Word: confiteor
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...knew I had him now--I could have recited the Agnus Dei, Confiteor, Kyrie Elaison and the entire 23rd Psalm if he asked. My faith was like a rock, as the bishop always used to tell us it had to be, and I was even going to confession in another month or so for spring cleaning. I didn't have a note from my pastor, but I still felt confident...
...there were moments of great beauty. From the Incarnatus section to the final choruses, the performance gathered power and assurance. The Confiteor section provided outstanding examples of subtle, directional phrasing. The male solos were similarly convincing. Tenor Frank Hoffmeister and Bass David Evitts showed clearly why they are two of the busiest free-lancers around. They both posess a rich and confident tone, accurate intonation and the kind of innate musicality that makes satisfying performances a matter of course...
...bulk of praise for the performance is due the chorus. The singers are extraordinary. They are capable of great projection, as in the also entrance of the first Kyrie eleison; and they are equally able to sing softly and expressively, as in the Confiteor unum baptisms. Their diction was clear; and strong emphasis was reserved for truly significant moments like the Crucifixus. The Choir showed immense poles in handling violent transitions: the Et resurrexit was a shock to the audience. Only once in the Cum Sancto spiritu was an entrance made without seemingly total assurance...
Plea for Reason. In a sort of civic confiteor, the President acknowledged: "I recognize that a great number of our young people are concerned about the fact that in our great cities the air is dirty, that in some places the water is polluted, that there aren't enough parks, that education is inferior, that health is inadequate, that there is alienation between the races and between the generations." All these needs, he promised in almost biblical cadences, can and will be satisfied: "I want this nation to be at peace, and we shall be. I want...
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