Cum audisset {{Cat|John the Baptist|Joannes

Manuel Cardoso’s SATB motet Cum audisset Ioannes is a powerful setting of a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. The music opens with a focus on the interplay of the vocal lines, gradually building in intensity. The text depicts John the Baptist in prison, hearing about the works of Christ and sending his disciples to ask Jesus if he is the one to come. Jesus’s reply, detailing the miracles of healing and the poor being evangelized, is conveyed with directness and conviction. This is a moving liturgical motet suitable for any service during Ordinary Time or Advent.