The Advent Prose (Rorate Coeli)

This is one of the most challenging pieces of music I sing in the liturgical year (the other being the Lent Prose, for all the same reasons). It’s an ancient plainsong chant, using text from Isaiah, in which the patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament express their longings for the coming of the Messiah and cleansing of human sins. It is sung through Advent, building the number of verses Sunday by Sunday … More The Advent Prose (Rorate Coeli)

Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 24

This is the last day of Advent. The liturgical season of Christmas starts tomorrow. One more sleep. Behind the last virtual door of our parish digital Advent Calendar we have the choir singing the fabulous “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, Tome and Carol sing “The Christmas Song”, and the choir treats you to some very familiar words set to an equally familiar – yet unexpected – tune … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 24