March 22, 2017
Presenter: 听Robert Cohen听
The Psalms occupy a paramount place in the world鈥檚 liturgy. 听What is it about their spiritual scope and emotional breadth that gives them such power? 听What can we learn from their language and poetry, and from the听music听of the Psalms: from the time of the Second Temple through the Renaissance, and from Colonial to contemporary America? 听And how do the diverse听styles听of their musical settings鈥攃antorial and choral music; Hasidic and American folk; European and American classical; bluegrass and reggae; a cappella, gospel, and 鈥渨orld music鈥濃�攕peak to us and move us?听
Cosponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning and the School of Theology and Ministry
听is a Jewish and folk music historian.
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