Video Information

• Choir: Matthew Curtis - Choral Tracks
• Piece: Psalm 23
• Composer:  David Rain
• Voices:  SATB
• Sheet Music:   www.leadingnote.com/produ...  
• Genres: A cappella, Classical, Sacred
• Psalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm.
  
  Two points of note:
  
  First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards an...  morePsalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm.
  
  Two points of note:
  
  First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that same note at the end. The rest just seemed to evolve on its own, seemingly guided by some external force.
  
  Second, unusually, I have asked choirs (where possible) to sing this without any breaks, via staggered breathing, as I wanted to highlight the deep conviction underlying the words of the Psalm, as one single thread of deep belief that moves from beginning to end.
  
  Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Psalm 23."
  
  As always, comments are welcomed. Email me at rain@magma.ca, if you'd like more info.
  
  I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years.
  
  I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments.
  
  And with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their invaluable support throughout my composing journey.  less