Please refer to the page "Home" for a complete recording of the work. It has 7 parts. The work can also be found on Spotify here.

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The performers in the youtube videos and on Spotify are:

Vokal Vivo, conducted by Marianne Husby Berg

Uno Alexander Vesje, harp

Ingrid Stige, mezzo-soprano

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INDEX OF THE WORK

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1) PROCESSION "Resonet in Laudibus"

Melody/Lyrics: 14th century. The movement contains a short quote from the old sequence "Hodie Christus natus est".

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2) I SAW A FAIRE MAIDEN

Lyrics: Anonymous.

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3) O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

Lyrics: Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)

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4) COME TO YOUR HEAVEN

Lyrics: Robert Southwell (1561-1595)

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5) THERE IS NO ROSE. Mezzo-soprano solo

Lyrics: Anonymous

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6) IN FREEZING WINTER NIGHT

Lyrics: Robert Southwell (1561-1595)

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7) EPILOGUE - "Hope" is the thing with feathers -

Lyrics: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

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8) RECESSION "Resonet in Laudibus

Identical as "Procession", but in reversed musical order.

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Complete 2023 version includes 3 new movements:

The first nowell (A cappella)

A hymn for Christmas day (2 soli + harp)

Interlude (Harp solo)

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