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Abbie Betinis

Composer Abbie Betinis creates “inventive” (The New York Times), “joyful… incandescent” (Boston Globe) music that “expands into ethereal realms” (Cambridge University Press). With performances from Carnegie Hall to Disney Hall, state prisons to capitol buildings, international cathedrals to intimate summer campfires, her music transports performers and audiences alike through storytelling, relevance, and craft. Her vast...

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Blessed Be the Lord, My Rock

Name: Blessed Be the Lord, My Rock
SKU: GP-B004
Availability: InStock

Abbie Betinis

“Rescue me, deliver me. I will sing a new song to thee.”

Choral

3-part mixed

a cappella, organ, piano

moderate

sacred

Difficulty: 3

Duration: 3-5 min.

GP-B004

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SAB, optional piano or organ

This 3-minute SAB choral piece was written on September 12, 2001 as a tribute to the victims – and survivors — of the tragedies the day before. The moving text from Psalm 144 escalates to two 4-part chords (sop divisi), then continues softly in unison “rescue, me, deliver me…” A piece of emotional and compositional substance for SAB a cappella choir, it also has an optional piano or organ accompaniment. After its premiere, composer Abbie Betinis received the following note from a high school singer: “The night that we performed [Blessed be the Lord, My Rock], I saw tears in people’s eyes. That made me feel like I was passing the message along in the right way.”