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• Faulknor: 3 by 3; computer-set 

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• Hamilton: A Hylander's Blesssing; computer-set 

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A quiet meditation on the peaceful Baltic Sea, and the first piece I composed at the Visby International Centre for Composers’ in Visby, Gotland, arriving there after a three hour ferry ride from the Swedish mainland.

• Carey: Baltic Song; facsimile 

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These four short songs were written with a view to providing material for very young singers, although they have probably ended up a little more challenging than intended. However, they are written with a fairly narrow pitch range (mostly within the octave from middle C up), and with nothing too challenging in the rhythms. The accompaniments are simple and supportive, while only rarely actually doubling the vocal line.

All four texts are traditional lullabies. In the first two cases they are simply from ‘Anonymous’ sources, while the third is of African origin, and the fourth is Canadian. The first text is nautical in its theme – all on board a boat are asleep and the singer sings to the fishes while thinking of “…the ones I love best”. The second text is a little piece of nonsense about the Man in the Moon. Wanting a drink of milk, he tries to dip into the Milky Way – however two of the constellations (the Big Bear and the Little Bear) see him and frighten him with their growling. Needless to say, he spills his milk! The third text is a short African poem, which contrasts the night’s wind and rain with a mother’s prayer for her child’s safety. The music turns to a more dynamic style, reminiscent of calypso rhythms. The fourth text is a picture of a mother gently singing while rocking her baby. The middle stanza of this is the very familiar “Rockabye baby, on the treetop…” known throughout the English speaking world.

• Hamilton: Dreams for Sale; computer-set 

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This set of songs continues my series of “themed” sets of songs suitable for younger singer (or those who may be in their first few years of lessons). The vocal ranges are not extreme, and the melodic lines relatively simple. The accompaniments do not require virtuoso pianists, and the pieces are intended to be immediately appealing to an audience. As the title suggests the pieces here are all about animals – furry friends! The first piece, to a text by John Ciardi, is about one of the most popular of domestic animals – the dog. Here the song tells of a dog bought for a dollar – not a pedigree dog but a bargain buy – lots of dogs all rolled up into one. The second song takes the idea of “furry friends” a little further afield to the Australian kangaroo. The poem by Elizabeth Coatsworth describes the movement of the kangaroo across the Australian plains, with a suitably “bounding” accompaniment from the piano. The same poet provides the text of the third song: “The Mouse”. The mouse laments that it is no longer easy to find a few crumbs on the floor of the kitchen – everything is now in jars, or in tins, or up high on the pantry shelf. The floor is bare, suitable only for dancing in the moonlight. The fourth song brings us to that other popular domestic pet – the cat. Here, Eve Merriam’s stray cat is described as being “just an old alley cat” but still beautiful in the eyes of those who find it. The final song is “The Monkey” and sets a tongue-twister of a poem by Robert S. Oliver. The poet plays with rhymes of “-erous” while describing a mischievous monkey where mutual dislike seems to reign. The texts are all drawn from the “Collins Treasury of Animal Poems” edited by well-known American poet Jack Prelutsky (whose own poetry I have set on many occasions).

• Hamilton: Furry Friends; computer-set 

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Also known as Honor the Dead, Our Country’s Fighting Brave, this hymn comes in melody and SATB versions with music by Colin Gibson, English words by Shirley Erena Murray and a Maori paraphrase by Rangi McGarvey and Whirimako Black.

• Gibson: Hymn for Anzac Day; computer-set 

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• Shirley Erena Murray: Touch the Earth Lightly; computer-set  Year: 2008 

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• Gibson: Hymn for Anzac Day Himene mō te rā o Anzac; computer set  Year: 2008 

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• Shirley Erena Murray: Touch the Earth Lightly; computer-set  Year: 2008 

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• Hope is our Song; computer-set   Year: 2009 

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• Shirley Erena Murray: Touch the Earth Lightly; computer-set  Year: 2008 

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• Hope is our Song; computer-set   Year: 2009 

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• Hope is Our Song  Year: 2011 

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• Shirley Erena Murray: Touch the Earth Lightly; computer-set  Year: 2008 

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This attractive contemporary Christmas carol was set to music by David Dell to words by well known wordsmith Shirley Murray.

This SATB arrangement was created for the Wellington Youth Choir to sing on a Praise Be recording in 2005.

It encourages us to share the Christmas spirit all year round.

There are 4 verses in flowing 2/2 time.

• Russell: Where is the Room?; computer set 

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• Russell: Where is the Room?; computer set 

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