Prayer of Aidan of Lindisfarne, Mark Sirett Harmonia Choir of Ottawa In Memory of Marilyn Ala-Kantti

Описание: We opened our presentation of the Mozart Requiem with the Prayer of Aidan of Lindisfarne, a beautiful new work for choir and piano by Kingston composer Mark Sirett, written in memory of Marilyn Ala-Kantti. Marilyn was a founding member of Harmonia Choir and sang for many years with the Ottawa Choral Society. She is fondly remembered by many in the Ottawa choral community as a passionate advocate for choral music and youth education, serving as Manager of the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir for over two decades. Aidan of Lindisfarne's prayer emphasizes a balance between solitude with God and service to the world. This message, and the quiet strength it embodies, is a fitting tribute to Marilyn’s legacy of dedication and care.

Text:
Leave me alone with God as much as may be. As the tide draws the waters close in upon the shore,
Make me an island, set apart,
Alone with you, God, holy to you.
Then with the turning of the tide
Prepare me to carry your presence to the busy world beyond, The world that rushes in on me, Till the waters come again and fold me back to you.


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