Friday, January 6, 2012

Epiphany 2011

There is but one popular American carol for the celebration of Epiphany. It was written by the Episcopal clergyman, John Henry Hopkins, Jr., and appeared in print in 1863 in a collection of his sacred music. Here is a superb performance of that carol, We Three Kings, by the Robert Shaw Chorale:


This post marks the end of our daily music series for the Christmas holiday season. OTR hopes his readers have enjoyed listening to it as much as he enjoyed the research and preparation.

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