The 2019 Paris Choral Festival was held in La Madeleine to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day. Dr. Gary Schwartzhoff served as Artistic Director and conducted a festival choir with singers from across the United States.
@@brians9508 America's participation in freeing France from German occupation. It's a big deal there. Kids adopt graves, classes make annual trips to the cemetery, etc.
You’re going to hear this hymn every September 8 in Galveston, Texas. The reason? The day is the anniversary of The Great Hurricane of 1900 that obliterated much of the city and killed 13000 people
1 Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm does bind the restless wave, Who bids the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea. 2 O Savior, whose almighty word The winds and waves submissive heard, Who walked upon the foaming deep, And calm amid the rage did sleep; O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea. 3 O Holy Spirit, who did brood Upon the waters dark and rude, And bid their angry tumult cease, And give for wild confusion peace; O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea. 4 O Trinity of love and power, Your children shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire, and foe, Protect them where-so-e'er they go; Thus, evermore shall rise to Thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
The song is a prayer to God as if sung on the deck of a ship in peril in a violent storm. Orchestra and choir is not conveying that feeling. Cadence should be faster and in time as if with ship’s prow as I crashes down into each new wave.
Too bad the quality of this recording does NOT do this performance justice. This is TERRIBLE! This was a beautiful performance, ruined for us by the TERRIBLE recording quality. I am SUPER ANGRY about this. Why? Why even bother??????????????????
where were you? why weren't you there to do a better job of recording this? oh that's right. you were sitting on your couch eating chocolate bon-bons and bitching about other people's recordings
