William Schuman’s “When Jesus Wept,” the second movement of New England Triptych, performed by Thomas Lee and the 2008 5A Texas All-State Symphonic Band. The tune is by William Billings:
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Archives for November 11, 2009
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“What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.”
Robert E. Lee, letter to his wife, Dec. 25, 1862