James MacMillan: A child is born in Bethlehem (ATB chorus and oboe)

  
Composed in 1978 this is a setting of a Dutch traditional carol. Text: English and Latin (macaronic). The work opens with an extended passage for solo oboe, molto rubato. The vocal writing includes sections for various combinations of voice-parts, both with and without the oboe. A further solo oboe passage brings the work soflty to a close. Suitable for advanced standard performers. The oboe part is available as a free download from Boosey.com.