I. Why did they all shout (from The Arc in the Sky) - The Crossing / Kile Smith

The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
The Arc in the Sky
I. Jazz
1. Why did they all shout
music by Kile Smith
words by Robert Lax
recorded live in concert at The Month of Moderns, June 30, 2018 at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
audio by Paul Vazquez of Digital Mission Audio Services
commissioned by The Crossing and Donald Nally with the generous support of an anonymous donor and recorded for Navona Records with the continuing support of that donor.
video art by Paul du Coudray
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www.crossingchoir.org
why did they
all shout:
louis
is de
lawd?
because
there was something
prophetic
about his trumpeting:
to be that right
is to be at one
with the source
of all good
things
hit it!
higher
and higher
and higher:
to be that high
is to be at one
with the source
of all true
blessings
that is why they shouted
when louis hit the
high notes:
they thought
the roof
would open
and the angels
would burst in

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Fascinating mix of jazz and classical. Really captures the ecstasy of the text. I love the "hit it", great delivery from the choir.