Havering Singers holds an extensive library of choral music available for hire. The catalogue below is arranged by section and includes the composer or arranger, the number of copies held and the publisher where that information is available.
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Music catalogue
Christmas
| Title | Composer / arranger | Copies | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Hymn to the Virgin (Double SATB) | Britten | 90 | Boosey & Hawkes |
| A Spotless Rose | H Howells | 134 | Stainer & Bell |
| A Virgin Most Pure | Arr. Woodward & Wood | 51 | Cowley Carol Book |
| All Bells in Paradise | John Rutter | 95 | OUP |
| All My Heart This Night Rejoices | D Cashmore | 70 | Novello |
| Angels’ Carol | J Rutter | 100 | OUP |
| Beside Thy cradle | J S Bach | 56 | Novello |
| Birthday Carol | David Willcocks | 97 | OUP |
| Boar’s Head Carol, The | Arr. M Sargent | 56 | OUP |
| Carol of the Bells | Wilhousky & Leontovich | 90 | Carl Fischer |
| Carols for Choirs 1 (Green carol books) | 62+ | OUP | |
| Carols for Choirs 2 (Orange carol books) | 72 | OUP | |
| Carols for Choirs 3 (Blue carol books) | 61 | OUP | |
| Carols for Choirs 5 (Gold carol books) | 60 | OUP | |
| Christmas Day (Medley of Christmas Carols) | G Holst | 90 | Novello |
| Christmas is Coming | W Davies | 65 | Novello |
| Colours of Christmas | J Rutter | 100 | OUP |
| Congregational carol sheets | 109+ | OUP | |
| Cowboy Carol | Arr. M Sargent | 54 | Novello |
| Cradle, The (from Oxford Book of Carols) | 58 | OUP | |
| Cradle Song | G Grimes | 70 | Freeman & Co |
| De Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (Spiritual) | Arr. V Meakins | 85 | Roberton |
| Fantasia on Christmas Carols | R V Williams | 47 | Stainer & Bell |
| Five Australian Christmas Carols (The 3 Drovers, The Silver Stars in the Sky, Christmas Day, Carol of the Birds, Christmas Bush for His Adorning) | W G James | 85 | Chappell & Co Ltd / IMP |
| Gabriel’s Message | E Pettman | 70+ | Freeman & Co |
| Here is the Little Door | H Howells | 50 | Stainer & Bell |
| Holly and the Ivy, The | John Gardner | 85 | OUP |
| In Dulci Jubilo (from Oxford Book of Carols) | 58 | OUP | |
| In the Bleak Midwinter | H Darke | 105 | Stainer & Bell |
| Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring | J S Bach | 80 | from JR |
| Little Road to Bethlehem, The (TTBB) | M Head | 16 | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Lullaby | B Tamblyn | 98 | Chiswick music |
| Lullay My Liking | G Holst | 40 | Curwen |
| Mid-Winter | Bob Chilcott | 90 | OUP |
| Noe! Noe! | French Carol arr. Mack Wilberg | 75 | OUP |
| O Magnum Mysterium | W Byrd ed. G Holst | 90 | Stainer & Bell |
| Oxen, The | Hardy & Head | 85 | Roberton |
| Rejoice and Be Merry | Rutter | 97 | OUP |
| Ring Out Wild Bells | P Fletcher | 72 | Novello |
| See the Baby Jesus | J Bertalot | 85 | Roberton |
| Sleep Holy Babe | Alexander Campion | 101 | |
| Three Carols (Tyrley, Balulalow, The Sycamore Tree) | P Warlock | 90 | OUP |
| Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day | John Gardner | 78 | OUP |
| Two Mexican Carols (Jesus Sleeps, Earth’s Joy) | Mexican folk tunes arr. M Sargent | 36 | OUP |
| Virgin’s Cradle Hymn | E Rubbra | 83 | OUP |
| What Sweeter Music | Rutter | 96 | OUP |
| Winter | Arr. M Sargent | 85 | OUP |
Classical
| Title | Composer / arranger | Copies | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Sea Symphony | R V Williams | 3 | Stainer & Bell |
| Agnus Dei | Bizet arr. H Geehl | 100 | Elkin Music Services |
| All Things Bright & Beautiful | Rutter | 91 | OUP |
| And the Glory of the Lord | Handel | 75 | Curwen |
| Ave Verum | Mozart | 44 | Novello |
| Belshazzar’s Feast | Walton | 7 | OUP |
| Blest Pair of Sirens (8 part version) | C H H Parry | 29 | Novello |
| Blest Pair of Sirens (4 part version) | C H H Parry | 66 | Novello |
| Brother James air | Arr. Gordon Jacob | 93 | OUP |
| Cantique de Jean Racine | Faure | 95 | J Hamelle |
| Dream of Gerontius | E Elgar | 5 | Novello |
| Five Mystical Songs | R V Williams | 52 | Stainer & Bell |
| For the Beauty of the Earth | Rutter | 91 | OUP |
| For the Fallen | Karl Jenkins | 90 | |
| Gaelic Blessing | Rutter | 101 | Royal school of church music |
| German Requiem | J Brahms | 4 | Peters 3, Novello 1 |
| Gloria | Vivaldi / Casella | 5 | Ricordi |
| God Be in My Head | Henry Walford Davies | 100 | Free score from web |
| How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings (from "German Requiem") | J Brahms | 92 | Novello |
| I Was Glad | C H H Parry | 55 | Novello |
| I Will Sing With the Spirit | Rutter | 101 | OUP |
| In Tears of Grief (4 part arrangement) | Bach arr. E Dawes | 80 | OUP |
| Jehova, Quam Multi Sunt Hostes (SSATB) | Purcell ed. Lewis & Fortune | 85 | Novello |
| Jesus Priceless Treasure | J S Bach | 32 | Novello |
| Let All the World in Every Corner Sing (last of the "5 Mystical Songs") | R V Williams | 99 | Stainer & Bell |
| Locus Iste | Bruckner | 90 | Peters |
| Make a Joyful Noise | W Mathias | 21 | OUP |
| May No Rash Intruder (SSATB. Known as "The Nightingales Chorus", from "Solomon") | Handel | 91 | Novello |
| Messiah | Handel | 62 | Novello |
| Non Nobis Domine | R Quilter | 101 | Boosey & Hawkes |
| O Thou the Central Orb | Charles Wood arr. P Nardone | 80 | RSCM |
| Pange Linga (vocal scores and 3 organ scores) | Z Kodaly | 100 | Universal |
| Psalm 86 | G Holst | 70 | Augener Ltd. |
| Rejoice in the Lord Alway | Purcell | 90 | Stainer & Bell |
| Requiem | Mozart | 20 | Novello |
| Sicut Cervus | Palestrina | 85 | Chester Music |
| Sleepers Wake | J S Bach | 41 | Novello |
| The Lord is My Shepherd (theme from "The Vicar of Dibley") | Howard Goodall | 100 | Faber |
| Thou Knowest Lord | Purcell | 90 | Novello |
| Zadok the Priest | Handel | 52 | Novello |
Folk
| Title | Composer / arranger | Copies | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock Candy Mountain | Arr. B Trant | 45 | OUP |
| Bobby Shafto | Arr. W Whittaker | 81 | Stainer & Bell |
| Deep River | Arr. Parker & Shaw | 74 | Roberton |
| Dry Bones (Spiritual) | Arr. P Tate | 25 | OUP |
| Early in the Morning / What Shall We Do (Sea shanties, TTBB plus Tenor solo) | Trad. Arr. F Chagrin | 70 | Novello |
| Early One Morning | Arr. T F Dunhill | 85 | Novello |
| I Will Give My Love an Apple (SSA) | Trant | 49 | OUP |
| I’m Goin’ to Sing (Spiritual) | Arr. Parker & Shaw | 85 | Roberton / Lawson Gould Music Pub. |
| Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Spiritual) | Arr. M Brewer | 90 | Roberton |
| Just as the Tide | Arr. R V Williams | 30 | Stainer & Bell |
| Michael Row the Boat Ashore | Arr. G Gardner | 58 | Chappell / Francis Music supply |
| Nobody Knows de Trouble | Roberton | 90 | Roberton |
| O Mary Don’t You Weep (Spiritual) | J Barthelson | 80 | Curwen |
| Shenandoah | Arr. J Erb | 95 | Roberton |
| Singing for Pleasure Book 6 | Ed. D J Hughes | 80 | OUP |
| Steel Away | Roberton | 80 | Roberton |
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot | Roberton | 84 | Roberton |
| Three Hungarian Folk Songs (The Handsome Butcher, Apple Apple, The Old Women) | M Seiber | 90 | Curwen |
| Waltzing Matilda (TTBB) | Trad. Arr. T Wood | 20 | OUP |
| Were You There (Spiritual) | Trad. Arr. Roberton | 82 | Roberton |
Opera & Miscellaneous
| Title | Composer / arranger | Copies | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnus Dei books (Contents: Adagio (Albinoni), Agnus Dei (Barber), Agnus Dei (Bizet), Geistliches Lied (Brahms), Christus Factus Est (Bruckner), Lux Aeterna (Elgar), Crucifixus II (Lotti), Gott ist Mein Hirt (Schubert), The Lamb (Tavener) | 65 | Novello | |
| Encores for Choirs | Compiled by P Gritton | 74 | OUP |
| Five Centuries of Choral Music Volume 1 | 68 | G Schirmer Inc. | |
| Five Centuries of Choral Music Volume 2 | 75 | G Schirmer Inc. | |
| Gendarmes Duet (for men) | J Offenbach | 22 | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Gilbert & Sullivan Favourites for Chorus | Gilbert & Sullivan arr. N Hare | 71 | Cramer Music Ltd. |
| In the Mood | Ed. D Blackwell & A Carter | 74 | OUP |
| Opera Choruses | Ed. Rutter | 60 | OUP |
| The English Choral Tradition Volume 1 – Taverner to Purcell | 71 | Associated Music Publishers |
Show & Popular
| Title | Composer / arranger | Copies | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander’s Ragtime Band | I Berlin arr. T Chinn | 91 | Alfred archive |
| An Eriskay Love Lilt (from "Songs of the Hebrides") | Kennedy-Fraser | 91 | Boosey & Hawkes |
| As Torrents in Summer | E Elgar | 80 | Novello |
| Blue Bird, The | Stanford | 102 | Stainer & Bell |
| Carousel Medley (Contents: A Real Nice Clambake, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Blow High Blow Low, If I Loved You, June is Bustin’ Out All Over) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 91 | Williamson Music Inc. / Hal Leonard Corp. |
| Dashing White Sergeant | Arr. Roberton | 90 | Roberton |
| Fanfare | Martin Shaw | 89 | Curwen |
| Fiddler on the Roof Medley (Contents: Tradition, Matchmaker, If I Were a Rich Man, Sabbath Prayer, To Life, Sunrise Sunset, Fiddler on the Roof) | J Bock & S Harnick arr. Lojeski | 95 | Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. |
| Full Fathom Five | Charles Wood | 91 | Novello |
| Geographical Fugue (Speaking chorus) | E Toch | 20 | Belwin |
| Good Evening (Humorous quartet for the end of a concert) | S Smith | 85 | Edwin Ashdown |
| Guys & Dolls Medley (Contents: Guys & Dolls, Luck be a Lady, Fugue for Tinhorns, A Bushel & a Peck, If I Were a Bell, I’ve Never Been in Love Before, Adelaide’s Llament, Sit Down) | F Loesser arr. Mac Huff | 85 | Frank Music Corp. / Hal Leonard Pub. Corp |
| I Got Plenty o’Nuttin (from "Porgy & Bess") | G Gershwin | 66+ | Chappell & Co Ltd. / IMP |
| I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing | Backer, Davis, Cook & Greenway | 85 | Music Sales Ltd. |
| I’m Gonna Wash (SSA from "South Pacific") | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 46 | Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. |
| Italian Salad | R Genee | 90 | Curwen |
| June is Bustin Out All Over (from "Carousel") | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 80 | Williamson Music Inc. / Hal Leonard Corp. |
| Kiss Me Kate Choral Selection (Contents: Wunderbar, Why Can’t You Behave, Always True to You, So in Love) | C Porter trans. C Warnick | 93 | T B Harms Choral Pub / IMP / Banks music pub. |
| Les Miserables Medley (Contents: At the End of the Day, I Dreamed a Dream, Castle on a Cloud, Do You Hear the People Sing?, On My Own, Bring Him Home, Finale) | Schonberg, Kretzmer, Boublil & Natel arr. Lojeski | 91 | Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. |
| Les Miserables Medley (Contents: At the End of the Day, Suddenly, I Dreamed a Dream, Master of the House, Castle on a Cloud, On My Own, One Day More, Empty Chairs & Empty Tables, Bring Him Home, Finale – Do You Hear the People Sing?) | Schonberg, Kretzmer, Boublil & Natel arr. Mac Huff | 92 | Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. |
| Let’s Dance! – The Songs of Irving Berlin (Contents: Let’s Face The Music And Dance, Puttin’ On The Ritz, Steppin’ Out With My Baby) | Irving Berlin | 95 | Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. |
| Linden Lee | R V Williams | 90 | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Little Jack Horner | M Diack | 78 | Paterson’s Publishing Ltd. |
| Little Polly Flinders | M Diack | 68 | Paterson’s Publishing Ltd. |
| Michelle | Lennon & McCartney | 90 | Music Sales Ltd. |
| Mull of Kintyre | McCartney & Laine | 87 | Music Sales Ltd. |
| Music When Soft Voices Die | C H H Parry | 49 | Novello |
| Music When Soft Voices Die (SSA) | Charles Wood | 45 | Year book press |
| My Fair Lady Choral Selection (Contents: I Could Have Danced All Night, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face, On The Street Where You Live, Rain In Spain, With a Little Bit of Luck, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly) | A J Lerner & F Loewe arr. C Strommen | 100 | Alfred / Chappell & co |
| My Love Dwelt in a Northan Land | E Elgar | 81 | Novello |
| My Soul There is a Country | C H H Parry | 70 | Year book press |
| Now is the Month of Maying (SATTB) | T Morley | 62 | Novello |
| Oklahoma Medley (Contents: Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Oklahoma, The Surrey With the Fringe on Top, Kansas City, I Cain’t Say No, Many a New Day, People Will Say We’re in Love) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 90 | Williamson Music Inc. / Hal Leonard Corp. |
| Oliver Choral Selection (Contents: As Long As He Needs Me, Consider Yourself, I’d Do Anything, Oom-pah-pah, Where Is Love?, Who Will Buy?) | L Bart | 95 | The Richmond Org./ Hal Leonard Corp. |
| Rio Grande, The | C Lambert | 5 | OUP |
| Rhythm of Life | C Coleman & D Fields | 95 | Shawnee Press Inc. |
| Scarborough Fair | Simon & Garfunkel | 85 | Music Sales Ltd. |
| Serenade to Music | R V Williams | 50 | OUP |
| Seventy-six Trombones (TTBB from "The Music Man") | M Willson arr. W Stickles | 25 | Frank Music Co Ltd |
| Showboat Choral Selection | J Kern & O Hammerstein arr J O’Neil | ||
| Sing a Song of Sixpence | M Diack | 68 | Paterson’s Publishing Ltd. |
| Song of the Jolly Roger, The (TTBB) | C F C Candish | 39 | Curwen |
| Songs & Sonnets | G Shearing | 53 | Hinden Publications |
| Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel (Contents: The Sound of Silence, The 59th Street Bridge Song, Bridge Over Troubled Water) | Simon & Garfunkel | 80 | Music Sales Ltd. |
| South Pacific Medley (Contents: Bali Ha’i, A Wonderful Guy, Younger Than Springtime, There is Nothing Like a Dame, Some Enchanted Evening) | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 101 | Williamson Music Inc. / Hal Leonard Corp. |
| Standing on the Corner (TTBB) | F Loesser arr. W Stickles | 25 | Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. |
| Strange Adventure (from "Yeomen of the Guard") | Gilbert & Sullivan | 20 | IMP |
| Summertime (from "Porgy & Bess") | G Gershwin | 60+ | Chappell & Co Ltd. / Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. |
| Sunset Boulevard Medley (Contents: Sunset Boulevard, The Greatest Star of All, Girl Meets Boy, Surrender, The Lady’s Paying, As if We Never Said Goodbye, The Perfect Year, This Time Next Year, New Ways to Dream, Too Much in Love, With One Look) | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black & C Hampton arr. Ed Lojeski | 86 | Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. |
| Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer | Carste & Tobias | 85 | Music Sales Ltd. |
| To Daffodils | R Quilter | 65 | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Turtle Dove, The | R V Williams | 61 | Curwen |
| West Side Story Selection (Contents: America, Tonight, Maria, I Feel Pretty, 1 Hand 1 Heart) | Bernstein | 95 | G Schirmer Inc. |
| When I’m 64 | Lennon & McCartney | 85 | Music Sales Ltd. |
| Wherever You Are | P Mealor | 100 | Novello |
| Yesterday | Lennon & McCartney | 85 | Music Sales Ltd. |