A limited number of publications by John Sanders are currently available through
online retailers. One of the aims of the Society is to catalogue his music, promote
known publications and seek to publish more of his works. If you are aware of the
availability of John's work in another online location, please
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The following list of John Sanders' works includes many which remain unpublished.
These are identified with 'Sanders Society' as the publisher. The Society is working
to make these works available for purchase and download through this website. If
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A Canticle of Joy (SS + Organ)
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A Prayer (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
2003
For John Mitchell |
A Star shining in the East (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
1993
Commissioned by the Salisbury Diocesan Church Music Committee |
An Easter Carol (SATB unaccomp)
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Anthem of the Incarnation (SSA semi-chorus, SATB Choir + organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1995
Commissioned by Peter Lacey for Ian Fox and the King’s School Choir, Gloucester
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Blessed be that maid Mary (SATB unaccomp)
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Canticum dei incarnati (SATB + organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1997
For Jonathan Hadfield
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Carol of the Advent (SSA, unaccomp)
Publisher:
RSCM Volume
Year:
2002
Commissioned by St George |
Celebremus (SATB Choir + Full orchestra)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1998
Commissioned by Jersey Instrumental Music Service, Dedicated to Brian Grady
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Coelos ascendit hodie (SATB unaccomp)
Publisher:
Kirklees Music
Year:
1997
Dedicated to Brian & Hilary Cookson |
Come my way (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
2000
For Christopher Barton and the Choir of St Woolos Cathedral |
Cotswold Choice
Publisher:
Year:
1993
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Cradle Song (Cello + piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2002
Dedicated to Jamie (grandson)
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Crucifixus Pro Nobis ( Cantata for B and S soli, SSAA choir, 2 flutes and piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
0
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Day by Day (SATB + Organ)
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Dedication (SATB + Piano/Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2003
For Simon & Ruth on their wedding day
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Deus Misereatur (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
The Sacred Music Press USA
Year:
1998
Commissioned by John Brooks to mark the retirement of Dr Anthony Crossland
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Deus Misereatur (Psalm 67) (Bar solo + TTBB +organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1955
Gonville and Caius College: Derek and Patricia's wedding 1st August 1955
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Et Incarnatus Est (SATB, unaccomp)
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Everyone Sang (Soprano solo, SATB, unaccomp)
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Festival Te Deum (SATB + Organ/orch)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1960
Cheltenham Bach Choir
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Fierce raged the tempest (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
McCrimmon
Year:
1992
Commissioned by the Southend and District Organists |
Gloucestershire Visions (S + T soli, SATB+full orch)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1995
Commissioned by Gloucester Choral Society in memoriam Ursula Alcock
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Here we come a-wassailing (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1996
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I will lift up mine eyes
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In Praise of Gloucestershire (Sop, clar, piano (arr for S, harp, strings 2003))
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1988
Janet, Anna and Jon
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Insight (SSAATTBB, unaccomp)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2000
Dedicated to Silas (grandson)
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Jubilate (SSAA + Organ/piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1999
Commissioned by Cheltenham Ladies College, Dedicated to memory of Sheila Cranshaw
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Jubilate Deo (SATB + org/orch)
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King of Glory (SA + Organ)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
1997
Commissioned by Ian Hiller, St George |
Lament (Cello + piano)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
2002
For Juliet Tomlinson |
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Gloucester) (Treble + Bass soli, SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
1996
Commissioned by the Chapter and Old Choristers Association of Gloucester Cathedral, Dedicated to the memory of the composer |
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Hereford) (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
1996
Dedicated to Roy Massey and the Choir of Hereford Cathedral |
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Lichfield) (SSAATTBB, unaccomp)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
2002
For the Choir of Lichfield Cathedral, to celebrate Percy Young |
Mandatum Novum (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2003
Canon Neil Heavisides, Precentor of Gloucester Cathedral
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Mass of the Creator (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Theodore Presser Co
Year:
1998
Dedicated to Joan Wake Cleveland
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Millenium Suite (Full Orchestra)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2000
Commissioned by the Hereford Youth Orchestra
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Missa Beata Maria Virgine (Alternatim Mass for SATB Choir & People + Organ (Douai Abbey))
Publisher:
Banks Music Publications
Year:
2003
Commissioned by her family to commemorate the life of work of Judy Bullock, Dedicated to Jude (her grandson) |
Missa Sancto Petri (SATB and organ)
Publisher:
Year:
1989
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My Beloved Spake (SATB)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1958
Wedding of Andrew and Pauline Taylor
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My beloved spake (revised) (SATB, unaccomp)
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O Lord, support us all the day long (SATB, unaccomp)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
2003
Commissioned by the wardens of St Margaret |
O Praise God (SAB Choir + Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1992
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O sing joyfully (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2001
Dedicated to David on his 40th Birthday
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Oculi Omnium (ATB divisi)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1995
For Edward Gardner and the Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge
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Oculi Omnium (S+C soli, SATB unaccomp)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
1999
Commissioned by Ruth Harper & Jean Hooper |
Oculi Omnium (SATB unaccomp)
Publisher:
Unpublished. Manuscript
Year:
1995
For the Choir of Fitzwilliam College Cambridge
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Petite Suite Anglaise (Solo violin)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2001
Commissioned by and written for Jim Coles
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Prayer of St Francis (SATB + Organ)
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Preces and Responses (SATB)
Publisher:
RSCM
Year:
1978
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Psalm 121 (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
1999
Written for wedding of Anna & Jon |
Psalm 150 of Four Festal Psalms (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
OUP
Year:
1996
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Quam Dilecta (SSAATTBB, unaccomp)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2002
For Michael Guest, Lichfield Cathedral
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Requiem (SATB, unaccomp)
Publisher:
Encore
Year:
1998
Commissioned in thanksgiving for the life of Kenneth Williams and all former members of the Choral Foundation at Gloucester Cathedral |
Requiem (single movement) (SATB unaccomp)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1996
In memory of Eric Evans, and dedicated to Linda, Alex and Georgie
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Responses (SATB)
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Sing we merrily (Treble solo, SATB+ SSA Choir + Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2000
Commissioned jointly by the Chester Summer Music Festival & Chester Cathedral, Dedicated to Talia (grand-daughter)
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Soliloquy (Organ)
Publisher:
Cramer
Year:
1971
Cecil Adams
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Songs of the Hills (S + Bar soli + Full orchestra [Song cycle])
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2000
Dedicated to the Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra past & present, remembering especially Michael Gryspeerdt
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St Mark Passion
Publisher:
Year:
0
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Te Deum (SSA + org (optional tpt and perc))
Publisher:
Novello
Year:
1982
Cheltenham Ladies College
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Teach us, Good Lord, to serve Thee (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
RSCM
Year:
1991
For the choirs of the Gloucester Royal Hospital and Nairobi Cathedral |
The Age of Herbert and Vaughan (Sop solo, Treble Recorder, Cello + Harpsichord)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2002
Dedicated to Percy Young on his 90th Birthday
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The Beacon (Baritone solo + Piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1993
Commissioned by James Hoyland for the Painswick Festival
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The Beacon (Tenor solo + piano)
Publisher:
Year:
1993
Commissioned by Dr James Hoyland for the Painswick Festival
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The Brisk Young Widow (S+T soli, SATB unaccomp)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1996
For Mark Lee and the St Cecilia Singers
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The Call (SAB + Organ)
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The Cotswolds (Mezzo + Bar soli, Children's semi-chorus, SATB + full orch)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1995
Commissioned by Stroud Choral Society
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The Creator (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1993
For the wedding of Jonathan & Caroline
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The Firmament (Treble solo, SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Anglo American
Year:
1999
Commissioned by Coutts Bank for Marcus Huxley & the Choir of Birmingham Cathedral |
The Gospel of the Passion according to St Mark (SATB unaccomp)
Publisher:
RSCM
Year:
1990
Dedicated to Gloucester Cathedral Choir
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The Kinsman of Francis (S)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1975
Commemorate retirement of Dilys Morgan
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The Reproaches (SATB unaccomp)
Publisher:
RSCM
Year:
1993
For Alan Dunstan, former Canon Precentor at Gloucester Cathedral |
The Roads (Bar solo + piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2000
Dedicated to Mark Wildman
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Thou art the way (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2002
For Glyn Martin, Paul Babbedge and the Choir of Holy Trinity Church, Northwood
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Toccata (Organ)
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Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (SATB, unaccomp)
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Two Prayers
Publisher:
Year:
1988
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Urbs Beata (Alto solo, SSAATTBB Choir, Solo Cello, Brass Ensemble, Percussion & Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2001
Commissioned by Gloucester Three Choirs Festival
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Via Lucis (T+ Bar soli, SATB + Full orch [Cantata])
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1998
Commissioned by Monmouth Choral Society, Dedicated to Jonathan, Caroline and their daughter
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Wedding Responses (SATB)
Publisher:
Year:
0
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Welcome Yule (Bar solo + SATB + org)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1965
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Welcome Yule (Sop solo + piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1997
For Rebecca
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West Country Trilogy (Baritone solo + piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
0
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What child is this? (SATB, unaccomp)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1989
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When heart meets heart (Soprano + piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2002
Commissioned in memory of Roland Pepper, dedicated to Anna & Jonathan
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When in our music God is glorified (SATB + Organ)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
2001
To Nigel Davies and the Choir of Dursley Parish Church
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When Jesus Christ was born (SAB + piano)
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When Jesus Christ was born (SATB org/piano)
Publisher:
Sanders Society
Year:
1978
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Whence is that goodly fragrance (SATB + Organ (SAB, SSA versions also available))
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Zither Carol (SSA Unaccomp)
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