May the Lord Bless You and Keep You

for SATB choir a cappella

by Kurt Erickson

Short choral blessing (text from the Old Testament) written as part of 2001-2003 Composer Residency at San Francisco’s National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi. Premiered by resident ensemble, Schola Cantorum SF

SKU: KEM 1001 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Sacred or Secular:	Sacred
Language:	English
Season or Event:	Blessing, Divine Liturgy, General
Descriptive Tags:	Blessing, Jewish, Liturgical text
Voicing:	SATB
Instrumentation:	A Cappella

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