Evocative, intimate, and raw, the book of Psalms has long been an inspiration to composers. Bookended by rich triptychs, this program explores the full range of human emotions through modern settings of Psalm texts.

Featuring Eric Choate on the organ, together with harp and percussion, Adolphus Hailstork’s I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes and Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms examine joy and praise, strife and despair, and the revitalizing strength of faith. Soli Deo Gloria also presents Melissa Dunphy’s Suite Remembrance, a four-movement danse macabre concluding on Psalm 30’s restorative text, and Francis Poulenc’s stirring motet Timor et Tremor.

Evocative, intimate, and raw, the book of Psalms has long been an inspiration to composers. Bookended by rich triptychs, this program explores the full range of human emotions through modern settings of Psalm texts.

Featuring Eric Choate on the organ, together with harp and percussion, Adolphus Hailstork’s I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes and Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms examine joy and praise, strife and despair, and the revitalizing strength of faith. Soli Deo Gloria also presents Melissa Dunphy’s Suite Remembrance, a four-movement danse macabre concluding on Psalm 30’s restorative text, and Francis Poulenc’s stirring motet Timor et Tremor.

A strong program featuring two profound works that explore faith and resilience. Simon Bore the Cross by Margaret Bonds and Langston Hughes highlights Simon of Cyrene, incorporating the spiritual melody "He Never Said a Mumblin' Word." Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ Lay in Death's Bonds), BWV 4, by Johann Sebastian Bach, reflects on the battle between life and death through a Lutheran hymn. Experience the powerful convergence of African American spirituals and Lutheran hymns in this inspiring concert.