Via Crucis by John Donovan

John Donovan's Via Crucis is an interpretation of the fourteen traditional Stations of the Cross. The standard approach to presenting the Stations is observational, third-person, and present tense ("Jesus is condemned to death," "Jesus is taken down from the cross," etc.). Via Crucis shifts the focus to experiential, first-person, and past tense ("I was sent to die," "I was wrapped in a sheet," etc.). These changes, combined with Donovan's approach to songwriting, result in a body of impressionistic stories being told from the perspective of Jesus. The subject becomes the narrator. Even the tracks without words are meant as emotive inward reactions rather than onlooker-based compendia.

The intent of these compositions is twofold: to provide music to your music-loving ears, and to provide points of reflection to those wishing to reflect. Thank you for listening.

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