Parce, Domine
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About This Piece
A cry for mercy, a plea for deliverance—Parce Domine is a gripping setting of the ancient Lenten text from Joel 2:17. Dark, resonant harmonies and rhythmic drive propel this work forward, capturing the raw human desperation in its plea: Spare, Lord, spare Your people. The music evokes the weight of divine judgment and the longing for grace.
Details
- Voicing
- SATB
- Composer
- Scott Logan
- Duration
- 4:09
Scott Logan has served in a variety of roles in churches and schools in Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music (piano) from Brewton-Parker College, Mt. Vernon, Georgia, and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. In 2009, Scott began his music education career in Kansas and has taught music theory/history, piano, and 4-12 vocal music, as well as directed and assistant-directed numerous musicals. Scott is a member of the Kansas Music Educators Association/NAfME, the Kansas Choral Directors Association/ACDA, and the Kansas Exemplary Educators Network. Outside of public education, Scott has directed the Reno Choral Society’s “Salute to America” concert since 2019 and has also sung in the Wichita Symphony Chorus and the Wichita Chamber Chorale. As an accompanist, he has played piano and organ for churches, choirs, vocal and instrumental soloists, musicals, and productions of Rutter's Requiem and Forrest's Requiem for the Living. Scott lives with his wife, Angela, in Haven, Kansas, and they are proud parents of four wonderful young adults, along with two bonus daughters.
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Parce, Domine, parce populo tuo: Ne in aeternum irascaris nobis Miserere nobis. Spare, Lord, spare Your people. Be not angry with us forever. Have mercy on us. - from Joel 2:17