Advent Anthems for the Adult Choir

Familiar hymn and carol tunes from the Irish and Scottish traditions are woven together with popular Celtic folk tunes, reels, and airs. Original texts were created to suggest our proper response to

Opening with an optional duet, this piece presents a song of pure longing for Emmanuel's arrival. It builds slowly and steadily, then tapers to a hushed conclusion. Pairing the gorgeous KINGSFOLD tune with

"We are longing for the Light." Appropriate for Advent or a Service of Lessons and Carols, this very effective piece is based on a Russian folk song, with brief references to VENI EMMANUEL. Accompanied by

This gospel original tells us of Moses and Mary: "If you have faith and believe, open your heart and receive, hope of the world: Emmanuel." Sensitive choral writing makes this a joy to teach and sing. It is

This two-in-one octavo provides service music for the Advent and Christmas seasons. The "Festive Introit" (Angels, We Have Heard on High) has a mixed-meter feel. The "Benediction" incorporates text

An original Advent text is paired with the hymn tune HYFRYDOL, while strains of The First Noel can be heard in the introduction. The piece eventually gives way to The First Noel