Description

Angels We Have Heard On High is a wonderfully engaging and accessible Christmas song which would be idea for any female choir, large or small, …and for any seasonal concert or church service. The composer originally arranged this popular carol for a 2-part children’s choir. She has since expanded the arrangement, while keeping her gentle, lilting melody, and the new version is an accessible and rewarding S.A. arrangement with a colourful and supportive piano accompaniment. RMD1661 Angels We Have Heard On High for SATB Choir & Piano RMD1663 Angels We Have Heard On High for SA Choir & Piano Ruth Mulligan is a music teacher, piano accompanist and composer based in Cheltenham, England. She plays the viola, performing regularly with the Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra and participates in a local choir. She completed her B.Mus (hons) at the University of Wales, Bangor and her PGCE in secondary music at Oxford Brookes University. Ruth has composed and arranged Christmas choral music for children and adults and has been directing choirs since she was 17. She has written 2 musical nativity plays which have been performed at the school attended by her 6 children, where she has also directed a choir since 2007. In 2024, she was the musical director for an Easter passion play which was performed in Cheltenham, for which she wrote 10 songs, directed a children’s choir, a community choir for adults, and a community orchestral ensemble. Ruth is passionate about music education and has developed an initiative which allows children to access free instrumental hire and lessons.