Pastores a Belén

Pastores a Belén (To Bethlehem the Shepherds Go) (1986/revised 2014) for Mixed Chorus and Piano is an arrangement of a traditional Christmas carol or villancico from Puerto Rico. A villancico is Spanish music form from the XIV century, usually sung by various voices. The original arrangement of this villancico was commissioned by the Puerto Rico Symphony in 1986 and scored for mixed chorus and orchestra.