The second of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be consi...  moreThe second of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and whether they were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from them. A Syriac manuscript containing the text of most of the Odes was discovered in 1909 by the English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and other partial texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. Some fragments are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. for these choral settings, I selected text from four of the Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used comes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less

The third of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be consid...  moreThe third of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and whether they were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from them. A Syriac manuscript containing the text of most of the Odes was discovered in 1909 by the English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and other partial texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. Some fragments are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. for these choral settings, I selected text from four of the Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used comes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less

Performance of Ligeti's "Reggel" at the 2014 Florilege Vocal de Tours Grand Prix in Tours, France.

UST SINGERS UST MUSEUM 2015

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"The Prayer of St Francis of Assisi" for SATB Chorus A Cappella by Bernard Heyes. for scores email bernardjdheyes@talktalk.net. for more information and free downdoads visit www.bernardheyes.org.uk

The Eastern Sages Saw from Afar, arranged by Hal Hopson From Columbia Harmony Saturday, December 2, 2017 Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL

A beautiful double choir motet sung by Voices of Concinnity on their debut album, Awaiting Golden Light, through Navona Records

Live Recording at Our Lady of Tra Kieu Church in Da Nang, Vietnam March 2011 Vietnamese Tour

Ensemble vocale Florilegium Vocis direttore Sabino Manzo Le meravigliose foto di Pasquale Susca sullo sbarco a Bari degli albanesi nel 1991