{"id":2223,"date":"2008-12-26T08:50:26","date_gmt":"2008-12-26T13:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2008-12-26T14:08:31","modified_gmt":"2008-12-26T19:08:31","slug":"none-sweeter-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/?p=2223","title":{"rendered":"None Sweeter Music."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u201cVenus<\/a>
\n<\/em>Venus Verticordia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1864-68 <\/em><\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>As a composer and arranger of Christmas carols, London-born John Rutter<\/a>, right works within what is arguably one of the most beloved, and oldest, forms of Western music, with a template laid down during the European Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

It’s to his credit, then, that, whether re-interpreting long-cherished classics, or creating new ones, his works all shine with a lively and audacious sparkle. As sung by his much-beloved Cambridge Singers, favorites such as “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” or “Deck the Halls” unfold as though they were spirited, new, open-sea sailing anthems. Meanwhile, his own signature works are burnished with the passionate soulfulness of deeply reflected Christian faith and tradition.<\/p>\n

I discovered Rutter’s portfolio when I came upon his own masterpiece, “What Sweeter Music,”<\/a> wafting from a Volvo commercial<\/a>, of all places. It is, without question, one of the most profoundly gorgeous pieces of hymnody I have ever heard.<\/p>\n

John Rutter is the guest on the last edition, this year, of my WBAI-NY \/ 99.5 FM radio show, NONFICTION, this afternoon, Friday, December 26, at 2 pm ET. This is a special Christmas edition of the broadcast that we’ve aired once a year for about six years now.<\/p>\n

On this show, John will talk about, among other topics, his upbringing; on spirituality in music; why he started his own label, Collegium; and the reasons that writing a carol is harder than writing a symphony, all between selections from his 2002 release, The John Rutter Christmas Album<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can hear this thoughtful artist’s ideas by tuning in at 2 pm. If you’re outside of the New York tri-state, check out our stream<\/a> on the web. If you miss the live show, dig into our archives<\/a> for up to 90 days after broadcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Venus Verticordia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1864-68 As a composer and arranger of Christmas carols, London-born John Rutter, right works within what is arguably one of the most beloved, and oldest, forms of Western music, with a template laid down during the European Middle Ages. It’s to his credit, then, that, whether re-interpreting long-cherished classics, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,47],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6342,"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223\/revisions\/6342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}