× Upcoming Events Dean's Circle Donate Email Sign-up Staff Shenandoah Conservatory Past Events
Cradle Hymn
Cecilia McDowall

Cecilia McDowall joyfully sets this fifteenth-century English text containing some short Latin passages (quod puer natus est – because a boy is born to us). McDowall incorporates dance-like rhythms and parallel fourths and fifths to effectively create a medieval feel.