Nicholas Hopton
Nicholas Hopton was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1979. After attending Kirkham Grammar School, he studied degrees in English and Education at The University of St. Andrews, Hughes Hall College, Cambridge and Clare College, Cambridge. Nicholas’ wide-ranging choral works have been performed by amateur and professional choirs across the United Kingdom. In December 2016, his arrangement of ‘Alleluia! A New Work is Come on Hand’ was among the finalists in the BBC Radio 3 Christmas Carol Competition. Nicholas has led choirs in Fife, Cambridge, Suffolk and Bedfordshire. He teaches at Bedford School.
Christmas Choral Music
A Frozen Force
Motet for Christmas or Passiontide
SATB choir a cappella.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
A Gift of Gold
Motet for Christmas or Epiphany
SATB choir a cappella.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Alleluia! A New Work is Come on Hand (2016)
Christmas Carol
SATB choir a cappella.
Text Trad. Medieval.
Text Trad. Medieval.
Alleluia! A New Work is Come on Hand
Christmas Carol
SSAA choir a cappella.
Text Trad. Medieval.
Text Trad. Medieval.
A Mother's Lullaby
Christmas Carol
SATB choir and piano/organ.
Text by Gillian Grinham.
Text by Gillian Grinham.
Child at the Heart
Christmas Carol
SATB choir and piano.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Christmas Peace
Christmas Carol
SATB choir and piano.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Come, Friend Christmas
Christmas Carol
SSATB choir and organ/piano.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Even unto Bethlehem
Christmas Carol
SATB choir a cappella.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Ho Ri! Ho Ri! (2020)
Christmas Hail
SATB choir a cappella.
Text adapted from the Carmina Gadelica, gathered and translated by Alexander Carmichael.
Text adapted from the Carmina Gadelica, gathered and translated by Alexander Carmichael.
Love is the Gift
Christmas Carol
SATB choir and piano.
Text by Gillian Grinham.
Text by Gillian Grinham.
Nicholas, Saint of Old
Christmas Carol
Solo voice, choir, tin whistle and drum.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
O Promised Child
Christmas Carol
Soprano solo and SATB choir a cappella.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Suffolk Advent Carol
Christmas Carol
SATB choir and organ.
The Crofter's Carol
Christmas Carol
SATB choir and piano.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
The Message of Christmas
Christmas Carol
SATB choir and piano/organ.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
The Shepherd's Gift
An arrangement of 'The Lambskin Carol' by Maddy Taylor
SATB choir, children's choir, flute and piano.
Village Wassail
Christmas Carol
SATB choir a cappella.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
What became of the Shepherds?
Christmas Carol
SATB choir a cappella.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Watkyns' Carol
Christmas Carol
SATB choir and piano/organ.
Text by Rowland Watkyns.
Text by Rowland Watkyns.
Other Choral Music
At Closing Day
Anthem Sequence focused on Loss and Solace
Baritone solo, SATB choir, trumpet and piano/organ/harp.
Texts Matheson and Psalm 3.
Texts Matheson and Psalm 3.
A Word of Love
Anthem for Sacred or Secular use
SATB choir and organ/piano.
Bridal Morn
Anthem Sequence focused on Light and Love
Soprano solo, SATB choir, flute and piano/organ.
Texts by Matheson, St Francis of Assisi, St Columba and Shakespeare.
Texts by Matheson, St Francis of Assisi, St Columba and Shakespeare.
Chalgrave Service
Preces and Responses for Choral Evensong
SATB choir a cappella.
Liturgy from The Book of Common Prayer.
Liturgy from The Book of Common Prayer.
Harvest Prayer
SATB choir and piano/organ.
Text Nicholas Hopton.
Lord, you are my Island
From 'Bridal Morn'.
SATB choir and piano/organ.
Words adapted from a prayer of St Columba.
Words adapted from a prayer of St Columba.
Lovely Tear of Lovely Eye
Motet for Passiontide
SATB choir a cappella.
Text Trad. Medieval, adapted by Nicholas Hopton.
Text Trad. Medieval, adapted by Nicholas Hopton.
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C
Canticles for Choral Evensong
Two-part choir and organ.
Text from The Book of Common Prayer.
Text from The Book of Common Prayer.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
An Easter Carol for SATB choir and piano/organ.
Words based upon The Book of Psalms and New Testament.
Summer Suns are Glowing
SATB choir a cappella.
Text William Walsham How.
We Will Remember Them
Anthem for Remembrance
SATB choir and piano/organ.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.
Text by Nicholas Hopton.