Enjoy some selections from Cantorae's November 2012 concert at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine. This concert on All Souls' Day featured a mix of chant, polyphony, and Southern shape-note pieces - and it was all about evenings and endings. "Salva nos" is the antiphon for the canticle of Simeon that is part of Compline - the last office of the day. Kaplan's "Enosh" is a sorrowful round in Hebrew, using a verse from Psalm 130 to meditate on the brevity of life, while Kurt Sander's setting of the Beatitudes reminds us of the sure path to Heaven. Lastly in this sample, "Sweet Prospect" lets us know what to expect when we've "crossed over Jordan." (Remember, live recordings always feature coughing and shuffling.)
Enosh KeChatsir by Diane Kaplan
