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150 Psalms, 12 Days: Music for Challenging Times At The White Light Festival

One hundred fifty composers, from the 12th century to today, are part of The Psalms Experience, performances of all 150 psalms during Lincoln Center's White Light Festival in New York.
The Tallis Scholars, one of four choir groups who will be performing at Lincoln Center's The Psalms Experience.

The Hebrew Psalms have inspired composers for thousands of years.

Now, New York's Lincoln Center is presenting The Psalms Experience, a festival of choral settings of all 150 Psalms by 150 different composers. It includes nine U.S. premieres.

Lincoln Center's director of programming, Jane Moss, says over the past few years, she's been thinking a lot about

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