In the previous post, inspired by a concert performance in Canberra, we had been discussing how psalms are sung. This piece of string apparently is as endless as human creativity. But why sing? First, the poetry was almost certainly written with song in mind. It has come to us in couplets and sometimes with instructions … Continue reading Why sing?
Month: February 2020
How and why sung?
While enjoying the Song Company's '150 Psalms' concert the other night (see earlier blog) -- which included the impressive seven-part setting of Psalm 20 by Robert White, a fragment of which is shown here -- several singers from Psalms in the South speculated on how and why these poems came to be sung. Written music … Continue reading How and why sung?
Crystal Ball: Lent and Easter, 2020
At SWUC, our reflective music during Lent will include a flute solo of 'Peace', a classic song by Horace Silver from 1959. The unusual and wonderfully evocative harmony in the background (eg. C7 BΔ Cø BbΔ) are merely suggested. Originally from the jazz world, this song can yet invite peace in hearts and communities in … Continue reading Crystal Ball: Lent and Easter, 2020
Psalms in the South 