Praetorius, Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming Christmas is not over yet. We are in the midst of the Christmas Season—the twelve days of Christmas—although this post probably won’t hit the weekly digest until the season is almost over. The source of the text of … Read more
Whenever possible, we wait to put up our tree on the morning of Christmas Eve. This year, December 24th falls on the fourth Sunday of Advent, entailing morning services and two Christmas Eve masses for those singing in the choir. Clearly, that won’t be the … Read more
Berlioz, L’enfance du Christ (Shepherd’s Farewell) [We are posting this week’s Friday Performance Pick one day early so that it will be included in the Weekly Digest during the Christmas Season.] Throughout time, composers have been known to play musical jokes. Sometimes a piece merely … Read more
