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

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

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