Ave Maria was written for Voix de femmes which is one of two auditioned choirs at Havelock North High School (Hawkes Bay, New Zealand). It was composed for the specific purpose of entering the National Choral Federation High Schools’ Choral Festival at which the selected top twenty choirs from around New Zealand compete.
These six Chorale Preludes are arranged from Bach’s Orgelbüchlein, while Divisions on a Bach Pasacaglia Bass are from Bach’s organ Passacaglia and Fugue. The Preludes and Divisions may be played as a set, or as individual pieces.