The music director at my church says the sound of the oboe is supposed to represent the Holy Spirit - perhaps one reason he invited a wonderful oboist to play for Pentecost liturgy today.
My favorite piece for oboe, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Concerto for Oboe and Strings, contains several moments that sound Spirit-filled to me (the opening of the third movement, for example), so I'm posting it today, played by the incomparable Celia Nicklin.
As I listen I'm trying to reflect today on the symbols of the Spirit - wind and fire - and think of the things that "set me on fire" or "catch my breath":
- the people I love
- music
- dance
- the written word
- learning languages
- teaching
- learning
- working with others to create something special
- the desire to combat injustice
The concerto:
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