#MarianMay – “Magnificat”, Arvo Pärt
While compiling the ChoralMarch series it did strike me that an entire month of choral music dedicated to Mary was entirely possible. I am not promising daily updates but this…
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#ChoralMarch: March 17th, #StPatricksDay, “The Deer’s Cry” by Arvo Pärt performed by the Sixteen
Happy St Patrick’s Day to all readers. A while back I blogged about the hymn known as St Patrick’s Breastplate or The Deer’s Cry . For the day, here is Arvo…
St Patrick’s Breastplate / The Deer’s Cry : music by Shaun Davey / Rita Connolly, Arvo Part, John Fahey, John Kenny, Melville Cook
As a child, I was somewhat mystified why a certain hymn in our religion books was called “St Patrick’s Breastplate” but went: Christ be beside me, Christ be before me,…
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