*Spring symphony (choral symphony)

The Spring Symphony is a choral symphony, written for soprano, alto and tenor soloists, mixed chorus, boys' choir (often performed by a children's choir instead) and orchestra.

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The songs (and authors) in the Spring Symphony are as follows:

Part 1

• • 1. Introduction: Shine Out (Anonymous) (mixed chorus)

  • 2. The Merry Cuckoo (Edmund Spenser) (tenor solo)

  • 3. Spring, the Sweet Spring (Thomas Nashe) (soprano, alto and tenor soli, mixed chorus)

  • 4. The Driving Boy (George Peele, John Clare) (soprano solo and boys' choir)

  • 5. The Morning Star (John Milton) (mixed chorus)

Part 2

• • 6. Welcome, Maids of Honour (Robert Herrick) (alto solo)

  • 7. Waters Above! (Henry Vaughan) (tenor solo)

  • 8. Out on the lawn I Lie in bed (W. H. Auden) (alto solo and mixed chorus)

Part 3

• • 9. When will my May Come? (Richard Barnfield) (tenor solo)

  • 10. Fair and Fair (George Peele) (soprano and tenor soli)

  • 11. Sound the Flute! (William Blake) (male chorus, female chorus and boys' choir)

Part 4

• • 12. Finale: London, to Thee I do Present (Anon, closing words from The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont) (soprano, alto and tenor soli, mixed chorus and boys' choir)