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 It is widely accepted by scholars that the Psalms were written to be sung. And over the centuries, composers have responded to this implicit challenge, finding in them a rich source of inspiration. This setting of Psalm 146 is the finale to my set of Three Psalms (2018). The excellent virtual video below was recorded by the Sonos Quartet. © Colin Eatock 2020
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 Hildegard in an inspired moment. Bit of a back-story here. In the carefree days of 2019 I composed music for one of Hildegard von Bingen's mystical poems, "O magna res." I did this for a Toronto-based women's vocal sextet called the Schola Magdalena. This group was to have performed the setting in a concert in April 2020 -- but of course that didn't happen. Then, a couple of months ago, I discovered a New York-based countertenor named Phillip Cheah, who produces a series of home-made videos called "Quire of Cheahs." I asked him if he would like to make a video in which he sang all six parts in "O magna res" himself. He did, and this fine little video is the result. © Colin Eatock 2020  Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) Sara Teasdale’s poetry is personal, subjective and often often confessional in tone, and frequently explores such issues as love, beauty and death. Spring Night is no exception: here, she contemplates natural beauty – admiring it, while also reflecting that she finds it no antidote for the sadness that love can bring. My setting of Spring Night is performed here by a vocal quartet from Pro Coro Canada, Michael Zaugg conducting. © Colin Eatock 2020  The changes begin. My piece for cello and piano entitled Canterbury is based on a four-bell change-ringing pattern of the same name. Four “bells” (represented by four piano chords) are presented in all possible groupings – while the cello plays long, lyrical phrases that rise to a high C and descend to the instrument’s lower range. It is performed in this video by two Montreal-based musicians: cellist Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy and pianist Marie-Pier Allard. © Colin Eatock 2020 |
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