Or literally, "The Lord laughs!" From Psalm #2 and set in a most dramatic way in Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms." This was the featured work in our concert with the Camerata Singers this past weekend. We were joined by countertenor Christopher Fritzsche, formerly of Chanticleer. What a voice! His rendition of Psalm 23 was absolutely heavenly.
Our program opened with choral settings of Aaron Copland's "Old American Songs" - both sets. These are real gems. There are 10 different songs, each with a different character. We were fortunate to have a full orchestra for the concert composed of top quality musicians. Not cheap, but well worth it.
The final piece on the program was Randall Thompson's setting of the 23rd Psalm for chorus and harp. It is a lovely, flowing (overflowing, if you will) work that made for a gentle benediction after the fireworks of the Bernstein. We sang to a sold out house on Sunday, and the audience expressed considerable excitement about the concert at the reception afterwards.
It was an exhausting week, but in a good way. Thank goodness we had Saturday off!
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