Benjamin Britten's Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac - Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church

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July 30, 2023 Trinity choir members John McElliott (alto) and Rowan Taymuree (tenor) will sing Benjamin Britten's Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac in place of the sermon this week. Britten wrote this dramatic and deeply moving work in 1952. The story of Abraham being summoned by God to offer up his own child, Isaac, for sacrifice is set using two solo voices with piano. The singers not only perform the respective roles of father and son but also, singing in unison, form the other-worldly sound of the voice of God.