The signs of Spring are all around us now that we’re almost at the end of March, and here in the UK we put our clocks forward last night meaning we’re officially now using BST (British Summer Time). In the Christian calendar we’re well into Lent, the run up to Easter and all it’s associated emblems, customs and music. This J.S. Bach piece…Cantata #208 aka Sheep May Safely Graze, is a perennial Springtime favourite - performed by Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra…
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At 15 I sang this at my eldest brother's 21st birthday, when he had a celebration concert including a spinet, a viol da gamba, recorders, flute, clarinet and conductor (Jeremy Barlow) a lifetime friend of my brother and a Cambridge friend. There was a country house at Hitchin where my brother used to play with other highly musical friends.
During my recital the spinet lid came crashing down and I completed the piece with just the viol. Then we did it again.
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I too have sung it…many times in fact, and usually without any high drama such as you experienced! 
@Marionville I just posted another piece for spring. A bit more modern yet very old piece.
@jackjr Got it…
@Marionville Like many oral pieces there is a main signature theme. I have become more attuned to the lesser parts and this is one example. I got to love the parts of the 'Messiah' outside the Hallelujah chorus. I think we talked about this before.
@jackjr Yes…that’s the case with many musical works…the most familiar or popular pieces can become so overused they are almost hackneyed. The less familiar passages with a lot less exposure can quickly become favourites when we listen or sing them (in my case) a few times.
@jackjr All we like sheep is a wonderful section. Just because frigging King George jumped up in the Hallelujah chorus, we are stuck with thinking it the best. I know that my redeemer liveth is wonderful music.
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