Word: psalms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...treason, Bonhoeffer retained the hope that he would eventually be freed, encouraged Maria to plan ahead for their marriage. "It helped him to envision a specific piece of furniture in our future apartment," she says. "He enjoyed talking about details of our wedding; he had chosen the 103rd Psalm as a text...
GUMMIDGE: You're on your way. For your final exam, read and commit to memory the 23rd Psalm Jargonized by Alan Simpson, president of Vassar College...
...student falls into a dreamlike trance during which Professor Gummidge tiptoes off and is replaced by the Rev. Mr. Logos, who continues the psalm...
...both the pageantry of the occasion and the musical distinctness of the two choruses. Many passages in the Vespers depend on the juxtaposition of the choruses and on a dialogue between them which can not be totally convincing with the two choruses right next to each other. Also, the psalm tune in the Nisi Dominus was disappointingly inaudible. But these are among a very small group of disappointments in what was in every respect a tasteful and powerful performance, particularly impressive in the freedom from meter that the choir attained...
GUSTAV HOLST: A CHORAL FANTASIA/ PSALM 86 AND GERALD FINZI: DIES NATALIS (Everest). An opportunity to compare two widely diverging paths in modern vocal music. Hoist is sophisticated and eclectic: his bold Fantasia has a concerto-like role for the organ along with choral and solo sections; in the Psalm, he spins a gossamer a cappella prayer. By contrast, Finzi's quiet music comments on the lyrics, in this case Metaphysical Poet Thomas Traherne's musings on the innocence and beauty of children. Tenor Wilfred Brown's impeccable diction helps to make this a delightfully accessible, intimate...