Search
821 results found
video:
"I Thank You God" by Gwyneth Walker, performed by Vox Grata Women's Choir
I Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name.
Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "Thi... moreI Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name.
Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "This is a poem of grandeur and of praise. Therefore it might Be expected that this musical setting would aim at vastness, grandeur and awakening." Walker accomplishes this through a variety of means. First, the piano introduction includes slowly unfolding piano arpeggios which focus on open intervals of octaves, fifths and fourths, exploiting the full range of the piano keyboard. The composer also takes the singers on a harmonic journey which Begins in a low register in C minor, and then travels through a numBer of other key areas until it reaches the distant key of G-flat. At this point, the voices are drawn closely together into a tone cluster containing the pitches G-flat, A-flat and B-flat, only to open apart into the glorious C major chords which conclude the ... less
video:
Great God Almighty
Chicagoland Voices 2016 Winter Concert
Great God Almighty by Stacey V. Gibbs
Guest conductor - Dana Floor
video:
When David heard that Absolom was slain
Motet by Thomas Tomkins - one of the greatest emotional expressions of the late Renaissance.
Absalom, son of King David, was a handsome prince and considered by some to Be worthy of the throne of Israel, even Before David's death.
One day, as Absalom w... moreMotet by Thomas Tomkins - one of the greatest emotional expressions of the late Renaissance.
Absalom, son of King David, was a handsome prince and considered by some to Be worthy of the throne of Israel, even Before David's death.
One day, as Absalom went riding, a tree's branches caught his luxuriant hair and he hung there helpless. He was slain by his enemies. King David was inconsolable.
Performed by the dwsChorale, a multitracking one-man choir
video:
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
This short choral piece is in my collection The New Gloria Deo, Volume Two published by Augsburg Fortress. The pictures were taken by the C & O Canal near Harper's Ferry, WV.
The recording is the publisher's demo recording.
video:
O God of Joseph gracious shed (CHORUS)
Scene 4
Harmonious Chorale Ghana - Joseph And His Brethren An Oratorio By George Frideric Handel.
Performed By The Harmonious Chorale-Ghana and Conducted By James Varrick Armaah - 2nd July, 2017
God is always in control - in the Bible, He influenced Pers... moreScene 4
Harmonious Chorale Ghana - Joseph And His Brethren An Oratorio By George Frideric Handel.
Performed By The Harmonious Chorale-Ghana and Conducted By James Varrick Armaah - 2nd July, 2017
God is always in control - in the Bible, He influenced Persian Kings, Babylonian Kings, Roman Caesars - and here an Egyptian Pharaoh! His dream was not random scattered thoughts - it was a prophecy of the next 14 years in the nation of Egypt! Although Pharaoh had no idea what his vision meant, he clearly was troubled and sought answers from his trusted wise men...but to no avail! Present was the butler who finally rememBered the Hebrew slave that had interpreted his dream 2 years Before. (Spiritual application: Would Joseph have lost his faith in prison? Was he sulking in self-pity? No! He knew that God was involved in every area of his life and His wonderful plan was about to Become clear...!) In preparation to come Before Pharaoh, Joseph was washed, shaved and clothed, then brought out to do something that none of Pha... less
