Margaret Rizza
Margaret Rizza studied at the Royal College of Music, London, and completed her training in Italy. She has utilized her gifts as a world-class opera singer, a broadcaster, and a choral conductor throughout her career. Since 1986, Rizza has dedicated herself to the world of spirituality and to the wider aspect of music in the community. She leads many retreats, days of prayer, days of music and meditation, and vocal and choral workshops.
The golden music of Margaret Rizza
Occasionally a new, distinctive sound appears in sacred music. It has happened again with Margaret Rizza's wonderful music.
This rich, deeply contemplative music depends for its effect on simple, repetitive melodies carrying short, usually scriptural texts.
Each of the pieces may be sung by one person alone, by two or three gathered together, by hundreds, or by a choir. They may be unaccompanied, accompanied by a single instrument or by a whole group. The choice is yours and everything you need for both voices and instruments is in the full scores.
There are also beautiful recordings for those who wish to just sit, listen and pray.
- Mass Of The Bread Of LifeGive us a setting that can be sung by everyone,' is a plea we have heard from priests for years. Well, Mass of the Bread of Life is it! Margaret Rizza is a natural melodist and this setting meets the twin demands of parish liturgical music: spiritual depth and accessibility.£10.99
- A BlessingInstruments: SATB Margaret Rizza's glorious choral compositions are available as singles. Each score contains the optional instrumental parts.£3.99
- Come LordMargaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in Christian composition. Her music is wonderfully melodic, often with simple, repetitive melodies carrying short, usually scriptural texts.Please note made to ...£3.99
- Enfold Me In Your LoveMargaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in Christian composition. Her music is wonderfully melodic, often with simple, repetitive melodies carrying short, usually scriptural texts.£3.99
- Fountain Of Life Choral SingleFountain of Life is an introduction to prayer. The simple, beautiful chants prepare the busy mind to enter into the stillness and silence of prayer. Margaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in Christian ...£3.99
- In The Lord Is My JoyMargaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in Christian composition. Her music is wonderfully melodic, often with simple, repetitive melodies carrying short, usually scriptural texts.£3.99
- Jesus You Are The WayMargaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in Christian composition. Her music is wonderfully melodic, often with simple, repetitive melodies carrying short, usually scriptural texts.£3.99
- Take My Life LordMargaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in Christian composition. Her music is wonderfully melodic, often with simple, repetitive melodies carrying short, usually scriptural texts.£3.99
- The Lord Is My LightMargaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in Christian composition. Her music is wonderfully melodic, often with simple, repetitive melodies carrying short, usually scriptural texts.£3.99
- Lent Until EasterInstruments: SATB This generous collection contains many tried, tested and popular anthems for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. ContentsLent _______ Be thou my guardian and my guide - David Terry Comfort, comfort - Bruch Forty days and forty nights - Harrison Oxley Lord, I lift my hands to you - ...£14.99
- Broken For YouInstruments: Unison, SATB, Optional instruments Margaret Rizza has composed this sumptuous setting for congregation and organ with optional choir and instrumental parts. As is always the way with her music, Broken for You is full of lovely, singable melodies, perfectly reflecting the mood of the ...£12.99
- Light In Our DarknessLight in Our Darkness is a collection of chants and psalms. All the music is underpinned by prayers of gratitude, of praise, of repentance and reconciliation. Margaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in ...£9.99 - £16.99
- Broken For You - Unison EditionMargaret Rizza has composed this sumptuous setting for congregation and organ with optional choir and instrumental parts. Broken for You is full of lovely, sing able melodies, perfectly reflecting the mood of the texts.£10.99
- Mass Of The Bread Of Life - SatbFor many years the unison version of this setting has been used widely in Anglican, Catholic and Free Churches. Now Margaret Rizza has re-arranged Mass of the Bread of Life for SATB choir and organ with optional instruments.£10.99
- Fountain Of LifeFountain of Life is an introduction to prayer. The simple, beautiful chants prepare the busy mind to enter into the stillness and silence of prayer. Margaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and best in Christian ...£9.99 - £18.99
- River of PeaceThis collection of chants, psalms and choral pieces forms a chain of prayer, a river which calls and draws us to strive for that peace which the world cannot give. Margaret's music is wonderfully melodic, often featuring simple, repetitive melodies. It is recognised around the world as an icon ...£14.99 - £16.99
- Rizza: Her Music For Advent And ChristmasHere we have selected all of Margaret's wonderful compositions for Advent and Christmas. ContentsSilent, surrendered Magnificat Come, Lord The Lord is my light Sanctum nomen The Lord is my light Chant for instruments Christus natus est Jesus is our joy Song of the angels As Joseph was a-walking ...£9.99 - £10.99
- Margaret Rizza Chants 1Let Margeret's simple yet haunting chants still your soul and bring calm to your life£9.99 - £10.99
- Margaret Rizza Chants 2For ease of use we have collected together on this single CD all the compositions with Chant themes that have appeared on Margaret Rizza's three major albums - Fountain of Life, Fire of Love and Light in Our Darkness. Contents O give thanks to the Lord Magnificat In God alone Adramus te, Domine ...£7.99
- Songs & Prayers 2A collection of Margaret's longer compositions, all wonderful and musically satisfying. ContentsA Celtic blessing Come to me Creator God Enfold me in your love Fire of love Fountain of life Jesus, your heart is a womb Life of Christ renew me Lord have mercy (Kyrie) Prayer for peace Prayer of St ...£9.99 - £10.99
- The New Dawn - CDThe New Dawn offers some slightly more up-tempo compositions with a Celtic feel, plus new tracks in the contemplative style that has made Margaret's music so popular. Margaret Rizza composes hauntingly beautiful melodies and is now recognised around the world as an icon of all that is holy and ...£9.99 - £16.99