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A Focus on Music in Worship

The Lord’s my Shepherd der a singable cantabile melody. The Chilcott includes a lovely accompa-

Text: Psalm 23 from the Scottish third verse features a rising duet be- niment figure in A minor as a coda,
Psalter (1650) tween the SA voices and the bari- that seems to symbolize a fl owing
By Bob Chilcott tone, providing contrast to the me- stream. It is a subtle and nostalgic
SAB, descant, keyboard lodic content, and leading into the touch, that along with Chilcott’s fa-
Oxford University Press final verse, which is distinguished by cility with voices make this easy an-

OUP 9780193365711 a beautiful, fl owing descant. them a winning addition to the cho-
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Bob Chilcott’s setting of the
beautiful Psalm 23 psalter from 1650
is accessible and yet beautifully writ-
ten. Originally published in Oxford’s
Book of Flexible Anthems, this SAB an-
them will be a lasting part of any
choir’s repertoire. The piece could
function as a small trio or quartet
ensemble with piano, but could also
soar as an organ-accompanied cho-
ral work with larger choir appropri-
ate for almost every season of the
church year. Its ease is welcome in
a time when singers are not always
able to be in rehearsal and perform-
ing forces are often depleted.
Chilcott’s iconic use of pop-in-
spired suspension harmonies and More information is available at
gentle keyboard accompaniment www.mentoring.acda.org
conservatively paint each verse un-

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