Hello, everyone!
Google-fu gems re: SOME of our Lenten Prayer concert repertoire:
Javier Busto Ave Maria (Chbr): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Busto
Transcript of an interview with Javier Busto: http://icb.ifcm.net/en_US/choral-medicine-basque-country-javier-busto/?print=pdf
I Love You, Lord (chbr TB)
Story behind the song: http://staugustine.com/living/religion/2015-02-05/story-behind-song-i-love-you-lord
The King of Love My Shepherd Is - a setting of Psalm 23
in my opinion, the most beautiful English translation of that text is here:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+23&version=KJV
O Love that will not let me go (story behind the song):
http://www.crichbaptist.org/articles/christian-poetry-hymns/poems-hymns/o-love-that-wilt-not-let-me-go-george-matheson/
Surely, He hath borne our griefs
Scripture text is found here http://www.biblehub.com/kjv/isaiah/53-4.htm
Graun: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Graun-Carl-Heinrich.htm
There is a balm in Gilead
Background of the saying: https://www.gotquestions.org/balm-of-Gilead.html
A more musicologically-oriented look at this song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Is_a_Balm_in_Gilead
Thy Perfect Love
Diligent net-search did not turn up anything definite re: source of the text - but my guess is that it comes from England.
Here is a lengthy but utterly fascinating article about the religious situation in that country during the medieval period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Medieval_England
And here's information about the 15th century in general - always good to have a broader context in which to put the music!
http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/266LecN.html - focus primarily on Europe - see Lectures 3 and 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century - However, the world is a lot bigger than Europe! ;-)
Next post: Cheat sheet for Cantemus (Oh what a Beautiful Morning) and more context info for Spring Concert!
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