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| The text is from the Carmina Gadelica, a volume of Gaelic poems collected from the Scottish highlands and islands in the late 1800s by Alexander Carmichael and translated into English. The poems in the Carmina are indicative of the Gaelic oral tradition, and most of them had been passed down through generations. This petition is one of the “encircling prayers” so common in Celtic spirituality, of which ‘St. Patrick’s Breastplate” is probably the most well known example. |
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Credits: Written by David Simmons. Performed by members of the Virginia Theological Seminary Motet Choir: S - Jenni Ovenstone, Carrie Schofield-Broadbent A - Connie Jones, Danica Welton T - Bill McClure, Joshua Varner B - Mac Murray, David Simmons |
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| A contemporary choral setting of the Magnificat (Song of Mary) with electronic accompaniment. |
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Credits: Music by David Simmons 1984, Performed by Virginia Theological Seminary Choir 99/00 |
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| A performance by the choir of Virgina Theological Seminary of the Episcopal adaptation of "I am the very model of a modern major general" from Gilbert & Sullivan. |
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Credits: Arranged by Dr. Carol Doran |
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