for SATBarB unaccompanied
The shades of Finzi and Vaughan Williams are strongly present in these three delightful unaccompanied choral settings, and yet the style and execution are wholly Rutter’s own.O mistress mineis a jaunty jazz waltz,Be not afeardcasts a dreamy spell with dusky sonorities and magical harmonies, andSigh no more, ladiesbrings the set to a cheerfully melodious and high-spirited conclusion.