CHRISTOPHER BOWERS-BROADBENT
compositions
1972 The Pied Piper (a children’s opera) libretto by Jeremy Hornsby
Cast: tenor, nine child soloists; Orchestra: fl,cl,ob,fag, trb, vln,vln,vla,vcl,db, pno, perc(2); Choruses of citizens, children and rats.
-commissioned by the West Eleven Opera Group; first performed in the Court Theatre, Holland Park on 4 July; conducted by Nicholas Kraemer.
1979 The Seacock Bane (for teenagers) libretto by Tony Vincent Isaacs
Cast: 30 young men and women, one boy treble; Orchestra: fl,ob,cl,fag, tpt,trb, vln,vln,vla,vcl,db, pno, perc(2); Choruses of womenfolk and of the young men.
-commissioned (with Arts Council funds) by Cranbrook School, Kent; first performed on 7 & 8 July; conducted by John Williams.
1982 The Last Man (a comic opera) libretto by Tony Vincent Isaacs
Cast: sop, sop, boy, ten, ten, bar, bass, bass; Orchestra: cl(2), pno, vln,vla,vcl,db.
1969 for The Becauseway a play by Wesley Burrowes
first performed at the Peacock Theatre, Dublin on January 6, 1970. -produced by Vincent Dowling
1971 for And All The People Rejoiced a play by Wesley Burrowes
first performed at The Abbey Theatre, Dublin on February 1. -produced by Vincent Dowling
1982 Music for The Three Brothers a story for shadow puppets by Jessica Souhami: voice, fl, ob, hn, vln, vcl, perc, pno..
-commissioned (with Greater London Arts Association funds); first performed at Jackson's Lane Centre, London N6 on 27 October.
1968 Canticles ‘Four Lovescapes’ (ee.cummings): sop, ob, harpschd, vcl.
1972 Worthy is the Lamb Cantata: sop, ten, Narrator, solo SATB, 2 choruses, org, orch.
-written for the 150th Anniversary of St Pancras Parish Church: Camden Festival. -conducted by John Lubbock.
1974 The Hollow MaN (T.S.Eliot): ten, chorus, strings, pno
-commissioned (with Arts Council funds) by Collegium Musicum of London; -first performed at St Johns Smith Square on 4 June; -conducted by Laszlo Heltay.
1975 Rhymes without Reason four songs (Mervyn Peake): mezzo sop, str 4tet;
-commissioned by Linda Hirst (with Arts Council funds); performed in the Purcell Room on 11 March.
1976 The Story of Cars a short cantata: boys voices, pno;
-commissioned (with Arts Council funds) by Southend Boys Choir; -performed at St Johns Smith Square on 9 October; -conducted by Michael Crabb.
1978 Deo Gratias a motet: chorus, boys choir, brass, org, perc;
-written for the Three Choirs Festival Composers Competition and, having won, performed at the Opening Service in Worcester Cathedral; Aug 12th; -conducted by the composer.
1981 The Quarry a short cantata (W.H.Auden): boys voices, pno(4 hands);
-commissioned by SNO Junior Chorus (Scottish National Opera); performed in June; -conducted by Jean Kidd.
1989 Jubilate-Cantate trebles, org, synthesizers, perc
-commissioned by Berkhamsted School for the Junior School Centenary; performed in Berkhamsted Parish Church on May 27; -conducted by Adrian Davis
1999 HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE FOR GRAY'S INN choir, trumpet and organ
-commissioned by the Benchers of Gray's Inn; performed in Gray's Inn Chapel on Dec. 5th -conducted by the composer.
1966 Dialogue and Controversy brass, org
1967 Serenatas solo Oboe
1967 Dogmas brass 4tet, timps
1968 Duo fl, vln
1970 3 Duets fl
1970 Fantasia lute
1975 Little Concerto for oboe and string orchestra
-commissioned by Cat Mackintosh, for the children of Woodfolds Music Camp.
1979 Piece for E-flat clarinet
-commissioned by Margaret Archibald
2000 A Ship bound for Tarshish for Chamber Orchestra
-being a 35-minute, installed on CD to accompany paintings by Elizabeth Hannaford
2001 The Song at the Sea for organ, strings and timpani
-commissioned by Kai Röhrig and the Bottrop Chamber Orchestra
1964 Variations
1966 Four Diversions
1968 Six Pieces
1968 Serenata
1994 PreluDDe
1996 Media vita -a sequence of short pieces
recorded on 'Priory' CD "MATTINS MUSIC" by the composer.
1996 Duets and canons -a sequence of short pieces
recorded on 'Nimbus' CD by Kevin Bowyer.
1997 Ya Shema
2000 Organ Notebook 1
2001 The Song at the Sea for organ, strings and timpani
-commissioned by Kai Röhrig and the Bottrop Chamber Orchestra.
2002 7 Words a piece in 7 movements for solo organ
-commissioned by Howard Arman and the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (mdr) for performance in the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, on Good Friday 2002.
Evening Canticles
1968 Festal setting SATB
1968 Lenten setting SATB
1976 in Two Parts S/A T/B
1988 Ex-St Pancras SATB
Morning Canticles
1972 Te Deum (ICET text) SATB
-written for the 150th anniversary of St Pancras Parish Church.
1975 Te Deum unison voices, brass, choir, org, timps;
-commissioned by Sedbergh School (with Arts Council funds) for the 450th Anniversary of the School;performed on 5 February; conducted by the composer.
1971 Short communion service SATB org
1973 Communion Service (Series III text) unison voices, org.
1981 A New Benedicite (Leonard Clark) children's voices, pno
-written for the children of St James' Primary School, Muswell Hill.
1999 HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE FOR GRAY'S INN choir, trumpet and organ
-commissioned by the Benchers of Gray's Inn; performed in Gray's Inn Chapel on Dec. 5th -conducted by the composer.
1965 2 Short Motets SATB
1966 Brief life SB, pitch-pipe
1968 no time ago SATB
1968 Offer your very selves STB, org
1968 Into this world of sorrow SATB
1969 Virgin Born SATB
1969 Music to Hear SATB, recorder/fl
1969 Pleasure it is SATB
1969 The way to Life sop, fl, alto, cl
1970 Pater noster sop, org
1970 Except the Lord SATB, fl, org
1970 Let thy merciful ears SS or TT
1971 i thank you God SATB
1976 The grace of God SATB
1977 There is water in the river SATB
1995 Yiheyu leratson sops, org
1994 The Elixir ATTB
1994 Hail bright Cecilia S,SATB, org: incorporating Canon Eric James' hymn-tune 'Lindsay' -written for Gray's Inn: St Cecilia's Day.
recorded on Euridice EUCD013 by 'Con Brio', Norway; -conducted by Mikael Rõnnberg
1996 Since I ATB, org
1997 Hashivenu SSSS, org
1997 Office Hymns SATTB, org
for Paul Hillier's THEATRE OF VOICES - USA Tour
1997 All praise TTB, org
for Paul Hillier's THEATRE OF VOICES - USA Tour
1997 Az Yashir Mosheh TTB, org (The Song of Moses)
1971 Gossip Calypso SSAATTBB, harpschd
1976 I got a hidin' place
written for the Kings Singers AATTBB
1991 Folk Songs: ATTB -George Collins & Broomfield Hill
1997 Somewhere over the rainbow SATB
1963/70 Sleep Holy Babe 3 trebles/SSATB
1965 Matin Responsory SATB
1971 A spotless rose SSATBB,SATB
1973 There is no rose SATB
1977 If Christ were born in Camden (A.F.Bayly) SATB
1978 If Christ were born in London unison voices, org
-written for Vyan Gresty, and the children of Haringey; conducted by Gresty in Alexandra Palace.
1984 A Christmas Litany (Fred Kaan) SATB, org
1985 A Christmas Song (Laurence Housman) 3-part sopranos, org/pno
-written for Fay Richardson, and her Choir.
1991 Angelus ad Virginem SA/TB
1999 As with gladness SATB, org. -for Gray's
Inn
2002 Alleluia: A new work is come on hand
SATB, org. -for Gray's Inn
1970 The Wexford Carol and 1971 The Lord at first AATTBB
-for the Kings Singers
1979 Little Donkey (Eric Boswell) SSAATTBB
1982 Silent Night (Mohr/Gruber) 4-part trebles
-written for David Hill and the Boys of Westminster Cathedral
1998 Qui creavit STB, org. -for Gray's Inn