatina Myers arr. Neaum |
| Harry - arr. Neaum |
| Hymn To Freedom Oscar Peterson |
| If Gates arr. Neaum |
| I Got Rhythm Gershwin arr. Neaum
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| Just The Way You Look Tonight
Jerome Kern arr. Neaum
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| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Manning Sherwin arr. Neaum |
| The Way We Were Hamlisch arr. Neaum |
| Yesterday McCartney arr. Neaum
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contemporary
| Aka-Tombo Kosaku-Yamada |
| Autumn Rain* John Joubert (b.1930) |
| Con Amore (4 pieces)+ Richard Arnell |
| Dover Beach+ Howard Goodall (b.1950) |
| The End - Paul Patterson arr. Neaum |
| For A Moment (5 pieces)* Nigel Osborne (b.1940) (with Kandyan drum & cello) |
| Gipsy+ Nigel Osborne (with cello) |
| The Good Morrow+ Howard Goodall |
| Kaleidoscope (Jazz Suite) John Surman 1 hour |
| Krishna And The Gopis* John Mayer (with cello & tampura) |
| Lacemaking* Judith Bingham (b.1952) |
| The Little Red Riding Hood Songbook (5 pieces)*
Paul Patterson
(b.1947) (3 versions: piano; small orchestra; large orchestra) |
| The Long Garden* Howard Goodall |
| Music Comes Andrew Carter |
| O vos Omnes* Andrew Downes (b.1954) |
| Piano (D H Lawrence text) Andrew Downes |
| The Planets (Neptune) Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| Prayer before Birth Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-94) |
| Propheta Mendax Elizabeth Maconchy |
| Rig Veda (4 hymns) Gustav Holst (1874-1934) |
| Songs from a Bare Mountain* Nigel Osborne (b.1948) |
* Commissioned by Cantamus
+ Gift
sacred
| Adoramus Te Brahms (1833-97) |
| Ave Maria Caccini (1546-1618) |
| Ave Maria Kodaly (1882-1967) |
| Ave Maria Saint-Saens (1835-1921) |
| Ave Verum Mozart (1756-91) |
| Be Still, And Know I Am With You Michael Neaum (composed) |
| Cantate Domino Lukacic (1574-1648) |
| Cantique De Jean Racine Faure (1845-1924) |
| Caritas Abundat Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) |
| Creation’s Praise Ruth Watson Henderson (b.1926) |
| Domine Non Sum Dignus Victoria (1549-1611) |
| Easter Hymn (17th century German) arr. Neaum |
| Gaude Mater Polonia (Polish) arr. Neaum |
| Gaudete - arr. Neaum |
| The Holy City Adams (1785-1858) arr. Neaum |
| I Wonder As I Wander - arr. Niles |
| Litany Peter Hurford (b.1930) |
| Laudate Dominum Mozart (1756-91) |
| The Lost Chord Sullivan (1842-1900)
arr. Neaum
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| Missa Brevis In D Britten (1913-76) |
| O Bone Jesu Brahms (1833-97) |
| O vos Omnes* Andrew Downes (b.1954) |
| Pie Jesu (from Requiem) Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Propheta Mendax Elizabeth Maconchy (1901-1994) |
| Psalm 23 Schubert (1797-1826) |
| Regina Coeli Brahms (1833-97) |
| Sanctus Gounod (1818-1893) arr. Neaum |
| Sanctus Schubert (1797-1828) |
| See The Conquering Hero Comes Handel (1685-1759) |
| Songs From A Bare Mountain* Nigel Osborne (b.1948) |
| Stabat Mater (11 items) Pergolesi (1710-36) |
| Veni Creator Berlioz (1803-69) |
| Virtus Sapientie Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) |
spirituals
| All My Trials arr. Neaum
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| Deep River arr. Neaum
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| Didn’t It Rain? arr. Neaum |
| I Got A Robe arr. Neaum
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| I Wonder As I Wander arr. Niles |
| Listen To The Lambs arr. Neaum
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| My Lord, What A Morning! arr. Neaum |
| O Won’t You Sit Down? arr. Neaum |
| Rise Up Shepherd arr. Neaum |
| Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child arr. Neaum |
| Sweet Little Jesus Boy
arr. Neaum
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| The Virgin Mary Had A Little Baby
arr. Neaum
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opera&operetta
| Braid The Raven Hair; Comes A Train Of Little Ladies; Three Little Maids
From School (The Mikado) Gilbert & Sullivan |
| Climbing Over Rocky Mountains (Pirates of Penzance) |
| Regular Royal Queen (The Gondoliers) Gilbert & Sullivan |
| Evening Prayer (Hansel and Gretel) Humperdinck (1854-1921) |
| The Nun’s Chorus (Casanova) J Strauss (1825-1945) |
| Softly Down The Mountains (Cavalleria Rusticana) Mascagni (1853-1945) |
miscellaneous
| The Cuckoo Cries Moller |
| Dancing Song Kodaly (1882-1967) |
| Evening Song Kodaly |
| Laulusild (Estonian) Tormis (1920-) |
| Leka Nosht (Goodnight Song) Hadjev (1913-) |
| Song of Loneliness Bartok (1881-1945) |
| Sorgin Dantza Mocoroa (1854-1934) |
| Stamping Fee Bartok |
| Tsiper Shnya (Second Bird) (Israeli) Mischa Segal |
| True Love Janacek (1854-1928) arr. Neaum |
christmasmusic
| Away In A Manger arr. Mossmann |
| A Maiden Most Gentle Andrew Carter |
| Born On Earth (Il est né) arr. Neaum |
| A Ceremony Of Carols (11 items) Benjamin Britten (1913-76) |
| Christmas Dance Of The Shepherds (with flute) Kodaly (1882-1967) |
| Calm Was The Midnight arr. Neaum |
| Christmas Lullaby Howard Blake |
| Candlelight Carol John Rutter
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| Ding Dong Merrily On High arr. Neaum |
| The First Mercy (Trio) Warlock (1894-1930) arr. Neaum |
| Fum, Fum, Fum (Spanish) arr. Neaum |
| Gaudete arr. Neaum |
| Gloucestershire Wassail arr. Neaum |
| Hark The Herald Angels Sing Burney |
| Here We Come A-Wassailing arr. Neaum |
| I Wonder As I Wander arr. Niles |
| I Sing Of A Maiden Hadley |
| The Little Drummer Boy (with flute & drum) arr. Neaum |
| Lullaby My Sweet One (Polish) arr. Neaum |
| Mary And The Baby arr. Neaum |
| Mary Had A Baby arr. Neaum |
| Midwinter Bob Chilcott |
| Mary’s Lullaby John Rutter
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| Mary’s Lullaby (Austrian) arr. Neaum |
| Nativity Carol John Rutter |
| Once In Royal David’s City arr. Cousins |
| O sleep, Thou Heaven-Born Prince (German) arr. Neaum |
| Patapan (French) (with piccolo & side drum) arr. Neaum |
| Pastorcito Santo Rodrigo (1901-99) |
| The Rocking Carol arr. Trant |
| Rise Up Shepherd (Spiritual) arr. Neaum |
| Sing Lullaby arr. Neaum |
| Stille Nacht arr. Trant
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| Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (with flute) John Rutter |
| Susanni (piano duo accompaniment) William Matthias |
| Sweet Little Jesus Boy
arr. Neaum
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| Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day John Rutter |
| The Truth From Above arr. Neaum |
| The Virgin Mary Had A Little Baby arr. Neaum
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| Three Belgian Carols arr. Neaum |
| We Wish You A Merry Christmas arr. Neaum |
| Walking In The Air Howard Blake |
| Zither Carol arr. Sargent |
duets
| Ave Maria Saint-Saens |
| Barcarolle (Tales of Hoffmann) Offenbach |
| Brother Come And Dance With Me Humperdinck |
| The Cat Duet Rossini |
| Come Ever Smiling Liberty Handel |
| Evening Prayer Humperdinck |
| The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face arr. Neaum |
| Gruss Mendelssohn |
| Herbstlied Mendelssohn |
| If arr. Neaum |
| Klostern Fraulein Brahms |
| Laudamus Te Vivaldi |
| Let Us Wander Not Unseen Purcell |
| The Letter Duet (Marriage of Figaro) Mozart |
| The Little Road To Bethlehem Michael Head |
| Lost Is My Quiet Purcell |
| O Lovely Peace Handel |
| The Magic Chase Dvorak |
| Papageno, Papagena (Magic Flute) Mozart |
| Pastorale Saint-Saens |
| La Pesca Rossini |
| Pie Jesu Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Rimante In Pace Omai Carissimi |
| Sancta Mater; O Quam Tristis; Inflammatus Et Accencus (Stabat Mater) Pergolesi |
| Die Schwestern Brahms |
| Sound The Trumpet Purcell |
| Sous Le Dome Epais (Lakme) Delibes |
| Two Daughters Of The Aged Stream Purcell |
| The Vow Of Faith Dvorak |
| I Waited For The Lord Mendelssohn |
| The Way We Were arr. Neaum |
| Wich Wollt Meine Liebe Mendelssohn |
triosquartetsetc
| Blow The Wind Southerly trad. arr. Neaum |
| Caravan arr. Neaum |
| An Eriskay Love Lilt Amy Woodford-Finden |
| Galatea, Dry Thy Tears Handel |
| Hail Smiling Morn Reginald Spofforth |
| Harry arr. Neaum |
| The Holy City Adams arr Neaum |
| If Tomorrow Wasn’t Such A Long Time arr. Neaum |
| Il Est Bel Et Bon Passereau |
| Just The Way You Look Tonight Gershwin arr. Neaum |
| Leaving On A Jet plane arr. Neaum |
| Lift Thine Eyes (Elijah) Mendelssohn |
| Miss You Nights arr. Neaum |
| Sprig Of Thyme trad. English arr. Neaum |
| Three Little Maids From School (The Mikado) Gilbert & Sullivan |
| Water Of Tyne trad. English arr. Neaum |
| Who Knows Where The Time Goes? arr. Neaum |
repertoirewithorchestra
| Aurora (11 items) Sarah Class |
| The Blue Danube Johann Strauss |
| Candlelight Carol John Rutter |
| Christmas Lullaby Howard Blake |
| I Feel Pretty (with soprano soloist) Bernstein |
| I Sing Of A Maiden Hadley |
| Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) Mascagni |
| Little Red Riding Hood Songbook (chamber & full orchestra) Paul Patterson |
| Nativity Carol John Rutter |
| The Nun’s Chorus (Casanova) Johann Strauss |
| Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky |
| The Snowman Howard Blake |
| Pie Jesu (Requiem) Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| The Planets Gustav Holst |
| Shepherd’s Pipe Carol John Rutter |
| The Sound Of Music (Selection) arr. R Bennett |
| Stabat Mater Pergolesi |
| Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day arr. Rutter |
repertoirewithinstrumentalists
| A Ceremony Of Carols Britten Harp |
| For A Moment (DH Lawrence texts) Nigel Osborne Cello and Kandyan drum |
| Gaudete arr. Neaum Brass ensemble |
| Krishna And The Gopis (5 movements) John Mayer Cello, tampura and piano |
| Pastime With Good Company arr Roberts Brass ensemble |
| Susanni William Mathias Brass ensemble or piano duo |
| The Virgin Mary Had A Little Baby arr. Neaum Brass ensemble |