Inspired by the seven O Antiphons traditionally sung immediately preceding Christmas. L'Estrange begins with a refrain that floats over a drone in the lower voices. As the anthem progresses, tight harmonies
A chant-like sensibility pervades this challenging meditation on the nuances of waiting for the Holy Child's coming. Unison lines interwoven with divisi parts require vocal control and discipline, but the
This spirited 21st-century madrigal set to a medieval Christmas text throws singer and listener alike into a joyous dance in Dorian mode that culminates in a cascade of alleluias when the mode shifts to
Sometimes the simplest words, melody, and harmonies come together to make magic. This Christmas Eve anthem is a lullaby, yet also a proclamation of Christ's coming - the music somehow both reverent and
Beginning with the familiar story of the angel Gabriel coming to Galilee to bring Mary the news that she will bear God’s son, the verses thereafter take the form of a conversation between Gabriel
Here is a lighthearted, graceful new carol with a trick up its sleeve: It's in 7/8 meter. Once you have the knack of the uneven metrical division (easy to do, since it never varies), the music carries you