Unique trio imagines the Blessed Mary's innermost thoughts as she holds her newborn son, Jesus with love and awe. The listener is brought into an intimate feeling of the Nativity with Mary and God's presence and the giver of life, the Holy Spirit. The line of hte flute symbolizes the presence of God the Father. The voice of the vocalist, that of Blessed Mary's innermost thoughts and the harp, represents the presence of the Spirity of Life, the Holy Spirit. I felt this format was strong in...

Helping assist you in hearing the various themes in this orchestgral work and their entrances and changes.

As was mentioned in the last post, the orchestral prelude in C minor, In Search of Strength, is a symphonic poem based on a serious journey I had to take where strength and courage was needed and healing. As I looked to find the terms to define the various themes, I found the emotion I was feeling in that theme would be its name. Let me share with you two of the many themes in the piece in their introductory form: One is in the opening moments of the piece. You will hear a descending minor...