THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Nick Swarbrick & Tim Hutchinson - O Come, O Come! Advent!

Advent is almost upon us and Nick and Tim begin by playing out their last Salve Regina for the season, showcasing the first of many O Come, O Come hymns before playing a beautiful Rorate Caeli by Byrd. There’s much more, but take a look at the playlist yourself - or just listen to this podcast! 1. Salve Regina from the album Magnificat - The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Music 2. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel sung by The Kings College Choir 3. Rorate caeli desuper from the album Puer Natus Est - Tudor Music for Advent and Christmas 4. Handel: Messiah / Part 1 - "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth…” Gwynne Howell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel 5. Ad te levavi from the album The Abbey: The Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey 6. A Psalm sung by Nick with a tone chosen at random by Tim. 7. Alma Redemptoris Mater (Simple Tone) from the album In Manus Tuas sung by the Nuns of St Cecilia’s Abbey 8. Alma redemptoris mater from the album Dufay: The Virgin and the Temple by Pomerium & Alexander Blachly.