Seven Last Words Project - Composer Profile
Robin Neely
"I did find it emotionally difficult setting a poetic interpretation of a dying man's breath to music."
I had a dream ... where I wrote down six notes, and when I woke up, I wrote them down in a composition notebook. [They] are the beginning of the melodic and harmonic ideas that support this song ... I found the text moving, and I interpreted different affect from each section of the text. I did find it emotionally difficult setting a poetic interpretation of a dying man's breath to music. What would Jesus be thinking? How would he be feeling? Would he hear his heart beat? How would breathing feel? I hope that it is as powerful for the listener as it was for me while writing it.
The Seven Last Words of Christ
Good Friday Service
Friday, April 3, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Esperanza Lutheran Church
Phoenix, AZ
Good Friday Service
Friday, April 3, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Esperanza Lutheran Church
Phoenix, AZ