{"id":39597,"date":"2017-02-02T06:14:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T11:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=39597"},"modified":"2017-02-01T13:07:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T18:07:50","slug":"eriks-esenvalds-passions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2017\/02\/eriks-esenvalds-passions.html","title":{"rendered":"\u0112riks E\u0161envalds’ Passions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Today my class on the Bible and music is picking up a thread from last time \u2013 Passion \u2013 and tracing it down to the present day, including into film scores. Students have been asked to listen to some things in common but also to explore and bring \u201cshow and tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

If I am asked to share something, it will be Latvian composer \u0112riks E\u0161envalds<\/a>\u2018 Passion and Resurrection<\/i>. I am grateful once again to YouTube for the opportunity to share it.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passion and Resurrection\/ II Part\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PZFawqIhIWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passion and Resurrection\/ III Part\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4NlBPoMD7ug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passion and Resurrection\/ IV Part\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6DdTn20ZOpI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>I find the ending to be particularly powerful.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/saturdaychorale.com\/2014\/03\/23\/3rd-sunday-of-lent-2014-eriks-eenvalds-b1977-passion-and-resurrrection\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The text of Passion and Resurrection can be found on the Saturday Chorale website<\/a>. And I also found a <a href=\"http:\/\/uknowledge.uky.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=music_etds\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">dissertation about the imitation of Catholic and Byzantine chant in the piece<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a St. Luke\u2019s Passion by E\u0161envalds:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0112riks E\u0161envalds. St.Luke Passion.(world premiere)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/115547013?dnt=1&app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/arts\/622001\/eriks-esenvalds-passion-and-resurrection-personal\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The <i>Georgia Straight<\/i> has an article about the composer and his faith<\/a>. And there is also more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eriksesenvalds.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the composer\u2019s website<\/a>. And if you haven\u2019t had enough, there is a lot more of his beautiful music freely available on YouTube and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"E\u0161envalds - O Salutaris Hostia | The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/blUTC7zzzRI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0112riks E\u0161envalds - Only in Sleep | The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fvPynMI6Umc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eriks-Esenvalds-Passion-Resurrection-Rihards\/dp\/B00JQHZJFY\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&linkCode=li2&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=243d417b5d0b70d399797b62929c4d39\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00JQHZJFY&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=li2&o=1&a=B00JQHZJFY\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today my class on the Bible and music is picking up a thread from last time \u2013 Passion \u2013 and tracing it down to the present day, including into film scores. 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