3: Hymns as Poetry: Edmund Spenser’s Faire is the heaven
NOV 10, 20245 MIN
3: Hymns as Poetry: Edmund Spenser’s Faire is the heaven
NOV 10, 20245 MIN
Description
<div>Hear staff from Westminster Abbey as they reflect on the context and the meaning of popular Christian hymns and anthems that came from poetry. </div>
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<div>In this episode, sub-organist of Westminster Abbey Matthew Jorysz talks through how poetic lines about heaven and angels were turned into a double-choir anthem in <em>Faire is the heaven</em>. </div>
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<a href="https://hyperion.lnk.to/CDA68259">Listen</a> to the full track, and the rest of the album recorded by the Choir of Westminster Abbey. </div>
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<div>These episodes are part of the <a href="https://www.westminster-abbey.org/events/autumn-season/">Voice and Verse season</a>. Join us in October and November as we celebrate the power of words and stories penned by historic and emerging poets. </div>
