The website of Sarah MacDonald, Canadian-born UK-based conductor, composer, pianist, and organist.
Sarah is Director of Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Director of the Girl Choristers at Ely Cathedral.
Sarah's music is accessible to listeners, and popular with singers around the world.
Much of it is composed in full awareness that choirs never have enough rehearsal time.
A complete list of her available published works can be found here.
TREBLE VOICES / UPPER VOICES
MIXED VOICES / LOWER VOICES
ARRANGEMENTS
Cherry Tree Carol (two-part treble + organ)
Christmas, Advent, St Joseph
O Holy Night (two-part treble + organ)
Christmas
The Holly and the Ivy (three-part treble + organ)
Christmas, Advent
Now the green blade riseth (three-part treble unaccompanied)
Easter
COMPOSITIONS
Miserere mei, Deus (three-part treble unaccompanied)
Ash Wednesday, Lent
Andrew's Song / Love bade me welcome (two-part treble + organ)
Lent, George Herbert, General
All manner of thing (two-part treble + organ)
Julian of Norwich, General
O Beata Trinitas (three-part treble + organ)
Trinity, General
To Minister (SSAA unaccompanied)
Ordinations, General
A New Psalme (two-part treble + organ)
General, Saints Days, IWD
The wondrous cross (SSSS unaccompanied)
Lent, Passiontide
LITURGICAL WORKS
Preces and Responses SET 1 (three-part treble unaccompanied)
Preces and Responses SET 2 (two-part treble unaccompanied)
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A flat (two-part treble + organ)
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis Second Service (unison treble + organ)
ARRANGEMENTS
O come Emmanuel (SSAATTBB unaccompanied)
Advent
The Angel Gabriel from heaven came (SATB unaccompanied)
Advent, Christmas
Selah Publishing (2020)
Gaudete, Christus est natus (SATB unaccompanied)
Christmas
The Huron Carol (SSAATTBB unaccompanied)
Advent, Christmas
Quelle est cette odeur (SATB + organ)
Christmas
Selah Publishing (forthcoming 2020)
Riu, riu chiu (SATB unaccompanied)
Christmas
Selah Publishing (2020)
Do you hear what I hear (SSAATTBB unaccompanied)
Christmas
Selah Publishing (forthcoming 2020)
The Infant King (SA Lower Voices unaccompanied)
Christmas
RSCM (2020)
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (ATB unaccompanied)
Christmas, Epiphany
This joyful Eastertide (ATB unaccompanied)
Easter
Flow gently, sweet Afton (SATB unaccompanied)
secular folksong
COMPOSITIONS
After this we will return (ATB unaccompanied)
general, renewal, post-pandemic
Encore Publications (forthcoming 2021)
Take delight in the Lord (SSAATTBB unaccompanied)
general
The wounds of Christ (SA Men + organ)
Saints Days
Crux fidelis (SSAATTBB unaccompanied)
Lent, Passiontide
A Gaelic Blessing (SA Men unaccompanied)
General
Selah Publishing
Sing, my soul his wondrous love (SATB + organ)
Hymn-anthem, General
Five Introits (SSAATTBB unaccompanied)
Easter, Ascension, General, Saints, Dedication
The manger is empty (SSAATTBB unaccompanied)
Christmas
LITURGICAL WORKS
Advent Responsories I (SSAATTBB unaccompanied)
Advent
Advent Responsories II (SA Lower Voices unaccompanied)
Christmas
RSCM (2020)
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A flat (SATB + organ)
RSCM (forthcoming, 2021)
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis Third Service (TTBB)
Encore Publications (forthcoming 2021)
MUSIC FOR ORGAN
Chorale Prelude on 'Solothurn'
Epiphany, Baptism
OUP (2020)
Trio on Attende, Domine
Evening, General
Stainer and Bell (forthcoming 2021)