Featured Score · November 2026
O Come, Emmanuel
sung by Cantai voices
Arranged by James J. Richardson
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“The piece was conceived as an alternate setting of a beloved text. We all sing Veni, Veni Emmanuel every year (as well we should!), but it felt fitting to cloak the text in an alternate melody which could serve as a vehicle for meditating on the text in a new way.
James J. RichardsonRead the full note
I wanted to explore the text with text painting, and set it in such a way that even modest choirs could still sound great. To be clear: this is not meant to replace the classic Veni, Veni Emmanuel, but merely to serve as another option to stand alongside it.
In particular, I think it can be a great option for choirs who would like to acknowledge the text early in the Advent season while still reserving the classic chant melody for the last few days of Advent where it would have traditionally appeared in the Divine Office as part of the great 'O Antiphons'.”
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