This setting of the Spanish mystic St John of the Cross is ideal for Christmas. It is a companion piece to
Que se llamaba Maria by the composer. It reflects gently, in warm chords, on the birth in a stable, with the animals around the manger. It is scored for divisi SATB choir. It includes some tricky but accessible harmonies, and varied metres which follow the rhythms of the text. It has been performed successfully by ambitious non-professional choirs.
You can listen to it performed by Sonoro Choir here:
- ISMN: 9790570683192 (M570683192)