Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In 2007, Arvo Pärt composed "Morning Star" to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Durham University, England. The text is based on the prayer inscribed above the tomb monument of St. Bede in Durham Cathedral. A Benedictine monk, author and teacher, St. Bede was considered to be the most important scholar of antiquity for the period between Pope Gregory I and Charlemagne.
Join the over 4,300 subscribers to Randall's channel, and see/hear the other 108 videos he has created. Several new works have just been recorded, including his new extended (six-movement) work, IN PARADISUM - released this spring. (Go to zrstroope.com to listen/see a score.)
In 2007, Arvo Pärt composed "Morning Star" to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Durham University, England. The text is based on the prayer inscribed above the tomb monument of St. Bede in Durham Cathedral. A Benedictine monk, author and teacher, St. Bede was considered to be the most important scholar of antiquity for the period between Pope Gregory I and Charlemagne.
Join the over 4,300 subscribers to Randall's channel, and see/hear the other 108 videos he has created. Several new works have just been recorded, including his new extended (six-movement) work, IN PARADISUM - released this spring. (Go to zrstroope.com to listen/see a score.)
