[Magdalen] Magdalen] RIP Brittany Maynard

Susan Hagen susanvhagen at gmail.com
Thu Nov 6 02:22:24 UTC 2014


I love this piece.  I heard it first at Princess Diana's funeral and
searched it out.  It is gorgeous and gives me chills.
Susan

On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's stunning, but I couldn't make out the words at all, except for the Alleluias.
>
> On November 4, 2014, at 3:19AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>
> I think of this piece sometimes. It was written after attending the funeral
> of a young woman. It's one of those pieces that is hard to sing well,
> because one tends to choke up.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ma_Ouv74_8
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 2:39 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just read that Ms Maynard did choose to end her life on Nov. the first, as
>> she had planned.
>> Her symptoms were getting worse to the point where she feared if she
>> waited much longer, she might not have the ability to express her wishes
>> clearly.
>>
>> http://www.people.com/article/brittany-maynard-died-terminal-brain-cancer
>>
>> Such a vibrant, beautiful soul.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPca88LPARI
>>
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
>> better for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting
>> your time on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>>



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