Victor Hugo ndash a poet and novelist during the social and political upheavals of nineteenth-century France is perhaps best known for his classic Les Miserables Over a century later a musical adaption of his novel has become one of our generation rsquo s most popular productions This shouldn rsquo t surprise us As Hugo once said ldquo Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent rdquo The psalmists would have agreed Their songs and prayers provide us with honest reflections on life and its inevitable pain They touch us in places we [... more]