Category Archives: Scripture Reading

John 1:1-18 – The Word Became Flesh

The theme from Superman was composed by John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932), an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning over six decades, Williams has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history. El tema de Superman … Continue reading

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Malachi 1:1-4:6 – The Day of Judgement 

The incidental music to Alphonse Daudet’s play L’Arlésienne (usually translated as ‘The Girl from Arles’) was composed by Georges Bizet for the first performance of the play on 1 October 1872 at the Vaudeville Theatre (now known as the Paramount Theatre).[1] It consists of 27 numbers (some only a … Continue reading

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Jonah 1:1-4:11 – The Story of Jonah 

The Sea & Sinbad’s Ship is the first movement in Scheherazade, Op. 35, a symphonic poem composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as The Arabian Nights,[1] this orchestral work combines two features typical of Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in … Continue reading

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