Repertoire

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

Note : Last sung dates are not regularly updated, but the overall list is the songs we do regularly.

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	Words and music by Gail	Dec-21	4
Christmas Song	By Daughter Angie arr. Gail	Dec-24	4
Dance on the Waves	Words & music by Gail	Sep-24	4
Donkey (Christmas)	Words & music by Gail	Dec-24	4
Flight into Egypt (Epiphany)	Words & music by Gail	Feb-25	4
Gloria Christmas	Words & music by Gail	May-17	4
(The) Lost Jewel	Words by Hilary Smith and music by Gail	Jul-19	4
Mary’s Lullaby	Words & music by Gail	Dec-24	4
Rock-a-bye Carol	Words & music by Gail	Dec-21	4
Scottish Air	Words & music by Gail	Mar-25	4
Sunrise	Words & music by Gail	May-25	4
Viva Bel Canto	Words & music by Gail	Apr-14	4
Voyage of the Bold Sea Spray	Words & music by Gail	Sep-22	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