Ralph Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem (2/4) - III. Reconciliation

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Dona Nobis Pacem (1936)
cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra

I. Agnus Dei 0:00
II. Beat! beat! drums! 2:55
III. Reconciliation
IV. Dirge for two veterans
V. The Angel of the Death
[VI. "O Man, greatly beloved, fear not!"]

Carmen Pelton , soprano
Nathan Gunn, baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Robert Shaw

Category:

Music

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• ralph
• vaughan
• williams
• dona
• nobis
• pacem
• cantata
• bible
• walt
• whitman

[Anna100l]

Such beautiful music!

I am going to sing this with my choir in a concert with the headline "peace" this week.

It's very impressive music, especially the first part!

[Epogdous]

Good luck for your performance!! =]

[idkmybffstephanie]

i'm singing this for high school, it almost makes me cry. it is absolutely beautiful.

[MisterHowe]

This baritone soloist is a bit throaty - kind of an overdone Fozzie Bear effect. But the choir is excellent. What a text!

[BoobyMcDoogle]

Working on this solo... I started this last semester and performed it twice in small settings. I'm considering performing it at my school's convocation at the end of March. I feel like I can work on this piece for years and still find ways to improve it. Such a big piece.

[vwsyncro]

Beautiful! Powerful words and sounds. Thanks. 

[darushkii]

this movement is probably one of the best musical moments of all time

[sitonthecouch]

@jedigirl2009 Awesome! I went with my high school choir. I sang in choirs from the age of 3 up until last year, when I was 25. :P

[jedigirl2009]

@sitonthecouch yes that I am :) I've been in a chorus since i was 14. So for 6 years now :)

[sitonthecouch]

@jedigirl2009 Yep!! I was 15 in 2000 when we performed it! That's awesome that you had the same experience, and also awesome that you're a Star Wars fan (as I'm guessing by your screen name). :)

[jedigirl2009]

@sitonthecouch In new york city? I performed this piece when I was 17 there in 2008 :)

[DeBusuNyanNyan]

@DeBusuNyanNyan I'm a 1st tenor BTW

[DeBusuNyanNyan]

my choir performing this piece for our concert this week. Section III is my favorite out of the whole piece. I really love the whole thing though, its amazing.

[flyinggeese426]

Thanks for posting! This is one of my favorite things to plunk out on the piano on a saturday afternoon. :)