Written in the middle of the '60s. Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms blend his trademark street rhythms with a setting of psalms from the Old Testament. Bernstein's decidedly ecumenical composition is sung here in Hebrew by the combined choirs of Sydney Grammar and Ascham Schools, with the SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra and treble Antony Freeman. Christopher Shepard conducts and also takes us on a tour of Bernstein's secular and religious influences. The work ends on an optimistic note: 'Behold how good, and how pleasant it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity' the choirs sing in the final moments.