Jess Klein sends shivers down your spine with this gospel-inflected
setting of Biblical poetry. Music by Gaby Alter; English translation
by Robert Alter.
This gospel-inflected setting of Old Testament poetry was composed
especially for Jess by singer-songwriter Gaby Alter. With its
striking imagery, the psalm evokes a powerful and mysterious
deity--"The Lord's voice is over the waters..The Lord is over the
mighty waters". Jess brings a spiritual intensity to the song, her
fervent alto moving from a near-whisper to testifying cry. It's the
kind of thing to send shivers down your spine. The words are from a
new translation of the book of Psalms by Gaby's father, Robert Alter.