Grace Chorale of Brooklyn

Songs of Hope: Psalms for Troubled Times
Artistic Discipline: Music
Category: Local Arts Support
Grant Year: 2024
Location: Brooklyn Heights

Spring 2024 - Songs of Hope: Psalms for Troubled Times On April 6 and 7, 2024, the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn performed a program titled Songs of Hope: Psalms for Troubled Times. The program itself endeavored to be a balm for listeners, a brief escape from the current political uncertainty, distressing world events, and general unpredictability of life. The concert featured a choral settings of Psalms - Dixit Dominus by Marianna Martines (1744-1812) I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes by Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941) Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). Salmo 30 by Chris Urquiaga A copy of the program can be found https://www.gracechorale.org/s/GCBProgramSpring2024SongsofHope.pdf. A recording of the program can be found on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrfDaqF8wqw.