Total Praise | Akron Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir | 1997
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The Akron Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir in rehearsal in early January 1997, at Mount Olive Baptist Church on Slosson Avenue in Akron, Ohio, U.S.A. Bernadette Blount Salley, M.M., principal accompanist, and Reverend Leslie Parker Barnes, both of Arlington Church of God, are working with the choir, emphasizing parts that are weak, and choral dynamics that are missing in certain areas. The music is coupled with a limited number of photographs from that time, and one photograph contains images of both Rev. Parker-Barnes and Ms. Salley within the last 5 years. Audio captured from a tiny phantom-powered microphone and cassette recorder situated in the front row near the piano.
Richard Smallwood composed the song in 1996. Smallwood said, “I think that “Total Praise” would be the biggest song that I have ever done to this point. It has been performed all over the world – Germany, Italy…and has been translated into many different languages. That song came out of very difficult time in my life. My godbrother was terminally ill with brain cancer and I was caring for him. At the same time my mother had a stroke and my baby brother had a mental breakdown. I was basically going house to hospital taking care of my loved ones. I felt like giving up. [I was] feeling helpless that I couldn’t help my loved ones.
One day I was sitting at the piano and the song [“Total Praise”] just started coming out like a waterfall. It was like God was speaking to me saying, “I’ve got this, I got your back. I’ve got you. But, even when you’re in the hardest times I still deserve the praise, I’m the one that deserves the glory. Praise me in all seasons.” I think that is why the song speaks to so many people; because it came from a real difficult time in my life.” Writer Tiffany Probasco, FabEmpire. From URL: http://thefabempire.com/2011/01/30/interview-the-songs-of-richard-smallwood/ 阿克倫交響樂團福音合唱團於1997年1月初在美國俄亥俄州阿克倫市斯洛森大街的橄欖樹浸信會教堂排練，主演伴奏的貝納代特·布朗特·薩利，以及上帝阿靈頓教堂的牧師萊斯利·帕克巴恩斯都是與合唱團合作，強調弱的部分，以及某些領域缺少的合唱動態。從那時起，音樂與數量有限的照片結合在一起，一張照片包含了過去5年裡帕克 - 巴恩牧師和薩莉女士的照片。從位於鋼琴附近前排的微型幻像供電麥克風和錄音機錄製的音頻。
理查德斯莫德伍德在1996年創作了這首歌曲。斯莫爾伍德說：“我認為”總讚美“是我迄今為止所做過的最大的一首歌。它已經在世界各地演出 - 德國，意大利......並被翻譯成許多不同的語言。那首歌是我一生中非常困難的時刻。我的兄弟患有腦癌，我一直在照顧他。同時，我的母親中風，我的小弟弟精神崩潰。我基本上是去醫院照顧我的親人。我覺得放棄。 [我]感到無助，我無法幫助我的親人。
有一天，我坐在鋼琴旁，歌曲[“Total Praise”]剛剛開始像瀑布一樣出現。就像上帝對我說的一樣，“我有這個，我得到了你的回報。我有你。但是，即使你處於最困難的時期，我仍然應該得到讚美，我是那個值得榮耀的人。在任何季節都要讚美我。“我認為這就是為什麼這首歌能夠和很多人說話的原因。因為它來自我生命中真正困難的時刻。“作家蒂芙尼·帕巴斯科，FabEmpire。從網址：http://thefabempire.com/2011/01/30/interview-the-songs-of-richard-smallwood/
Richard Smallwood composed the song in 1996. Smallwood said, “I think that “Total Praise” would be the biggest song that I have ever done to this point. It has been performed all over the world – Germany, Italy…and has been translated into many different languages. That song came out of very difficult time in my life. My godbrother was terminally ill with brain cancer and I was caring for him. At the same time my mother had a stroke and my baby brother had a mental breakdown. I was basically going house to hospital taking care of my loved ones. I felt like giving up. [I was] feeling helpless that I couldn’t help my loved ones.
One day I was sitting at the piano and the song [“Total Praise”] just started coming out like a waterfall. It was like God was speaking to me saying, “I’ve got this, I got your back. I’ve got you. But, even when you’re in the hardest times I still deserve the praise, I’m the one that deserves the glory. Praise me in all seasons.” I think that is why the song speaks to so many people; because it came from a real difficult time in my life.” Writer Tiffany Probasco, FabEmpire. From URL: http://thefabempire.com/2011/01/30/interview-the-songs-of-richard-smallwood/ 阿克倫交響樂團福音合唱團於1997年1月初在美國俄亥俄州阿克倫市斯洛森大街的橄欖樹浸信會教堂排練，主演伴奏的貝納代特·布朗特·薩利，以及上帝阿靈頓教堂的牧師萊斯利·帕克巴恩斯都是與合唱團合作，強調弱的部分，以及某些領域缺少的合唱動態。從那時起，音樂與數量有限的照片結合在一起，一張照片包含了過去5年裡帕克 - 巴恩牧師和薩莉女士的照片。從位於鋼琴附近前排的微型幻像供電麥克風和錄音機錄製的音頻。
理查德斯莫德伍德在1996年創作了這首歌曲。斯莫爾伍德說：“我認為”總讚美“是我迄今為止所做過的最大的一首歌。它已經在世界各地演出 - 德國，意大利......並被翻譯成許多不同的語言。那首歌是我一生中非常困難的時刻。我的兄弟患有腦癌，我一直在照顧他。同時，我的母親中風，我的小弟弟精神崩潰。我基本上是去醫院照顧我的親人。我覺得放棄。 [我]感到無助，我無法幫助我的親人。
有一天，我坐在鋼琴旁，歌曲[“Total Praise”]剛剛開始像瀑布一樣出現。就像上帝對我說的一樣，“我有這個，我得到了你的回報。我有你。但是，即使你處於最困難的時期，我仍然應該得到讚美，我是那個值得榮耀的人。在任何季節都要讚美我。“我認為這就是為什麼這首歌能夠和很多人說話的原因。因為它來自我生命中真正困難的時刻。“作家蒂芙尼·帕巴斯科，FabEmpire。從網址：http://thefabempire.com/2011/01/30/interview-the-songs-of-richard-smallwood/