I’ve asked some chapter members to share some of the musical selections they have especially enjoyed listening to during these last Few months. Now it is your turn to share with us. Would you send your choice(s) to: Judy Kohl at: agonorthshore@gmail.com
Sharon Peterson:
So many choices! I always receive joy when I listen to any of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti, so those are my suggestions.
Derek Nickels:
One piece of music that has been sustaining to me during the pandemic is Bach’s Art of Fugue – simply ingenious.
Christine Kraemer:
J.S. Bach: The Six Motets (Trinity College Choir, Cambridge)
Choral Works of Sweelinck (Netherlands Chamber Choir)
Chopin Nocturnes (Artur Rubinstein, pianist)
Federico Mompou: Silent Music (Jenny Lin, pianist)
Judy Kohl:
Mark Kraemer, guitar and double bass duet, for CSO Day of Music, Sunday, June 21, 2020
(obbligato for bass composed by Mark!)
Richard Clemmitt:
If you are looking for something on the lighter side that’s provided a laugh and a little relief while facing the steep technological learning curve of these past months, here’s something I’ve enjoyed:
On a serious note, I never tire of listening to the a cappella vocal ensemble Voces8. Its performance of my favorite William Byrd motet, “Ne irascaris Domine,” has offered me some much-needed time for meditating on our societal hardships. Here’s a link. A translation of the text is in the comments below the video:
Rich Spantikow:
I found comfort in “Le Banquet Celeste” by Olivier Messiaen. Both listening to and playing this piece takes me to a place of calm, reassurance, and peace. It’s been very helpful to have this piece at my disposal the past few months. To say the piece is transcendent, is an understatement.