Repertoire

(Music parts are usually four parts – Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass)

Rounds

Title	By	Last sung	Parts
All hail thou lovely laughing May	Schubert	May-19	3
All things shall perish	German round	Sep-18	3
Alleluia	Pachelbel, arr. Prater	Aug-19	4 or 5
Alleluia	Boyce	Feb-20	3
Anach nu	Hebrew round	Feb-20	3
Dona nobis pacem	Round in Latin	Mar-20	3
Friends forget the cares	Mozart	Oct-19	4
Hava na shira	Hebrew round		3
I gave her cakes	Purcell	Feb-19	3
Jubilate Deo	Round in Latin	Jan-20	4+
Onawa’s Waltz	John Krumm	Nov-19	3
One by one the leaves are falling		Oct-18	4
The owl and the cuckoo	European round	Apr-18	2
The road is calling		Feb-20	4
Shalom	Hebrew round	Jan-20	4+
Si si si	African	Mar-20	3
Sweet the evening air of May	Hungarian	Jan-20	4+
Swifty flowing Labe	Czech	Apr-18	4
Three traditional spirituals		Feb-20	3
Tzena tzena		Sep-19	2

Madrigals

Title	By	Last sung	Parts
Adieu sweet Amaryllis	John Willbye	Feb-20	4
Ah Robin	William Cornish?	Feb-20	3
April is in my mistress’ face	Thomas Morley	Apr-19	4
Brightly dawns our wedding day	Arthur Sullivan	Sep-19	4
Fair Phyllis	John Farmer	Mar-20	4
Il est bel et bon	Pierre Passereau	Mar-19	4
It was a lover and his lass	Thomas Morley	May-19	4
Never weather-beaten sail	Thomas Campion	Aug-19	4
Now is the month of maying	Thomas Morley	May-19	4
Now oh now I needs must part	John Dowland	Jun-19	3
Pastime with good company	Attr. Henry VIII	Jan-20	4
Since first I saw your face	Thomas Ford	Jul-18	3
Sing we and chant it	Thomas Morley	Jul-19	4
Though Philomena lost her love	Thomas Morley	Jan-20	3

Classical

Title	By	Last sung	Parts
Ave verum	Mozart	Feb-20	4
Creation’s Hymn	Beethoven	Sep-19	4
Evensong	Handel	Feb-20	2
Fairest Isle	Purcell	Feb-20	4
I would that my love	Mendelssohn	Feb-20	2
Leaves in Autumn fade and fall	Sullivan	Feb-20	4
Linden Lea	Ralph Vaughan Williams	Sep-19	3
Mists before the sunrise fly	Thomas Arne	Mar-19	3
Non nobis Domine	William Byrd	Feb-20	3
O wind gently blowing	Mozart	May-19	3
Panis Angelicus	Cesar Franck	Oct-19	4
Silent Worship	Handel	Feb-20	4
Speed your journey	Verdi	Mar-20	3

Songs from Other Lands

Title	Country	Last Sung	Parts
A plea to Mary	Georgia	Jan-20	4
Alleluia	South Africa	Jun-18	4
Amen siakudumisa	South Africa	Mar-18	3
Dobru noc	Czechoslovakia	May-18	4
Down away where the nights are gay		Aug-18	2
E hara	N.Z. arr. Prater	Sep-18	4
Haere me	N.Z. arr. Prater	Nov-18	4
Homeward bound	USA arr. Marta Keen	Sep-19	2
Hungarian folk songs	Arranged Seiber	Aug-18	4
Kwangena thina bo	South Africa	Feb-20	4
Kerry Dance	Ireland	Apr-19	1
Land of the Silver Birch	Canada	Jan-20	3
May the road	Ireland arr. Prater	Jul-19	4
Mayenziwe	South Africa	Jan-20	4
Mi ga mi	Togo	Mar-20	4
Nkosi Sikelel’i-Africa	South Africa	Aug-19	4
Pokarekare Ana	N.Z.	Mar-20	4
Sally Gardens	Ireland	Mar-19	1
Santo	Argentina	Mar-20	4
Shen khar venakh	Georgia	Aug-19	4
Shenandoah	USA arranged Marta Keen	May-17	2
Siyahamba	South Africa	Jan-20	4
Te aroha	N.Z. arranged Prater	Nov-19	4
Ukuthula	South Africa	Jan-20	4
Vem kan segla forutan vind	Sweden	Jan-19	3

Spirituals

Title		Last sung	Parts
(Come and sing)	Arr. Prater	Sep-18	4
I wanna sing Round of 3 songs		Feb-20
I woke up this morning	Arr .Prater	Sep-19	4
My Lord, what a morning!		Nov-19	4
Oh when the saints sung
Steal away	Arr. Prater	Sep-19	4
Swing low together
This little light of mine	Arr. Prater	Apr-19	4

Folk/Traditional from British Isles

Title	Country	Last sung	Parts
A song for Maxfield	Cheshire quasi folk	Feb-19	1
All through the night	Welsh arr. Marta Keen	Sep-19	2
Ash Grove	Welsh	Mar-18	1
Cheshire Mayday Carol	English Trad.	Jun-19	4
Danny Boy	Irish	Apr-19	1
Drink to me only	English Trad.	Aug-18	1
Eriskay Love Lilt	Scottish Arr. Prater	Jan-20	4
Greensleeves	English		3
Liverpool Lou	English	Mar-19	4
The Oak and the Ash	English	Oct-18	4
Sally Gardens	Irish	Mar-19	1
Scarborough Fair	English	Sep-19	2
She moved through the fair	English	Feb-20	4
Skye Boat Song	Scottish	Oct-19	2
Ye banks and Braes	Scottish	Aug-19	1

Soulful Songs

Title	By	Last Sung	Parts
Brother James’ Air	Arranged by Gordon Jacob	Mar-19	4
Light a candle	Marta Keen	Jun-20	4
The Lord is my Shepherd	Howard Goodall	Mar-20	4
Lord, for Thy tender mercy’s sake	Late 16th century	Jun-19	4

Chants from the Taize Community

Title	Last Sung	Parts
Confitemini Domino	Jan-20	4
Gloria Deo	May-19	4
In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful	Jan-20	4
Laudate Dominum	Jan-20	4
Nada da Turbe	Jan-20	4
O veni Creator Spiritus	Feb-20	4
May this room be filled with joy	Sep-18

Songs Composed by Gail Brentnall

Title	Category	Last Sung	Parts
Carollers’ Song	Christmas / Lyrics by Gail	Nov-17	4
Christmas Song	By Daughter Angie arr. Gail	Nov-19	4
Dance on the Waves	Words & music by Gail		4
Donkey (Christmas)	Words & music by Gail	Jan-20	4
Flight into Egypt (Epiphany)	Words & music by Gail	Feb-20	4
Gloria Christmas	Words & music by Gail	May-17	4
(The) Lost Jewel	Words by Hilary Smith and music by Gail	Jul-19	4
Rock-a-bye Carol	Words & music by Gail	Nov-18	4
Scottish Air	Words & music by Gail	Mar-20	4
Sunrise	Words & music by Gail	Aug-19	4
Viva Bel Canto	Words & music by Gail	Apr-14	4

Songs from the Shows

Title	By	Last Sung	Parts
Moon River	Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer	Nov-18	4
Singing in the rain	N Herb Brown lyrics / arr. Freed	May-16	4
West Side Story	Bernstein, arr. By Sondheim	Aug-18	4