Not In Our Time

RICHARD BLACKFORD

Part I Inferno

1

Prelude

2:31

2

George W. Bush (New York, September 16th, 2001)

2:36

3

Adam Gadahn and Ayman Al-Zawahiri (Al Jazeera 2001)

2:21

4

Poem: 'Not In Our Time' by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)

1:30

Part II The First Crusade

5

Pope Urban II (Clermont 1095 AD)

2:48

6

Hymn: Vexilla Regis

4:15

7

Abul-Muzzafar Al-Abyurdi (1099 AD)

4:05

Part III The Fall Of Jerusalem

8

Fulcher of Charters (12th century chornicler)

2:44

9

Hymn: Lucis Largitor Splendide

4:47

Part IV The Falling Man

10

Tom Junod (New York, 2003)

6:12

Part V Aftermath

11

Chorus: 'How Long, O Lord?' (Book of Habbakuk: the Bible)

3:20

12

Poem fragment, 'I do not know'

3:40

(Anon, poet of Ma'arra 1098 AD)

Part VI God's Will

13

Mohammed Ben Zeky

5:56

following Saladdin's re-capture of Jerusalem in 1187 AD)

14

Barack Hussain Obama (Cairo University 2009)

7:20

Paul Nilon tenor

Stephen Gadd baritone

Gavin Carr