Meet Dan Payne –your new Sound Theology contributor!“Peace be with you”! These are the first words Jesus speaks to the disciples gathered in the upper room. The disciples had gathered together for security and to comfort. They were emotionally and physically...
This week’s playlist is a combination of the expected and the unusual. Included are Phillip Sly singing “The Trumpet Shall Sound” and the Sinfonia from Bach’s “Easter Oratorio.” The middle work is a chant setting by Thomas Tallis featuring 8 choirs/40 voices...
As we come to the end of Lent, we also complete our adventures through the six Suites for Solo Cello, written in the early 1700s by J.S. Bach.Each suite has echoed a different path or journey. Some movements have been jaunty, others dark and brooding. The music of the...
This week’s Suite #5 in C minor echoes a journey of pain or worry, sadness or contemplation. Unlike the D minor suite (#2), which sometimes feely jaunty, C minor settles into the weightiness of the minor key. In this suite, Bach uses a special technique to emphasize...
Sound Theology #183 – Lent 4In the fourth Cello Suite, Bach takes us on an unexpected journey. The suite is nominally in the key of E-flat major throughout its seven movements, returning to the home key at the end of each movement. It is grounded and solid, exhibiting...
