INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE – JULY 24, 2020
PROGRAM
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From Dona Nobis Pacem
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
V. “The Angel of Death has been abroad”
VI. “O man greatly beloved”
Performed by London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Adrian Boult
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Friede auf Erden (Peace on Earth)
Performed by Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short
G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
For Unto Us a Child is Born (from Messiah)
For unto us a child is born,
Unto us a Son is given,
And the government shall be upon His shoulder;
And His name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God,
the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
Performed by Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
The Beatitudes
Performed by Theatre of Voices, conducted by Paul Hillier
Knut Nystedt (1915-2014)
Peace I Leave You
Peace I leave with you.
My peace I give unto you:
Not as the world giveth,
Give I unto you.
Let not your heart be troubled,
Neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27
Performed by The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir, conducted by Grete Pedersen (Spotify)
Amadeus-Chor, conducted by Nicol Matt (YouTube)
Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
Lord, Make Me an Instrument (from Prayers and Remembrances)
Performed by True Concord, conducted by Eric Holtan
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Agnus Dei: “One Ever Hangs” (from War Requiem)
Performed by London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Peter Pears, tenor, conducted by Benjamin Britten
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Wie lieblich sind die Boten (from Paulus)
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good tidings of peace.
Their sound goes out through all the land, and through all the world their words.
Isaiah 52:7; Romans 10:18
Performed by Kammerchor Stuttgart & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conducted by Frieder Bernius
U2; Arr. Bob Chilcott (b.1955)
Sleep
Sleep tonight
And may your dreams
Be realized.
If the thundercloud
Passes rain
So let it rain
Rain down on him
So let it be.
Sleep
Sleep tonight
And may your dreams
Be realized.
If the thundercloud
Passes rain
So let it rain
Let it rain
Rain on him.
Bono (b.1960)
Performed by The King’s Singers
Russell Schulz-Widmar (b.1944)
Midnight Clear
Performed by True Concord, conducted by Eric Holtan