JOY — New Music for Lent

Much of the music we share was written centuries ago, hearkening the church’s historic heritage of meaningful music. However, some great music for reflection has been written more recently as well. We’ll have some fine examples this week.

Music List

THEME: CBS MDK 44651
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: “My Spirit Be Joyful” from Cantata 146
Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York/Richard Kapp

1. Concordia Pub House CPH 99-1676 “Christ Be Our Seed”8’26CARL F. SCHALK: Who Is the One We Love the Most (5’02)
Paschal Lamb, Who Suffered for Us (3’24)
American Repertory Singers/Leo Nestor; Peter Latona, organ

2. Nimbus NI 5171 “Psalms by Grieg and Mendelssohn”6’12
EDVARD GRIEG: God’s Son hath set me free, Op. 74, No. 2
Oslo Cathedral Choir/Terje Kvam; Håkan Hagegård, baritone

3. Warner Classics 50999 2 15047 “Eternal Light” 9’11
HOWARD GOODALL: Kyrie from “Eternal Light, A Requiem”
Natasha March, soprano; Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; London Musici/Stephen Darlington

4. “Pie Jesu” (private recording)3’27
KARL JENKINS: Ave verum
Scott Kennebeck, tenor; John Powel Walsh, organ

5. NLCA-62 “Jesu, Come”4’40
DAVID C. DICKAU: Born to Die
WALTER PELZ: Peace I Leave with You
National Lutheran Choir/Larry L. Fleming

6. Harmonia mundi HMU 907311 “Baltic Voices I”15’02
PETERIS VASKS: Dona nobis pacem
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra/
Paul Hillier