VOCES8 performs the stunning carol by the ensemble's Composer in Residence, Thomas Hewitt Jones. This carol can be found in the Carols for Choirs 5 publication.
This is a very pretty arrangement of this music and is very competently sung by the group. However, compared to most arrangements of this song, the message doesn't come through very well. The dynamics and phrasing do nothing to emphasize or compliment the message in the words. It leaves the ears filled, but the spirit mostly empty. It sounds very pretty though.
@Jazzbeu55 Really? I think it conveys the message better than ripping off greensleeves...
CAinslieI 4 months ago
Simple, elegant and very lovely. It certainly touched my spirit.
Suztoth 4 months ago
This is a very pretty arrangement of this music and is very competently sung by the group. However, compared to most arrangements of this song, the message doesn't come through very well. The dynamics and phrasing do nothing to emphasize or compliment the message in the words. It leaves the ears filled, but the spirit mostly empty. It sounds very pretty though.
Jazzbeu55 4 months ago