Dr. J. Butz Musikverlag

Christopher Tambling

622 — Christopher Tambling in May 2012 on the occasion of a performance of his works in the Kaiserdom in Bamberg.

Christopher Tambling (1964–2015), composer, organist and former music director at the famous Downside Benedictine Abbey and boarding school (near Bath, southern England), died in Wells in 2015 at the age of 51 after a short illness.

After studying at Canterbury Cathedral and St Peter's College, Oxford, among other places, he initially worked as a teacher and music director at various schools in England and Scotland before being appointed to Downside in 1997.

In addition to heading the entire music department at the boarding school there, he also served as organist and director of several instrumental ensembles (including the school's own symphony orchestra) and the choir „Schola Cantorum“, with which he regularly performed at church services and concerts in the abbey church and recorded CDs.

From an early age, Tambling earned an excellent reputation as a composer, arranger and editor, particularly of choral and organ works. His main publisher in England was Kevin Mayhew. His collaboration with the Bonn-based music publisher Dr. J. Butz, which began in 2008, resulted in over 60 editions of his works, which quickly made his name known throughout the German-speaking world and brought him great popularity. Works for four- and three-part mixed choir, upper voice choir, and compositions for solo organ and organ with solo instrument were published. He was also active as an editor, including of masses by the English composers Charles Villiers Stanford and Richard Runciman Terry. His compositional style, deeply rooted in English Romanticism, is characterised by beautiful sounds, musical freshness and a very practical approach. Thanks to his rich experience with choirs and instruments of practically all genres, he was an expert at composing and arranging for specific voices and instruments.

It was only logical that he also received numerous commissions for compositions from Germany, which often led to large-scale premieres. The most spectacular of these were probably the premiere of his ‘Missa brevis in B’ by 1,400 singers at the Diocesan Day of Church Choirs of the Diocese of Speyer in September 2014 (Marienkirche Landau) and the ‘Schönstatt-Jubiläumsmesse’ (Schoenstatt Anniversary Mass) in Vallendar, which was premiered in front of over 10,000 churchgoers in the same month. Spurred on by these successes, he ended his teaching career in the summer of 2015 to work as a freelance composer.

In the coming years, Tambling's last completed compositions will be published by the music publisher Dr. J. Butz.

Catalog raisonné by Christopher Tambling

You can find all of Christopher Tambling's vocal and instrumental works published by Butz-Verlag here

CD: Christopher Tambling – Organ works

All of the pieces are taken from the various volumes of organ music composed by Christopher Tambling and published by Butz.
Jörg Abbing at the Mayer-Orgel in St. Kastor, Koblenz (IV/52)
(Music: BU 2156, BU 2550, BU 2500, BU 2466, BU 2630)
Price: € 10.00 (Order no. CD 625)

Free CD "Sacred choral Music" – Volume II

CD J+TII This second sampler CD also contains a representative cross-section of the pieces for choir by British composers Robert Jones and Christopher Tambling which have been published by Butz-Verlag so far.
We will gladly send you our CD with 20 tracks on request.

The recorded works of Christopher Tambling:

Gloria
from: "Missa brevis in B flat" for SA(T)Bar and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2650

Festliches Halleluja
for SA, SABar, SATMen, community and organ (flexible orchestra ad lib.), Catalogue no. BU 2581

Der Herr ist mein Hirt – The Lord's my Shepherd
Psalm 23 for SAMen and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2607

Agnus Dei
from: "Messe in G" for SA(T)Bar and organ (flexible orchestra, community ad lib.), Catalogue no. BU 2611

Agnus Dei
from: "Missa brevis in B" for SA(T)Bar and organ (winds, tubular bells ad lib.), Catalogue no. BU 2650

God be in my head – Sei in meinem Sinn
Motet with German and English text for SA and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2633

Gelobt sei Gott – The strife is o'ver
Easter song for SAMen and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2412

Kyrie
from: "Pastoralmesse in F" for SAMen and organ (flexible orchestra ad lib.), Catalogue no. BU 2680

Tochter Zion
for SAMen and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2463

Fröhliche Weihnacht überall
Christmas carol for SA and keyboard instrument, Catalogue no. BU 2469

Performers:
Kölner Vokalsolisten
Julia Reckendrees (Soprano), Alexandra Thomas (Mezzo soprano), Vincent Heitzer (Tenor), Fabian Hemmelmann (Baritone), Christian Walter (Bass)
At the organ, Klais 2014 (III/37) of St. Joseph, Bonn-Castell: Lambert Kleesattel

Free CD "Sacred choral Music" – Volume I

CD J+T CD J+T This sampler CD contains a representative cross-section of the pieces for choir by British composers Christopher Tambling and Robert Jones which have been published by Butz-Verlag so far.
We will gladly send you our CD on request.

The recorded works of Christopher Tambling:

Laudate Dominum
with Latin words for SATB and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2515

Panis angelicus
for SATB and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2511

Herr Gott: Du allein bist heilig – Lord God: you alone are holy
for SATB and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2505

Sanctus & Benedictus
from: "Missa festiva" for SAMen and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2300

Agnus Dei
from: "Festmesse in F" for SATB and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2465

Jubelt, jauchzt und singt – Make a joyful noise
for SATB and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2355

Wie schön doch jene Rose ist – There is no rose of such virtue
for SATB and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2439

Freuet euch am heil'gen Fest – Make we joy now in this fest
for SATB and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2360

Gottes Bote hat vermeld't – Hark! the herald angels sing
for SATB and organ, Catalogue no. BU 2363

Performers:
Kammerchor "The Embassy Singers", Berlin
Director: Andrew Sims
At the Reger-Orgel, Steinmeyer 1913 (III/45) of the Weihnachtskirche Berlin-Haselhorst: Caroline Roth