“What Child Is This?” is no doubt familiar to pretty much everyone, sung to the melody of “Greensleeves”. But here’s a different version, from the Cleveland baroque group Apollo’s Fire.
This solo, by soprano Meredith
Hall, accompanied by Sylvain Bergeron on the archlute (a new one to me) and
Robin Grenon on the harp, is a bit of an outlier for Apollo’s Fire, which gives
stunning choral performances. But this reminds me that it’s good to step out of
our comfort zone.
As you listen, consider the
Ukrainians who are stepping in by the thousand to fill needs whether
comfortable or not.
May they and everyone who’s
stretched find respite and beauty in this season.
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