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Evening Service in A flat (Barnabas Sharp)

NEW MUSIC

We're delighted to welcome Barnabas Sharp to Quires and Places publishing. Barnabas's excellent Evening Service in A flat is now available; perfect for the start of term.

Check out more details about their music, including a sample page, and a recording.

introducing our composers

  • Jonathan Millican

    Jonathan Millican (b.1981) has been involved in Music for nearly 40 years since becoming a chorister at Carlisle Cathedral under Andrew Seivewright and later, Jeremy Suter.

    He holds a MMus in performance from Lancaster University and has performed around Europe and the US as a solo performer and choir member. He is Senior Bass Lay clerk at Carlisle Cathedral.

    He composes in a variety of styles from choral music to Music Theatre songs.

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  • BARNABAS SHARP

    Barnabas Sharp is a graduate musician with a Masters degree in Composition; they have composed classical and film music in multiple varieties of style, tone and colour ranging from the traditional neo-romantic to the dissonantly experimental.

    A regular performer as well, Barnabas is a tenor/baritone singer who is part of many choirs across Oxford, some of whom have premiered their choral compositions. Outside of their musical activities, they are a regular cinema-goer, a teacher, and an unapologetic fan of Doctor Who.

    You can find out more about Barnabas at bsharpproductions.co.uk, on Facebook @BSharp97, or on Instagram @bsharpcomposer

    Browse Barnabas's music

  • Paul Walton

    Paul Walton (b.1977) studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, gaining postgraduate and performance diplomas and a Master’s degree with distinction in performance. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in 1999, winning the Dixon Prize for Improvisation.

    Paul was appointed Assistant Organist of Bristol Cathedral in 2001, where he accompanies and assists in the training of the Cathedral Choir and directs the Cathedral Consort and Chamber Choir. He has performed extensively as an organist and accompanist in the UK and abroad, and his recordings include a solo disc of Christmas organ music for Regent Records. He is also active as a composer and arranger.

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NEW PUBLICATION COMING...

Introducing The Collect for the Rail Replacement Service

From rail replacement services to self-service checkouts, and from parish magazines to password expiry notices, this collection offers prayers for the many minor trials, mysteries, frustrations and absurdities of modern life.
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evensong - NOTES FROM THE CHOIR

"What shines forth is that Popple loves choral music, knows lots about it, and is very funny. There's an undeniably 'human' element running through this book."

- Organists' Review

"Part of his aim is to make us chuckle, but Popple also packs in an impressive amount of fact along the way, and even those of us from a choral background will find themselves learning something..."

- BBC Music Magazine

"[The book] presents itself as a light-hearted guide, but in fact takes the subject of Anglican church music as performed at Evensong very seriously indeed and explores it with love, as well as with humour."

- Cathedral Music Magazine

"What comes across most strongly is Tim's infectious enthusiasm for the choral tradition and a sincere wish that more people would visit their local cathedral at about 5.30pm after a tough day at work and experience for themselves the peace and beauty of Evensong."

- Choir Schools' Association

"Dedication and energy are the backbone of many choral foundations, but Popple describes the life with a sense of fun and enthusiasm, openly enticing others to take part."

- Church Times

"[Popple's] personality and enthusiasm shine through in his writing, enticing the reader to want to be a part of the world he describes."

- The Association of Teachers of Singing
Evensong - Notes from the Choir
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Evensong - Notes from the Choir

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