COMPOSER’S NOTE

A setting of the well-known phrase from Psalm 46 “Be still, and know that I am God” for choir and piano.  The piano’s repeated chordal patterns flow gently throughout and the long legato choral lines help the listener drift into a world of peace and beauty.  I wrote this piece early one morning when all was still and shrouded in a thin mist.  It may be worth considering this while singing these profound but simple words.