H. ERNEST NICHOL

Henry Ernest Nichol (1862-1926) was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England. He originally planned to be a civil engineer but abandoned an apprenticeship to study music privately, then graduated from Oxford University. He settled back in Hull as performer and teacher. He was music master at Hull Grammar School, organist at St. Andrew’s, conductor of the North Cave Choral Society, and conductor of the Newport Harmonic Society. He was also musical editor for The Sunday School Union and wrote books on choir training and a primer on transposition at sight. He died in Yorkshire, England. His compositions include cantatas, services, anthems, carols, hymns, songs, piano pieces, and part-songs. His best known hymn is “We've a Story to Tell to the Nations.” He often wrote under the pseudonym Colin Sterne, an anagram of his name.

All are mixed chorus; some contain divisi.

SET	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
	April			LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Hey nonny no!		“Colin Sterne”	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Hymn to the Night		Longfellow	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	If thou art sleeping, Maiden		Longfellow	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Rockaby, Lullaby		Josiah Gilbert Holland	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Knight and the Yeoman	w/piano	“Colin Sterne”	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Wind		“Colin Sterne”	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The witches’ flight		“Colin Sterne”	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	We’ll sing a merry Roundelay			LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	What should we do?			LISTEN X Stop audio before closing