Author: Charles Jonah

Wolcum Yole This is the first movement (following a chant-style prelude) of Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols”.  Britten’s work is based on verses (and some melodies) from 14th-century Britain, so the lyrics utilize Middle English, which may sound a bit strange to our ears.  The Chorus performed the entire Ceremony on its third concert,…