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< World Premiere >
ERNST PEPPING :
Die Weihnachtsgeschichte des Lukas
(for unaccompanied SATB div. choir)
Sunday 13 December, 1959 – Göttingen, Germany
Göttinger Stadtkantorei, dir. Ludwig Doormann
Bärenreiter Verlag, 1959 (BA3947)
December 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
< World Premiere >
MAX REGER : Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 110, Nr. 2
– Motette „Ach, Herr, strafe mich nicht“
Thursday 11 December, 1913
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Städtischer Gesangverein, dir. Fritz Busch
Text: Psalm 6,2-3; 4,2.9; 6,7a; 7,11; 18,2; 16,11

Ed. Bote & G. Bock, Berlin, 1911
December 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
< World Premiere >
CHRISTOPHER BROWN :
Hodie Salvator Apparuit, Op. 28 - A Sequence for Christmas
(for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir & soli)
Wednesday 9 December, 1970
St. Andrew's Church, London
Salterello Choir, cond. Christopher Seaman

J. & W. Chester, Ltd., 1976 (CH55008)
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
< World Premiere >
KAIKHOSRU SORABJI : Le Jardin Parfumé, KSS35
Tuesday 7 December, 1976
Wigmore Hall, London, England
Yonty Solomon, Piano solo

J. Curwen and Sons Ltd., 1927
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
< World Premiere >
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS : Mass in G minor
(for unaccompanied SATB-SATB choir & SATB soli)
Wednesday 6 December, 1922
Town Hall, Birmingham
City of Birmingham Choir, cond. Joseph Lewis

J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd., 1922
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
< World Premiere >
KAIKHOSRU SORABJI : Symphonic Nocturne, KSS97
Thursday 3 December, 2015
Miryzaal, School of Arts, Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, Belgium
Lukas Huisman, Piano solo
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
< World Premiere >
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN : Two Songs from Kalender Röd
(for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir)
Saturday 2 December, 2000 – Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish Radio Choir, cond. Stefan Parkman
Texts : Ann Jäderlund

Chester Music Ltd., 2005 (CH63470)
December 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
< World Premiere >
DAVID MATTHEWS : The Ship of Death
(for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir)
Tuesday 1 December, 1992 – Pebble Mill, Birmingham
Finzi Singers, cond. Paul Spicer
Text: D. H. Lawrence

Faber Music, Ltd., 1996 (Cat. No. 0571554148)
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
< World Premiere >
KAIKHOSRU SORABJI :
Opus Clavicembalisticum, KSS50
Monday 1 December, 1930
Stevenson Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
Kaikhosru Sorabji, Piano solo
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
< World Premiere >
RICHARD STRAUSS : Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30
Friday 27 November, 1896 – Frankfurt, Germany
Municipal Orchestra of Frankfurt-am-Main, cond. Richard Strauss
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
< World Premiere >
WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI : Concerto for Orchestra
Friday 26 November, 1954 – Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Witold Rowicki
J & W Chester / Edition Wilhelm Hansen London, 1972
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
< World Premiere >
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA : Missa A Cappella
(for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir)
Friday 25 November, 2011 – Jacobikerk, Utrecht
Netherlands Radio Choir, cond. Celso Antunes

Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd., 2011
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
< World Premiere >
HERBERT HOWELLS : Mass in the Dorian Mode
(for unaccompanied SATB choir)
Sunday 24 November, 1912
Westminster Cathedral, England
Westminster Cathedral Choir, dir. Dr. Richard Terry
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
< World Premiere >
KAIKHOSRU SHAPURJI SORABJI : Gulistān, KSS63
Tuesday 22 November, 1977
Wigmore Hall, London, England
Yonty Solomon, Piano solo
November 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
< World Premiere >
HERBERT HOWELLS :
Take Him Earth for Cherishing
(for unaccompanied SATB div. choir)
Sunday 22 November, 1964
The National Gallery, Washington DC
Choir of the Cathedral of St. George, Kingston, Ontario, cond. George N. Maybee

H. W. Gray Co. Inc., 1964
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
< World Premiere >
CORRADO MARGUTTI : Missa Lorca
(for Baritone / SSATTB soli, & double SSATBB choir a cappella)
Saturday 18 November, 2006
St. Jacob's Church, Stockholm
Astrum Music Publications, Slovenia, 2007 (AS 34.010/01)

Texts : Federico Garcia Lorca, and the Ordinary of the Mass
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
< World Premiere >
MAX REGER : Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 110, Nr. 1
– Motette „Mein Odem ist schwach“
(for unaccompanied SSATB div. choir)
Saturday 13 November, 1909 – Leipzig, Germany
Der Thomanerchor, cond. Kurt Kranz

Ed. Bote & G. Bock, Berlin, 1909
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7d-7o0zKs
Max Reger - Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 110
YouTube video by invertedninthchord
m.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
< World Premiere >
MAX REGER :
Motette „O Tod, wie bitter bist du“, Op. 110, Nr. 3
(for unaccompanied SSATB div. choir)
Sunday 10 November, 1912 – Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Kirchenchor St. Lukas, dir. Georg Stolz

Edition Bote & Bock, 1912
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
< World Premiere >
EDWARD ELGAR : Violin Concerto, Op. 61
Thursday 10 November, 1910 – Queen's Hall, London
London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Edward Elgar
Fritz Kreisler, Violin solo
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
< World Premiere >
FERRUCCIO BUSONI : Piano Concerto, Op.39
Thursday 10 November, 1904 – Beethoven-Saal, Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, cond. Karl Muck
Ferruccio Busoni, Piano solo

Breitkopf & Härtel, 1906
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
< World Premiere >
THOMAS DANIEL SCHLEE :
Carnet poétique, Op.39
(for unaccompanied SATB div. choir)
Tuesday 6 November, 2001
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Paris
Ensemble Vocal Français, cond. Gilbert Martin-Bouyer
Editions Henry Lemoine, 1997

Texts: “Gabardine de l’Hymette” by Patrick Frégonara
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
< World Premiere >
ERNST PEPPING : Der 90. Psalm
(for unaccompanied SSATBB choir)
Sunday 4 November, 1934 – Wuppertal, Germany
Bachverein Barmen, dir. Gottfried Grote

B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz, 1934 (BSS 34061)
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
< World Premiere >
FRANK MARTIN :
Messe pour double Chœur a cappella (1922)
Saturday 2 November, 1963 – Hamburg, Germany
Bugenhagen Kantorei, cond. Franz Brunnert
Bärenreiter Verlag, 2014 (BA7594)
November 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
< World Premiere >
THEA MUSGRAVE : By the River
(for unaccompanied SATB div. choir)
Sunday 1 November, 2020 – Snape Maltings, Suffolk
National Youth Choir of Great Britain, cond. Ben Parry
Text: Mary Ursala Bethell (1874-1945)

Novello & Company, Ltd. 2019 (Nov297479)
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
< World Premiere >
WERNER WOLF GLASER :
Motette über Sprüche des Angelus Silesius
(for unaccompanied SATB div. choir)
Wednesday 1 November, 2006 – Tjernigov, Ukraine
Dmitri Bortnjanski Chamber Choir, dir. Otfried Richter
Edition Suecia, Stockholm, 1990 (SUE 367)
November 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM