O RADIANT LIGHT: CHORAL MUSIC FOR ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS – Choir of St. Gregory of Nyssa Church
December 15, 2015
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