O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

We hope you enjoy this new setting of a classic text! The composer desired to breathe new life into a classic text and afford choirs the opportunity to sing / meditate upon it in a new way.

This arrangement (for Piano & SATB chorus) is not intended to supplant the traditional Veni Emmanuel in any way, but rather to coexist alongside it as an alternative for Sundays and Lessons & Carol services.  It also provides a nice means for Church Choirs that would like to acknowledge the text early in the Advent season whilst reserving the traditional chant melody for the end of Advent, closer to when it would ordinarily occur in the Divine Office as part of the great ‘O Antiphons’.

This work is very accessible for even modest choirs, although it requires a competent accompanist.

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Two additional scores are included:

1.) a melody-only version for children’s (or adult unison) choir, and

2.) an SATB “Hymn” score, which is free to use liturgically

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Purchase of this PDF permits you to print as many copies as needed for your choir. NB: the PDF may not be shared digitally or hosted on any file sharing site. Choir members should be provided physical copies.