"Songs of Deliverance" by Dwight Gustafson performed by Bob Jones University

Описание: http://www.bju.edu - Dwight Gustafson conducts the Symphony Orchestra and combined choirs in the world premiere of his work "Songs of Deliverance."
I. Salvation - 5:58
II. Trust - 9:21
III. Refuge - 14:18


From the composer:
"Three Psalms" for chorus and orchestra, written in the nineties, had several performances, both here and elsewhere. When the opportunity came to write something for this concert, I again looked to the Psalms. I started in the setting of Psalm 91 but also kept reading and pondering and praying. Somehow there needed to be a new approach, a fresh perspective. And then I came upon Psalm 32:7 and the phrase "...Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance." Here was the key for this new set. They would indeed be "songs," not pieces intensely focused on the expansion and development of motives, on counterpoint or on textures, but "songs" for choir, cast in "song form," the simplest of the compositional musical forms.

In song form, a lyric melody and its expansion are followed by a distinctly contrasting section, and then the original material returns. But here, the melody would underscore a great core truth from the Psalm so that the listener, hopefully remembering the tune, would also recapture that truth. This is what great hymn tunes do for us. Then came the idea to insert in each song the fragments of a familiar hymn tune whose text would match and expand the message of the Psalm. Listen closely and hear the hymn!

As the texts were chosen, I realized that they identified beautifully with the lives and testimonies of three of my long-time friends and colleagues here who had gone to be with the Lord. And so—three musical tributes. But what of shape and contrast, musical style and device, and all things analytical? They are always there, good or inconclusive; but since these are "songs" for choir and orchestra they must be their own best explanation. God's Word is ever powerful. A beautiful, memorable tune is a rare gem. So now, I tread on uncertain ground—for you, the listener, will decide this.