Monthly Archives: August 2015

Acts 8:26-40 – Sharing the Word

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Brad

Children’s March is by Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961), an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music … Continue reading →

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Acts 6:8-8:8 – The First Martyr

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Brad

Farewell to Stromness was composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CH, CBE (born 8 September 1934), an English composer and conductor. In 2004 he was made Master of the Queen’s Music. Adiós a Stromness fue compuesta por Sir Peter Maxwell Davies , CH , CBE (nacido … Continue reading →

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Acts 3:1-4:37 – Growth and Persecution

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Brad

The Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47, by Dmitri Shostakovich is a work for orchestra composed between April and July 1937. Its first performance was on November 21, 1937, in Leningrad by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky. The premiere was a huge success, and … Continue reading →

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