Hey! Now, Now, Now

This carol, written for the choir Canticum, is an upbeat setting of a rarely-used 15th-century English text, and would be an exciting new addition to any mixed-voice choir’s Christmas repertoire. A ‘sung-whisper’ repeating phrase in the basses through most of the carol adds an air of mystery and momentum as the text, which uses some early English language, describes the coming of Jesus.