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Eric William Barnum
A conductor and composer, Eric William Barnum continues to passionately seek new ground in the choral field. Working with choirs of all kinds, his collaborative leitmotif endeavors to provide intensely meaningful experiences for singers and audiences. Barnum is currently the Director of Choral Activities at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and previously, the Director...
Eric William Barnum
Confessions
A mystical and transcendent setting of Augustine’s metaphysical “Confessions”.
SATB a cappella
With text taken from Book 10 of Augustine’s transcendental “Confessions,” this choral setting allows space to breath and reach into mystical and heavenly realms. It speaks healing and shelter, light and eternity. Chant-like melodies weave above open harmonies creating a unique and transporting scene.
Text
You…
10:17 I must pass beyond memory to find You.
10:6 When my soul is bathed in light that is not bound
by space; when it listens to sound that never dies away;
when it breathes fragrance that is not borne
away on the wind.
10:20 I shall look for You, so that my soul may live.
10:23 …to rejoice in the truth is to rejoice in You…
10:36 But we, O Lord, are your little flock. Keep us as
your own. Spread your wings and let us shelter beneath
them.
10:39 It is not as though I do not suffer wounds, but I
feel rather that You heal them over and over again.
You…
– St. Augustine of Hippo (354-386); from Book 10
10:17 I must pass beyond memory to find You.
10:6 When my soul is bathed in light that is not bound
by space; when it listens to sound that never dies away;
when it breathes fragrance that is not borne
away on the wind.
10:20 I shall look for You, so that my soul may live.
10:23 …to rejoice in the truth is to rejoice in You…
10:36 But we, O Lord, are your little flock. Keep us as
your own. Spread your wings and let us shelter beneath
them.
10:39 It is not as though I do not suffer wounds, but I
feel rather that You heal them over and over again.
You…
– St. Augustine of Hippo (354-386); from Book 10
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