Gold and Spices
Alison Willis (b. 1971)
Words by Christina Rossetti
Reflects on Matthew 2:1-12
Anthem · Choir
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment: a cappella
Duration: 1:01
Language: English
first of "Words from Two Women"
Christmas
Second Sunday after Christmas
5 recommended works by women composers for Second Sunday after Christmas.
Year A
ReadingsSplendor
Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979)
Words by St. Ambrose
Anthem · Choir
Voicing: SATBdiv
Accompaniment: piano
Duration: 2:30
Language: Latin
Year B
ReadingsBehold a Simple Tender Babe
June Nixon (b. 1942)
Words by Robert Southwell
Reflects on Matthew 2:1-12
Anthem · Young Trebles
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment: a cappella
Duration: 2:15
Language: English
Coventry Carol
Emily Hazrati (b. 1998)
Words by Robert Croo, from Bramley & Stainer edition (1878)
Reflects on Matthew 2:16-18
Anthem · Choir
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment: a cappella
Duration: 3:46
Language: English
Nowell Nowell Nowell!
Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994)
Text source: Trinity College Cambridge 0.3.58
Reflects on the day’s overall theme.
Anthem · Choir
Voicing: SATB
Accompaniment: a cappella
Duration: 2:30
Language: Early Modern English