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Music of the Genevan Psalter (Calvin College, 1999)

Basic Description
This CD brings the music of the 16th century Genevan Psalter to life! Psalms from the Genevan Psalter are sung by the Campus Choir and Capella of Calvin College, the Sweelinck Singers, three church choirs, and a congregation of several hundred. Other psalm arrangements are played by different organists on a variety of instruments in Canada and the United States.  Selections include settings of Psalms 23, 25, 33, 42, 100, 103, 116, 124, 134, 138, 150 and the Song of Simeon.  Listen to 116 and Song of Simeon.

Publisher Information
Released by the H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and the Calvin College Music Department, the purpose of the CD is to learn from important chapters in the history of Christianity how the Psalms can function as the nourishing center of a community's corporate worship.

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