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Product Description for SATBarB unaccompanied This beautiful arrangement of the 17th-century lullaby features subtle jazz inflections and artful imitation. The text seeks to create a calm and comforting atmosphere for sleep, which Parry emulates through setting gently rocking melodic lines over a rich cushion of harmonies. About the Author Ben Parry studied at Cambridge University, singing in King's College Choir. He has toured as a member of The Swingle Singers, writing many of their arrangements and co-producing four albums. Parry has held several prominent musical posts, including Director of Choral Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, conductor of Haddo House Opera, and Junior Academy Director of Music at the Royal Academy of Music; he is currently Artistic Director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. As co-director of London Voices he has conducted many film soundtracks and has also conducted many leading UK orchestras. Ben is Assistant Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge, and Music Director of Aldeburgh Voices. He has been commissioned by the BBC Singers, and his music has been heard at the BBC Proms. He is also a house composer for a commercial library music company, and is credited on over 100 recordings, appearing as singer, conductor, producer, chorus master, and composer.