On December 28th, it was the feast day in honour of the Holy Innocents. I have to admit that I had to double-check this one. It refers to the massacre by King Herod of all male children of two years old and under in and around Bethlehem. The Catholic Church regards them as the first […]
Here is my latest – intended for the six voice ensemble La Noeva. The title comes from the middle section “o mira floriditas.” The idea of the mirror (from the opening text: “o mirror of the dove”) is reflected in some of the opening phrases that have been given an upside-down counterpart… And for the […]
I have a bit of a backlog. It was the feast day of Saint John the Evangelist on December 27th. Here is a soft, sweet chant dedicated to him: o speculum columbe o mirror of the dove in chaste form, who inspected the mysterious abundance of the purest fountain o wondrous flowering that never withered […]
This one has turned into a prayer of thanks. Originally inspired by the idea of a wheel constantly turning (“in medio rote”), I have in fact decided to dedicate it to zoom, and all the other digital forms of communication that have been so important to us over the last nine months, and particularly at […]
It’s the end of the year, and suddenly there’s a flurry of feast days with related chants. I’m never going to get them all done in time, but will work my way methodically through the list. On December 8th, it was the feast day of Saint Eucharius, and I’ve been trying to record it since […]
