Surveying choral compositions throughout the history of the world, I have never encountered music that starts with Genesis and ends with Revelation. This is 2025 AD, and over the next ten weeks I will be posting on Splashes of Ink the ten movements that are:
The Choral Ne Plus Ultras, Opus 10
Be prepared for
No. 1: ALMIGHTY GOD SAID…The creation of Heaven and Earth
No. 2: He is the Image of the Invisible GodAn exposition on the second person of the Trinity
No. 3: The Separating Veil is Torn! One aspect of Good Friday
No. 4: Christ the Rising Star a.k.a. Blink to the Moon!The brightness, and freshness, of Easter Sunday
No. 5: The Shulammite WomanThe centre pages of the Bible finds ‘Songs of Solomon,’ and the halfway point of this composition is his favourite wife ‘The Shulammite Woman’
No. 6: My Eternal PeaceAfter a night with one’s bride, there is peace in the morning
No. 7: The Alternative Three Magi!Would one expect smiles, laughter and joy on the morning of one’s honeymoon – even the jocular? You will not be disappointed, here!
No. 8: Jauchzet Frohlocket – After J. S. BachIf one’s plans for married bliss were thwarted, declare a holy war
No. 9: The Seven Spirits of Christ* Eschatological – Part 1: Cosmological disruption
No. 10: Christ Jesus the Beau Eschatological – Part 2: (a) The end of time, and (b) a life affirming ‘Heaven’s Anthem’ symbolising a new Heaven and Earth
Asterisk (*) denotes video special.
Intrigued?
To whet your appetite further, below is a medley of the music:
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