O RADIANT LIGHT: CHORAL MUSIC FOR ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS
CHOIR OF ST. GREGORY OF NYSSA CHURCH
Sanford Dole, Music Director

• Sanford Dole: Three Advent anthems
  Come, thou redeemer of the earth
  Savior of the nations, come
  Creator of the stars of night
• The Seven “O” Antiphons
  O Sapientia (O Wisdom)        Peter Hallock (1924-2014)
  O Adonai                                Sanford Dole (b. 1955)
  O King of the Nations             Arvo Pärt (b. 1933)
  O Emmanuel                          arr. Joseph Jennings (b. 1954)
  O Root of Jesse                     John Meuhleisen (b. 1955)
  O Key of David                       Matthew Priest (b. 1972)
  O Radiant Dawn                    James MacMillan (b. 1959)
  
• Sweelinck (1562-1621), Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) and di Lasso (1532-1594): Three Renaissance Christmas Motets
  Hodie, Christus natus est
  O magnum mysterium
  Resonet in laudibus
• trad. (English) arr. Kirk Mechem (b. 1925): Seven Joys of Christmas
  The Joy of Love: This is the truth
  The Joy of Bells: Din don! merrily on high
  The Joy of Mary: Joseph dearest, Joseph mine
  The Joy of Children: Patapan
  The Joy of the New Year: New Year Song
  The Joy of Dance: Fum, fum, fum!
  The Joy of Song: God bless the master of this house
  Jessica Schaeffer, harp