I want to share one of my favorite classical pieces that touches my soul. Most people know Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (you’ve heard it in commercials around Christmas), but Vivaldi’s Gloria RV 589 contains one of the most beautiful songs ever written (IMHO) “Et in Terra Pax”. The lyrics are simply “Et In Terra Pax Hominibus, bonae voluntatis”. “And on earth, peace to all people of good will”
I could not find an online link to my favorite version, an SSAA arrangement which is how it was originally intended to be sung. Sorry guys (and I’m a baritone) but it's just better in SSAA. That said even in SATB it just rocks my world, and I hope its a prayer for peace that can bring a bit of beauty to you in this time.
And on earth peace
Et in terra pax