Great Sacred Music: An Advent Sequence
(Thursday 3rd December)
Great Sacred Music
An Advent Sequence
Thursday 3rd December
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin’s Voices, directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Ben Giddens.
Music:
O Emmanuel (Pierre de Manchicourt)
O come, O come Emmanuel (arr. John Rutter)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Elizabeth Poston)
From the beginning, God’s most holy word
The Advent Carol from ‘The Manchester Carols’ (Sasha Johnson Manning)
The music was recorded in person at St Martin-in-the-Fields, in strict compliance with the current government guidelines on professional singing in church and social distancing.
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