Last weekend, the Boston Choral Ensemble presented our winter program, TENEBRAE: music of darkness, in Cambridge and Boston to some of our largest audiences ever. Thanks to those of you who joined us for the performances!
If you missed the concerts, or want to enjoy some of the music again, click on the links below for a clip of “Amicus meus/Positively 4th Street, from Paul Crabtree’s Tenebræ Responsories on Songs by Bob Dylan.
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If you liked what you heard during TENEBRAE, please visit our listing on ArtsBoston [Fri show | Sun show] and offer a quick comment. Your feedback is incredibly helpful in spreading the word about the work we do.
1. William Neil
12/03/2010 11:53 amWhile I applaud your efforts to embrace music of the present, this piece just does make it. It lacks duende and is firmly rooted in familiar gestures of the past despite the Bob Dylan connection, an association that has now become a cliche in attempts to engage the popular culture. WN
2. admin
12/03/2010 12:37 pmWilliam,
Thanks for your note on NB and thank you for listening to this short portion of the larger work. Did you listen to the Paul Crabtree comments [Part 1 | Part 2] and read the archived interview in which Paul talks about his connection to popular music? Perhaps his comments address some of your own.
—NB
3. Robert J McGilvray
12/03/2010 01:20 pmWhat a wonderful sound experience I discovered by attending my 1st BCE concert “TENEBRAE”. I plan to attend many more in the near future. Thank you All. Bob