Shall I compare thee? - Bob Chilcott

Shall I compare thee? is a collection of ten exquisite settings for mixed voices, specially commissioned to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. The volume pays tribute to Britain's greatest writer, presenting a selection of his finest texts set to music by some of today's most accomplished choral composers.

Howard Skempton: Come away, come away death; Jussi Chydenius: Fear no more the heat o' th' sun; Sarah Quartel: I know a bank where the wild thyme blows; Richard Allain: If music be the food of love; Will Todd: It was a lover and his lass; Owain Park: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?; Cecilia McDowall: Sigh no more, ladies; Bob Chilcott: The Bird of Dawning; William Walton, arr. Bob Chilcott: Touch her soft lips and part; Alan Bullard: When that I was and a little tiny boy