Finally, the concert will premier Salmo 30, a new work by Chris Urquiaga, based on the Spanish text of Psalm 30. Urquiaga is a Latino singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, and political activist, and the awardee of this year’s Grace Chorale of Brooklyn choral commission.
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Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), the subject of the 2023 movie Maestro, composed Chichester Psalms for the Chichester Festival in England. This powerful setting of two psalms in Hebrew text blends classical and contemporary elements and incorporates Jewish and Christian traditions.
The program includes:
Dixit Dominus (Marianna Martines)
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (Adolphus Hailstork)
Chichester Psalms (Leonard Bernstein)
Salmo 30 (Chris Urquiaga)
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn's April concert will feature choral settings of Psalms, long a rich source of inspiration for composers, that bring comfort, contemplation and hope to listeners.
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We are Grace Chorale of Brooklyn! Please join us at our next concert, April 6 and 7, featuring "Songs of Hope: Psalms for Troubled Times". Tickets will be available soon!
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