To Music

Word painting of a raw, intense poem by Paul Cummings is the essence of this homage to the miracle of music, which begins: Your harmony invades my being; / my body is captured by the embrace / of a melody that leads me out of dark places.

 

Te cubrirá

A flowing Spanish setting from Psalm 90 (91): The Lord will overshadow you with his pinions, and you will find refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will encompass you with a shield.

 

I Think of Thee

This marvelous love poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is dynamically dressed with a rich palette of word painting.

 

On June 4, John Mayer and his Trio appeared with the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus performing “California Dreamin'” on the new Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. The chorus sang from a chart prepared by Paul Gibson for the occasion. Link to NBC (chapter 6).