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Listening to the City: Communities of Faith

This guide is designed to help students enrolled in CCCX213-02 with Philip Seward, Professor of Instruction, Music Department.

Text resources

Musical examples

Hebrew prayer with shofar:

Psalm 104:

The Adhan (sung) | Call to Prayer | Channel 4:

Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation:

From Schola Antiqua of Chicago:

Im Hashem Lo Yivneh Bayis (Shira Choir, Williamsburg, NY):

Idumea (from The Sacred Harp) performed by the Illinois College Concert Choir: