I've been introduced to so many works unfamiliar to me this year that I was happy to see that one of the three, "Jephte", to be performed by Choral Arts Philadelphia, was a favorite that I had never heard live.  Its composer, Giacomo Carissimi (1605 - 1674), would be featured in two works:  "Jephte" and "Jonas" and a contrasting, yet related, "Hanukkah Cantata" by David Ludwig brought a contemporary work to the program.  Though Ludwig was born 300 years after Carissimi's death, his use of…

Like the multitude of shining lights in the grand finale…