A setting of unparalled
mystery and depth, this piece
combines "Veni, Emmanuel,"
"Verbum Supernum Prodiens,"
and "God Rest Ye Merry,
Gentlemen." Marked Andante
throughout, a fascinating
sonic landscape is
established: low singing bells
against suspended mallets,
some played with sticks, mart-
lifts as well as normal
ringing. Melodies drift in and
out, sometimes in full but
more often in fragments. A
skillful pairing of the
familiar and the sublime, your
choir will love this piece.
