Here are three versions of that beloved hymn, What a Friend We Have in Jesus. It was originated in 1855 by as a poem that Joseph M. Scriven wrote home to his mother in Ireland to comfort her while he was in Canada. The tune was composed by Charles Crozat Converse in 1868.
Read MorePeace seems illusive. And yet, every Christmas season, we cling to the hope of it, search for the sight of it, hold it, if only momentarily, within our hearts, and pray for a world of it. Here is Maya Angelou’s poem for it accompanied by children’s imaginings of it from all over the world.
Read MoreJ.S. Bach is, almost unarguably, one of the three most important and famous Classical composers of all time. The German genius lived a quiet, unturbulent life during which he produced not only over 1,000 compositions, but also twenty children. The father of Baroque music, Bach wrote pieces of gorgeous symmetry, which were performed most often in church and royal court settings.
Read MoreSjaella is Scandinavian and originally means soul. The the Leipzig vocal sextet give their souls a voice: joint singing. Since 2005, when the ten to thirteen year old girls began performing, the ensemble has enthralled its listeners with crystal-clear acappella singing across all repertoires and genres.
Read MoreNative American Poet Laureate, Joy Hardio, draws on First Nation storytelling and histories, as well as feminist and social justice poetic traditions, and frequently incorporates indigenous myths, symbols, and values into her writing. She is a writer of profound beauty, calling her readers to relocate themselves in the landscape, in their own personhood.
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