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	Chichester Psalms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The text was arranged by Bernstein from the psalms in the original Hebrew.
		It was commissioned for the 1965 Southern Cathedrals' Festival at Chichester Cathedral by the cathedral's organist, John Birch, and the Dean, Walter Hussey.
		The second movement begins with the psalm of David set in a conventional meter (4/4) with a tranquil melody, sung by the boy soprano (or countertenor), and repeated by the women's voices in the chorus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chichester_Psalms (817 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - 'Chichester Psalms' and 'Arias and Barcarolles' by Leonard Bernstein
		BBC - h2g2 - 'Chichester Psalms' and 'Arias and Barcarolles' by Leonard Bernstein
		'Chichester Psalms' and 'Arias and Barcarolles' by Leonard Bernstein
		Chichester Psalms, although a comparatively short work (less than 20 minutes in duration) is one of Bernstein's most popular pieces and provides a good introduction to his writing.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A1009225 (1412 words)

	Chichester Psalms - The Boys And Men Of Wells Cathedral Choir
		The world premiere of the Chichester Psalms took place in the Philharmonic Hall, New York in 1965 with the composer conducting, followed by the performance in the Chichester Festival in July that year, conducted by John Birch.
		The Chichester Psalms are in three movements and set words from Psalms 108, 100, 23, 2 and Psalms 131 and 133.
		The serene second movement is the setting of Psalm 23, and opens with a lyrical solo to be sung by either a boy or a counter-tenor.
	www.lammas.co.uk /chichest.htm (1877 words)

	Leonard Bernstein: A Ransom Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the first, we hear a celebration of joyful worship, the second a picture of the clash between the faithful and the faithless, and the third, after a painful prelude, a statement of proper humility before God, ending with quiet joy.
		To begin with, a young boy sings Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” The boy soloist is a requirement, Bernstein insists; even though the part is in the women’s alto range, he will not have a woman sing it.
		The two groups clash, and eventually the conflict is resolved in favor of the peace and trust of Psalm 23.
	www.ransomfellowship.org /Music_Bernstein.html (1312 words)

	Amazon.ca: Chichester Psalms: Music: Bernstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He once called Chichester Psalms "the most Bb-majorish tonal piece I've ever written." Even this comment displays Bernstein's discomfort with New Music, for it is simply untrue.
		Chichester Psalms is a sophisticated piece that has some quite dissonant counterpoint, bitonality, and oddly modulating tonal passages.
		The meatiest pieces, On the Waterfront and Chichester Psalms, come first, and the dances from On the Town, the lightest and most brief at only a little over 10 minutes for all three pieces, seem like an odd appendage--as if they are an encore for a program that is far too brief to deserve one.
	www.amazon.ca /Chichester-Psalms-Bernstein/dp/B0000BX5KN (1478 words)

	Chichester Psalms, On The Waterfront: Symphonic Suite, On The Town: Three Dance Episodes: Music composed by Leonard ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I’ll admit being predisposed to like this CD from the outset, featuring as it does not only the music of one of my favourite composers, but being performed by as it were my home team, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
		The centrepiece of this diverse triptych is Chichester Psalms, written in 1965 as a commission for Chichester Cathedral, to be performed by the combined choirs of Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester cathedrals for a summer music festival.
		The texts draw on Psalms 108, 100, 23, 2, 131, 133, and, composed during a major period of the escalation of the Vietnam War, question "Why do the nations rage…" ultimately offering an alternative of dwelling "Together in unity".
	www.musicweb.uk.net /film/2003/Oct03/chichester_psalms.html (952 words)

	New Martins Ballets - Mindy Aloff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chichester Psalms, set to Leonard Bernstein’s hopeful, occasionally explosive yet, ultimately, serene choral work of 1964, with the words of the Bible sung in Hebrew, put 38 dancers and 63 singers on stage in a semi-circle of risers that left an arena-like space for the dancers to fill.
		The orientation of Chichester Psalms around one couple—one man, one woman—rather than around two or three is an uncustomarily decisive choice in his work, and, I think, a good one.
		However, the major configuration of the trios who represent the peaceful resolution of violence in Chichester Psalms (man, next to one woman, and a second woman next to the first) is familial rather than erotic, and, on one viewing, it was a fascinating idea, both formally and socially.
	www.danceviewtimes.com /dvny/reviews/2004/spring/nycb18.htm (824 words)

	Program Notes
		In 1965, Leonard Bernstein was commissioned by The Southern Cathedral Festival to compose a piece for the cathedral choirs of Chichester, Winchester, and Salisbury England.
		Peace and pastoral harmony are expressed by the strains of the beloved Psalm 23, (The Lord is my shepherd) sung by a solitary boy soprano accompanied only by a harp, evoking the image of the shepherd/poet/king, David.
		The male voices enter bringing the humble yet lyrical message of Psalm 131 “Lord, Lord, my heart is not proud, my eyes are not haughty.” The rest of the chorus joins in and the strains swell as mankind again seeks peace and harmony in God.
	www.northcountrychorus.org /programnotes.html (1528 words)

	BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms / On the Waterfront by Marin Alsop at Audio Lunchbox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		4: BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms / On the Waterfront - Chichester Psalms: II.
		5: BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms / On the Waterfront - Chichester Psalms: I. Psalm 108 vs. 2, Psalm 100
		6: BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms / On the Waterfront - Chichester Psalms: III.
	www.audiolunchbox.com /album?a=68609 (277 words)

	Leonard BERNSTEIN - Chichester Psalms [HC]: Classical CD Reviews- Oct 2003 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chichester Psalms was written at the end of a sabbatical year spent experimenting with various musical idioms with which Bernstein was eventually dissatisfied.
		On the whole, this is a worthwhile release, notwithstanding the reservations concerning Chichester Psalms, for its mix of familiar and not-so-familiar music (the Ridout must be a first recording).
		A last grumble, though, for no words are included, a pity particularly in the case of Rejoice in the Lamb and Sacred Songs.
	www.musicweb.uk.net /classrev/2003/Oct03/chichester_psalms.htm (556 words)

	Leonard Bernstein
		Of the many of Bernstein's works that illustrate his eclectic genius, Chichester Psalms is a felicitous example in which he used a wide variety of music to help bring a text alive.
		The chorale leads into the "allegro molto" in 7/4, a jaunty segment that sets all of Psalm 100: "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands." It is jazzy and commercial, in a popular vein, as Bernstein mentioned in his letter to Hussey.
		Psalm 100 concludes with the phrase, "And His truth endureth to all generations." This is sprightly music from a composer whose search for faith was trumpeted in a number of his works.
	www.american-music.org /publications/bullarchive/Laird.html (2776 words)

	Queens College Summer Composition and Performance Program in Chichester
		The Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, in cooperation with University College Chichester (UCC), is sponsoring an exciting opportunity to study composition and performance in the charming cathedral town of Chichester, located in south-central England.
		Chichester is located in the countryside of West Sussex in south-central England, not far from Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, Arundel Castle, and the seaside city of Brighton.
		Students will be able to attend performances at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the Chichester Fringe Festival during their stay.
	qcpages.qc.cuny.edu /Study_Abroad/chichester.html (389 words)

	New York City Ballet - Who Cares?, Chichester Psalms, Eros Piano, West Side Story Suite
		Chichester Psalms (Premiere): Music by Leonard Bernstein, Choreography by Peter Martins, Costumes by Katherine Barinas, Lighting by Mark Stanley, Conductor: Andrea Quinn, Guest Artists: The Juilliard Choral Union, Soloist: James Danner, Performed by Carla Korbes, Amar Ramasar, and the Company.
		Chichester Psalms is the second of the four new works commissioned by NYC Ballet to commemorate the Balanchine Centennial (The first was Wheeldon's Shambards).
		The six Psalms, sung in Hebrew by The Juilliard Choral Union and one boy soloist, James Danner, are translated for the audience.
	www.exploredance.com /nycb060404.php (1070 words)

	Amazon.com: Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish"); Chichester Psalms: Music: Leonard Bernstein,Leonard Bernstein,Jennie ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The first movement is joyous, the second movement is a sort of a 'hymn' sung by a male solo high as a boy would sing, and the third movement closes peacefully.
		The boy soprano in the 2nd movement(emulating boy David with his harp)sings gorgeously, but one can't understand a word of the Hebrew text of the 23rd Psalm, too bad.If only Bernstein had paid as much attention to the choir as he did to the orchestra, this would be a fabulous recording of a distinctive work.
		Chichester Psalms can well be considered LB's masterpiece; it's an affirmation of original tonality, celebrating the Psalms.
	amazon.com /Bernstein-Symphony-Kaddish-Chichester-Psalms/dp/B000009CYI (1517 words)

	Repertory Index - New York City Ballet
		Chichester Psalms a theatrical work that explores Leonard Bernstein’s melodic score is to all or part of six psalms, which call for spiritual reconciliation and brotherhood.
		The dancers move onto the stage, led by a male and female dancer, in an exploration of the first part of the music, which celebrates the "joyful noise" of Psalm 100.
		The second section, which features a boy soprano, is more somber, reflecting the clash between the spiritual and secular worlds described in Psalm 2.
	www.nycballet.com /company/rep.html?rep=459 (346 words)

	Pro Arte: Bernstein; Chichester Psalms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Chichester Psalms was Leonard Bernstein's first composition after the Third Symphony, Kaddish (composed for the Boston Symphony Orchestra's seventy-fifth anniversary, though not completed until 1963, eight years after that event).
		But where the Kaddish Symphony is a work often at the edge of despair, the Chichester Psalms is serene and affirmative.
		The second movement is, for the most part, a serene, lyrical setting of Psalm 23, featuring a boy soloist (or countertenor) accompanied by the harp to represent David, the shepherd-psalmist.
	www.proarte.org /notes/bernstei.htm (347 words)

	Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No.3 Kaddish; Chichester Psalms - Yvonne Kenney,soprano/ Williard White,speaker/ Royal ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is paired with the Chichester Psalms as is the Naxos Schwartz recording.
		He allowed that the "Psalms were simple, direct..almost sentimental." The Chichester songs are Bernstein's most frequently sung choral work, having a direct appeal to audiences.
		The Psalms are well served by the Liverpool forces.
	www.audaud.com /article.php?ArticleID=790 (763 words)

	Leonard Bernstein works = Kaddish Symphony, Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Everywhere is the eternal argument with God, the ambiguity to understand a plan that seems lost in the trappings of human suffering.
		She calls it "another generational layer of chutzpah." The declamatory passages remind me of "The Creation" of James Weldon Johnson, although the rage and conflict in Bernstein’s soul adds an anguished dimension not present in Johnson’s pious conceits.
		The Chichester Psalms (1965) have become standard choral fare, warranting the same respect we give the 3 Russian Folksongs of Rachmaninov.
	www.audaud.com /article.php?ArticleID=192 (468 words)

	All Together Now - June 27, 2006 - The New York Sun
		Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms," commissioned for performance in 1965 by the Cathedral of Chichester in Sussex, England, has benefited from the recent rise in popularity of Bernstein's music, which during his lifetime was held by the arbiters of taste to be insufficiently modernistic.
		Bernstein himself, in a cute little verse published in the New York Times, averred that the "Chichester Psalms" were "certain to sicken a John Cager" because of their "tonal and tuneful" idiom.
		Bernstein stipulated that "Chichester Psalms" be sung in Hebrew, and I had some difficulty following the transliterated texts in the program.
	www.nysun.com /article/35103 (831 words)

	Lake Michigan College Fine Arts Concert to Feature Chichester Psalms
		Set in the Hebrew, the language in which the Psalms were originally written, the three movements contain the entire texts of Psalms 108, 23, and 131 and part of the texts of Psalm 100, 2, and 133.
		The first movement is a joyful celebration of worship while the second movement portrays the discord between the faithful and the faithless.
		The orchestration for this chamber version of Chichester Psalms includes organ, performed by Sue Sweet; harp, performed by Meg Rogers, and percussion, performed by Mark Churchill.
	www.lakemichigancollege.edu /news/2005/1118055-Fine_Arts.html (456 words)

	Albion College - Travel Blogs
		It was especially interesting for us to walk on the deck’s of Lord Nelson’s flagship since it is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the choir performed Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass” on the concert that evening.
		We then headed to Chichester Cathedral to prepare for the evening concert.
		The Albion Choir combined with the Portsmouth University Choir for a total of 128 voices singing Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” and the Haydn Mass.
	www.albion.edu /blogs/2005_gallery_england_chichester.asp (116 words)

	New Martins Ballets - Leigh Witchel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Peter Martins’ new Chichester Psalms is also set to Bernstein’s music; a setting of Hebrew psalms written for the Chichester Cathedral choral festival.
		The ballet is an indirect plea for peace (from Psalm 2, “Why do the nations rage?”) with echoes of the conflicts in the Middle East.
		The pairing of Chichester Psalms with West Side Story was more thought-provoking to me than Martins’ coupling of the work with his other premiere, Eros Piano.
	www.danceviewtimes.com /dvny/reviews/2004/spring/nycb19.htm (1999 words)

	BBC - Radio 3 - Discovering Music - Bernstein Chichester Psalms
		Charles Hazlewood explores Leonard Bernstein's 1964 commission by the cathedrals of Chichester and Salisbury, for a piece set from the Book of Psalms.
		Chichester Psalms is the work in which Bernstein rediscovered tonality after a brief foray into serialism.
		Countertenor William Towers, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Chamber Choir of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama assist Hazlewood in his exploration of this serene masterpiece.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/discoveringmusic/pip/rribb (118 words)

	Soloist, 13, joins Symphony to deliver heavenly 'Psalms' \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		When a boy soprano sings the 23rd Psalm in Leonard Bernstein's “Chichester Psalms,” it's almost as if the composer was evoking the young David, accompanied by his beloved harp.
		The distinctive sound of the “Psalms” – high, pure, ethereal yet ever so human – was heard Thursday as 13-year-old Daniel Myers performed with the San Diego Symphony at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido.
		With strong contributions from the orchestra and the approximately 120 members of the San Diego Master Chorale, the performance showed why the piece written for a music festival at England's Chichester Cathedral continues to deserve a place in concerts.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20061021/news_1c21symphnew.html (527 words)

	Back Bay Chorale - Bach St. Matthew Passion March 24 2007
		Bernstein's Chichester Psalms are the core of this concert, paying homage to the the inspiration of the biblical psalms for composers of many cultures and times.
		Limited places in the chorale are available in all sections for the remainder of the season (which includes the St. Matthew Passion and Psalms of David concerts.)
		The coming season is marked by innovative presentations of Monteverdi's ground-breaking Vespers of 1610, J.S. Bach's astounding St. Matthew Passion and a concert of psalms that encompass music of the German 17th century and the American 20th.
	www.bbcboston.org (210 words)

	Amazon.com: Bernstein: Chichester Psalms: Music: Paul Charrier,Leonard Bernstein,Marin Alsop,Bournemouth ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chichester Psalms, for boy soloist, chorus & orchestra
		Commissioned in 1965 by the Dean of Chichester, Bernstein’s colourful Chichester Psalms is one of the composer’s most successful and accessible works on religious texts, contrasting spiritual austerity with impulsive rhythms in a contemplation of peace.
		The composer fashioned his Oscar nominated score to the 1954 movie On the Waterfront into a symphonic suite, skillfully capturing the oppression of the New York dockyards in the ’50s.
	www.amazon.com /Bernstein-Chichester-Psalms-Paul-Charrier/dp/B0000BX5KN (1355 words)

	Bernstein Conducts Bernstein: Kaddish & Chichester Psalms - Tracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Psalm 108 (Verse 2) and Psalm 100 (Complete)
		Psalm 23 (Complete) and Psalm 2 (Verses 1-4)*
		Psalm 131 (Complete) and Psalm 133 (Verse 1)
	www.sonyclassical.com /releases/60595/tracks.htm (45 words)

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