About This Song
About "Palestrina: Sicut cervus desiderat" by James O'Donnell
Palestrina's 'Sicut cervus' flows like a clear stream through a shaded wood, each voice longing for refreshment. O'Donnell shapes the polyphony with supple grace, the music suspended between thirst and fulfillment. It is a quiet, luminous pursuit—the soul as a deer, breathless yet serene, moving toward an unseen spring.