Experience the anticipation of Advent and the Joy of Christmas.
Christmas music at it’s very best.
Experience Christmas music at it’s very best. O Emmanuel, an album by J.J. Wright and the Notre Dame Children’s Choir captures the hope and joy of the Advent and Christmas seasons. A fresh take on the texts and melodies of Advent (“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”, “Gabriel’s Message”) and Christmas (“Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming”), O Emmanuel takes you on a compelling journey into the heart of the Christmas season. Children's voices, jazz piano trio, adult vocal soloists, and the instrumentalists of the Fifth House Ensemble work together to create an unforgettable Christmas listening experience. Recorded on location at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, this album was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Thomas Moore and engineered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Robert Friedrich of 5/4 Productions.
Reviews
“O Emmanuel Composer Mixes In Jazz To Provide 'Respite' Within Traditional Hit”
- NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon"Blending a heavenly children’s choir with deft, uncliched arrangements for Chicago’s highly regarded Fifth House Ensemble and his own piano trio, Wright creates a contemporary choral work that is imbued with the true meaning of Christmas."
- Cormac Larkin, The Irish Times"This album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Traditional Classical Albums chart- impressive for an album that combines Gregorian chant and jazz piano."
- Mary Kunz Goldman, The Buffalo News