Birds

Music by Ian Assersohn, text attributed to Anne Boleyn. The London Choral Sinfonia with Max Pappenheim (piano), conducted by Michael Waldron. Soprano soloist Charlotte Ashley.

O Death! Rocke Me Asleep

A setting of a Gaelic Prayer for SATB choir a cappella. Winner of the Music Makers of London 2014 Nicola Dando Prize.

Perfomers: The London Choral Sinfonia conducted by Michael Waldron

As the rain hides the stars

A setting for SATB choir of the shanty Haul Away Joe taken from a set of 8 sea songs called "A Drop O' Nelson's Blood". The voices on the track are AI-generated using Synthesizer V. Sheet music is available from appletreemusic.net and a one-day workshop package for choirs is also available.

Haul Away Joe from A Drop O' Nelson's Blood

In Flanders Fields by Ian Assersohn. Text by John McCrae. The London Choral Sinfonia directed by Michael Waldron. Piano Jeremy Cole

In Flanders Fields

Ian and Jan Assersohn playing Ian's arrangement of Emile Waldteufel's Les Patineurs (The Skater's Waltz)

Les Patineurs (The Skater's Waltz)

An instrumental version of the Elegy movement from the cantata Dies Irae.

Elegy - Instrumental version

Dies Irae (Premiere)

01 Memorial

For SATB and piano, based on Vaughan Williams "Down Ampney" melody. Words by Bianco of Siena

Come Down O Love Divine VWS

Do not stand at my grave and weep

A "delightful, witty" song for mixed choir, male choir, or boys changing voices, and piano. Winner of the CIMCF composition competition 2018 in the cambiata category. This recording of the first performance was made live on an iPhone at the prize ceremony.

Slow Down Live

A setting of an unusually happy poem by Thomas Hardy. Third prize winner in the CIMCF composition competition 2018. This recording of the first performance was made live on an iPhone at the prize ceremony.

When I Set Out For Lyonesse

A virtual choir performance by Vaughan Williams Singers of an original setting of Easter hymn text - Now The Green Blade Riseth

Love Is Come Again

A setting of an original song, with words by the composer, for TTBB - sheet music available from OUP for TTBB and piano or for cambiata choir (boys' changing voices) and piano.

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