Category: Music

• When Jesus Wept

  “When Jesus wept a  falling tear in mercy flowed beyond all bounds. When Jesus groaned a trembling fear seized all the guilty world around.” This College Choir lyric started running about in my head, a few days ago.  When I was singing it in college I had no idea it was a classic text.

  Sir Rhodri

  August 14, 2013

  Music

  Houghton College, Houghton College Choir, When Jesus Wept

• s’io ti vedess’una sol volt’il giorno

  Okay, I sing the above madrigal most every fall. I tried sticking the title into Google translate — failed fairly spectacularly. Yet the thought, in English, is what I want to write about today. s’io ti vedess’una sol volt’il giorno s’io ti vedess’una sol volt’il giorno Contento ne staria, contento ne staria, tutta la sera Contento ne…

  Sir Rhodri

  August 5, 2013

  Music, Romance

  contented, Contentment, heart, home, Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Love, Madrigal, Madrigalia Bar Nonne, Renaissance, true love

• My Little Green Book

  Stereotypically men have a “little black book”. Not me, it is my little green book. My book full of Renaissance Festival music. And each year I have a battle with the computer and printer to update the little green book. Our music comes from several different period song books, from which we choose a selection…

  Sir Rhodri

  August 4, 2013

  Music

  Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Little Green Book, Madrigalia Bar Nonne