Monday, December 8, 2025, 7:30 pm
St. Mike’s Schola Cantorum, University of Toronto
St. Basil’s Church, 50 St. Joseph’s Street, at the corner of Bay Street, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Christina Labriola, choral director
Donald Boere, oboe
Free admission. Donations gratefully accepted.
We have a lovely and varied program of a cappella chant and choral music for Advent with some dashes of oboe here and there. Website St. Mike’s Schola Cantorum Dec 8 7:30: St. Michael’s Schola Cantorum. My Dancing Day: Advent Carols. Works by Hildegard von Bingen, William Byrd, Herbert Howells, James MacMillan, Beverly Lewis, and others.
Part I: The Promise Long-Awaited
Ad te levavi – Gregorian chant
Adam Lay Ybounden – Boris Ord
Two O Antiphons – Christian B. Carey
Drop down, ye heavens, from above – Judith Weir
Vigilate – William Byrd
E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come — Paul Manz
Part II: The Promise Fulfilled
O quam preciosa – Hildegard von Bingen
A Spotless Rose – Herbert Howells
Bogoroditse Devo – Sergei Rachmaninoff
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day – Beverly Lewis (world premiere!)
In Splendoribus Sanctorum – James MacMillan
Schola Cantorum is an auditioned ensemble of staff, faculty, alumni/ae, students, and friends of the University of St. Michael’s College. Drawing from the rich treasure trove of the Church’s song, they perform three concerts a year for significant feasts and seasons in the liturgical calendar. The choir is dedicated to the aim of spiritual enrichment of the university community through the transformative beauty of sacred music.
