Episode 473: Risen

In Milwaukee, while on the campus of Marquette University, I discovered a statue that made a big impression on me. Dedicated in 2002, the statue is in memory of Richard Webber who died while competing in a race on Lake Michigan. The artist, Norman Christianson, used the image of Christ with his grave clothes spiraling out from his body reaching out with his hands, which have obviously been pierced with nails. The subject of the resurrection of Jesus after three days in the grave has fascinated many artists over the years.

It was the way the artist handled the cloth that caught my attention.

Le Chant De La Resurrection
  Charles Koechlin
  Denver Brass, Lowell Graham
The Sleep of the Immortal One
  Clark McAlister
  Avatar Brass Ensemble, Lowell Graham
Declamation on a Hymn Tune
  Jack Stamp
  Avatar Brass Ensemble, Lowell Graham
Lord of All Hopefulness
  Kenneth Downie
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Phillip McCann
Lauds (Praise High Day)
  Nelson, Ron/Ron Nelson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Gloria In Excelsis Deo
  Kevin Kaska
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
O Jesus Christ, mein Leben’s Licht
“Chorale from Cantata No.118”
  Johan Sebastian Bach
  Monarch Brass, Apo Hsu
Glorified
  David Gillingham
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals
  Sigfrid Karg-Elert
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
Salvation is Created
  Pavel Tschesnokoff
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr