The story has it all: John Brown, Elvis, and the Kennedys.
at Montréal’s symphony hall earlier this month, superstar conductor and five-time 2023 Grammy nominee Yannick Nézet-Séguin led his hometown orchestra, two soloists, a massive choir, and the Taurey Butler Trio in a rousing performance of one of Québec’s most beloved holiday favorites: “Glory, Alleluia.” As in “Glory, Glory, Alleluia.” Yes,The music swelled. Kim Richardson’s and Mélissa Bédard’s voices soared.
Revival camp tune, abolitionist anthem, battle hymn, labor song, jazz standard, requiem—“The Battle Hymn of the Republic” has been repurposed for nearly every context and genre imaginable in its more than 200-year history. In that sense, a holiday-themed “Battle Hymn” is no strange thing. The circumstances that transformed a 1960s American civil rights anthem into a sentimental French Christmas carol are, however, decidedly unusual and remarkable.
A few days later, Williams gathered in New York with the newly widowed Ethel Kennedy, Leonard Bernstein,from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and others to plan the music for the funeral. The monsignor suggested a few Catholic pieces that Williams, a Presbyterian, didn’t know. An FBI agent suggested “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” a march Bobby loved to play and sing at campaign rallies . Bernstein was unimpressed. Ethel insisted.
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