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Psalm 51

For the Distribution of Ashes

for Cantor, Assembly, and Keyboard Accompaniment (2014)

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  • premiered Ash Wednesday 2014

    

The Church of St. Peter

    

Saratoga Springs, NY​

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About Psalm 51:

    

Psalm 51: For the Distribution of Ashes (2014) was composed specifically to accompany the ritual of signing the forehead with ashes on Ash Wednesday.  It is a simple, complete setting of Psalm 51, a Psalm traditionally associated with repentance and recommended to be sung during this ritual.  This setting contains a simple Antiphon the can be easily sung by the Assembly between verses.

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Performance History

Performed at Ash Wedesday services since 2014

The Church of St. Peter, Saratoga Springs, NY

Philip Spaeth, Music Director

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