Advent Antiphons 1: Skempton – O Sapientia

The first of the great O antiphons for Advent:

  • 17 December: O Sapientia (O Wisdom)
  • 18 December: Adonai
  • 19 December: O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse)
  • 20 December: O Clavis David (O Key of David)
  • 21 December: O Oriens (O Dawn of the East)
  • 22 December: O Rex Gentium (O King of the Nations)
  • 23 December: Emmanuel

Howard Skempton is an English composer, pianist, and accordionist. Since the late 1960s, when he helped to organise the Scratch Orchestra, he has been associated with the English school of experimental music

Discover more about composer Howard Skempton here:

https://www.skempton.info/howard-skempton

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