On the Common Ground (Alice Parker) - St. Olaf Choir

“On the Common Ground.” Words and Music by Alice Parker. Copyright (c) 2020 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used with permission. St. Olaf Choir: https://wp.stolaf.edu/choir/ Anton Armstrong, conductor Cees Postema '21, Sophie Vogel '22, soloists Copyright © 2021 St. Olaf College Help me, Lord, find the common ground Between the high and the low, Between the poor and the rich, Between the old and the young, Between the black and the white. Help me find the common ground Between the shouting and the silence, Between the bound and the free, Between the grief and the joy, Between the heart and the mind. Open us, Lord, guide us to that meeting place, Where we can see each other, hear each other, Care for each other. Where we can sing together, work together, Play together on the common ground. Come, let us meet together on the common ground. — Alice Parker Safety Statement: This performance recording was conducted in April 2021 without an audience. Stringent safety measures were followed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in adherence to current and emerging studies about aerosol transmission among musicians. String players and percussionists played six feet apart while wind players, brass players, and singers were spaced by nine feet. Performers, conductors and all involved personnel wore masks, and instruments were fitted with bell covers. Sessions lasted 30 minutes, separated by ventilation breaks of 30 minutes to allow proper air filtration. Surfaces were also sanitized.

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